Tyson of 1988 versus Lewis of 1999

[JazMerkin]

Lewis wins, no doubt in my mind. Tyson always had trouble with guys 6'4" and taller. Tyson looked pretty ordinary against guys like Mitch Green, Tucker, Bonecrusher Smith, and got beat up pretty bad and knocked out by Douglas.

And Lennox Lewis was always the smarter boxer with higher ring IQ. I can't find the clip now on youtube, but I remember watching some random clip that trainers saw Lewis and Tyson sparring in the early 80s as amateurs and Tyson had the edge in the early goings and then Lewis adapted and whipped him. A prime and motivated Lewis? I say he adapts and then whips Tyson, I say late round KO.

A 16 year old Tyson

Same as that little incident at the 84 Olympic trials that Holyfield is so proud of. A 21 year old man, manning up to a 17 year old boy He is actually poud of that

The biggest difference betwen the Tyson of 88 and the Tyson of 02 is the elusiveness. Lewis would have had massive problems even touching him.

Lennox is only 9 months older than Tyson. You make it sound like it's a grown man beating him up.

Anyways it really doesn't matter anymore. What happened was Tyson got his ass whipped by Lewis in sparring as amateurs and in a pro boxing match in '02. And what matters is that Lewis resume and accomplishments is leagues above Tyson.

Beating up on bums and blownup light HWs is a lot different than trying to beat up Lewis, Tyson learned that real quick.

Haha, but you have missed the point entirely. What we are trying to determine here is which peak beats the other peak and all you have is some amateurs bout and a Tyson who was 36. Fair enough, he was younger than Lewis but he was champ younger too and also lost about 5 years in the ring through bans or prison, but what matters is that Lewis beat the guy who beat a post jail Tyson? Okay, that's the argument over.

I think his point was that at points closer to Tyson's peak & Lewis', on both occasions Lewis had his way with him.