Re: Tyson Vs Ali. I know it's been beat to death, but I need help
I am a big fan of both these guys as boxers.
I think Ali's best performance was against Cleveland Williams. Granted, the 'Big Cat' was ever-so-slightly on the slide, but he was a big, fast experienced fighter with chilling power. Ali just toyed with him for a few rounds and then put him away in devastating fashion. That was one of his last fights before he was banned from the ring, so it the best chance we will have of seeing a true peak Ali.
I will disagree with those persons who have picked Spinks as Tyson's best performance. It was pretty damn good but (actually) it was just a blowout. I will, controversially pick his fight with Tyrell Biggs. let's not forget Biggs was an Olympic gold medallist with a great amateur career behind him. We also now hear that Tyson was too small to compete with today's giants, but Biggs was not only a very slick boxer, he was also huge. Tyson outboxed him, outworked him and just beat him up over several hugely punishing rounds.
Your Liston question is really interesting. On paper, Tyson should win. But I wonder. Liston was a real life seriously scary sonuvabitch, deep down I wonder what would have happened when Tyson realised that he was not going to intimidate this big mob-controlled, strike braking, convict.
Who did Tyson fight that would trouble Ali: Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis.
Who did Ali fight who would have troubled Tyson: Young George Forman, prime Larry Holmes (who was a better version of Buster Douglas), Sonny Liston and Joe Frazier (if Joe's slow starts allowed him to get past round 5)
Last edited by X; 05-28-2013 at 01:06 PM.
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