
Originally Posted by
ykdadamaja
This would come down to who had the better chin in the short run- Marciano or Tyson. My money was on Tyson, because their styles were meant for it to end in ko. I'd just pick Tyson within 5 because it was never about Tyson's chin why he lost, it was about his conditioning and heart for the most part when he lost- both to Douglas and Holyfield.
Spot on.
Tyson actually had a great chin; what he wasn't as blessed with was stamina & heart.
He could take a shellacking, no doubt, but he never seemed to possess the will to fight back from a losing position.
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