Early Mike Tyson

[littletedwest]

3 hours ago, KMD7 said:

He wouldn't have Rem. Ali beat two bigger 'monsters' in Liston and Foreman also, and wasn't near his peak in either of those fights. 

Yep I don't think we even saw peak Ali due to his layoff. Probably at his best we saw v Williams or foley

[KMD7]

Just now, littletedwest said:

Yep I don't think we even saw peak Ali due to his layoff. Probably at his best we saw v Williams or foley

Exactly mate. That was about as close as you would have got to seeing a peak Ali before Uncle Sam intervened. 

[Poor Scouser T]

I think peak Ali vs Peak Tyson, Tyson would not have laid a glove on him. Ali would be running away backwards jabbing the eyes out of Tyson. Tyson would be black and blue, frustrated and reckless and then bang Ali would drop him.

[Poor Scouser T]

He beat this.

 

[littletedwest]

15 minutes ago, littletedwest said:

Yep I don't think we even saw peak Ali due to his layoff. Probably at his best we saw v Williams or foley

According to compubox Williams landed 10 punches on Ali. However Bill Cayton (ironically Tyson first manager) and Ali biographer said the true number was 3. 

[Dave D]

2 hours ago, Poor Scouser T said:

I think peak Ali vs Peak Tyson, Tyson would not have laid a glove on him. Ali would be running away backwards jabbing the eyes out of Tyson. Tyson would be black and blue, frustrated and reckless and then bang Ali would drop him.

Disagree-  Tyson smashes him in the chin, he gets up, then pummels the body.

 

Who knows

[Poor Scouser T]

1 minute ago, Dave D said:

Disagree-  Tyson smashes him in the chin, he gets up, the pummel the body.

 

Who knows

Opinions eh. That is what makes the sport great. Occasionally. 

Apparently Rocky Marciano was a machine but never mentioned. Unbeaten and stopped every opponent in title fights. 

[VladimirIlyich]

Ali was psychologically years ahead of everybody with the mind games. He'd sussed them out beforehand and made them mad so they'd try to knock him out and blow out their arse before he'd step in and finish them. He was also a light heavy to begin with so was naturally faster and quicker around the ring. Ironically with the young Tyson,just his ferociousness and quiet nature scared his opponents shitless. But once they'd seen the Buster Douglas fiasco they knew he was no longer as formidable and the mask slipped. That was his own making though of course. If Cus D'Amato had have lived a couple of extra years then Tyson would have been much better adjusted for the problems in his career but he was so self destructive who knows?

[TheHowieLama]

 

[Kevin D]

 

[Kevin D]

 

[TheHowieLama]

Las Vegas police taking on Mike after the ear bite.

 

[redinblack]

26 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

Las Vegas police taking on Mike after the ear bite.

 

If I had been a Vegas copper I would have gone off sick

[Elite]

Really hope he sparks out Jake Paul and it's not just some glorified exhibition.

[Bjornebye]

13 minutes ago, Elite said:

Really hope he sparks out Jake Paul and it's not just some glorified exhibition.

It is a glorified exhibition it I too hope he knocks him out 

[Megadrive Man]

14 minutes ago, Elite said:

Really hope he sparks out Jake Paul and it's not just some glorified exhibition.

 

It's a youtuber fighting a man that retired 20 years ago. The whole thing is a farce. 

[Megadrive Man]

 

Hopefully Tyson smashes him over the head with his walking stick a few times! 

[TheHowieLama]

Wouldn't. 

[sir roger]

Let's hope he takes his tiger in with him.

[Kevin D]

 

[Remmie]

On 08/03/2024 at 12:11, Elite said:

Really hope he sparks out Jake Paul and it's not just some glorified exhibition.

Rapist vs a publicity whore? Can't they both lose?