Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
I think Tyson was completely done at that point, and would have lost to Jones, Ruiz, Rahman, Tua, Byrd, ect.
Jones didn't have the legs or movement to avoid getting hit. He relied on his reflexes laying on the ropes and he would have laid on the ropes against someone as strong and aggressive as Tyson.

Jones made a big deal of Ruiz holding before the fit and Ruiz was stupid enough to stand off and try and box. Mike is quicker and a better puncher than Ruiz even at this point and would have got in and traded with Roy and Roy knows he would have had to use his legs a lot which is why he never fought Tyson.

Tyson was finished as a top fighter. He'd had his last chance against lewis but Roy still thought he was too dangerous and he was right. Did Roy have the strength that Williams had that night?

Danny used to be able to come back from being wobbled but getting smashed about by Mike Tyson and Vitali definitely took its toll.

Roy would not risk having to take one of those shots. He knew Tyson had an excellent chin that could take one of the biggest punchers in history's shots so he wasn't going to stop him. He also knew his defence was putting his gloves around his ears and letting his opponent punch. He knew better. This is why the fight didn't happen.