Quote Originally Posted by Lyle
Guys Mike Tyson's defense was good vs SCARED fighters...Big George never fought scared

What did Tyson have trouble with?

Big guys, power punchers, he got hit mainly with uppercuts and right crosses



I will say anyone who beat Joe Frazier would have beat Mike Tyson. Joe Frazier had the work rate of Tyson and the power of Tyson but Frazier had more heart and I suppose if Tyson had been knocked down by Foreman twice he wouldn't have gotten back up much less 6 F****** times.

Foreman would easily beat Mike Tyson....I understand the Tyson supporters he did have fast hands he did have good power but his defense was so-so....I mean it didn't work too well vs Bruno or especially later on in his career whereas Foreman has ALWAYS been able to take a punch....he took the same punches from the same Evander Holyfield that KO'd Mike Tyson only Foreman was 40 some years old at the time.....makes you think don't it
Cant compare Tyson style vs Frazier style... Frazier had good wobbing and weaving technique and was SLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tyson bobbed and weaved used the peek a boo to perfection and his side to side movement was tremendous..To me its all when this fight takes place take a 70's Foreman and put him in with a 87 Tyson and then were cooking with gas..But we dont have to get into how Tyson abandoned proper technique as he unraveled...

As a side point also no comparison to how Foreman absorbed the the shots that KO'd Mike....Foreman outweighed Holy by about 50lbs and George just absorbed all Holy thru at him.... George was just a freak in his second career his chin was tremendous and his will and heart was 2nd only to Holyfield back then