Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker
Quote Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey
Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker
He'd be a bit stronger and faster but common, he'd be nowhere near Mike's speed and explosiveness.
And Tyson is light years away from Joes intelligence,and elusivness
If it was just hitting hard,anyone could do it
Go get yourself a construction worker,and declare him champ
Tyson was a manufactured heavyweight champ,he never fought anyone who could hurt him,and when he finally did,he lost repeatedly
It's not just "hitting hard", you're purposely distorting what I said. And if you want to compare Tyson to the average construction worker, your credibility goes right down the toilet right now.

Incase you have never watched a prime Mike Tyson fight (and there aren't a lot of people who can say that - boxing and nonboxing fans alike), he did more than just "hit hard". He threw incredibly fast and accurate bombs. I agree that Joe was more elusive and intelligent than a lot of people give him credit for, but he was no Pernell Whitaker. He wasn't exactly hard to tag, and while he was tough he didn't exactly have Chuvalo's chin either. IMO Mike would simply outgun him. If Foreman could get to Joe so quickly, there is no doubt in my mind that Tyson's quick bombs would find Joe's chin pretty quickly. Once again I'm not saying Tyson deserves to be look at as a better fighter than JOe, I simply think he is a very bad matchup for him.
You can't compare Foreman fight to how Tyson fight would go totally different in styles and i think Frazier would out gut Tyson like Holyfield did.