What If Tyson had KO'ed Holyfield?

[Fenster]

As Spicoli said - the big thing concerning Holyfield first fight was his life was at risk So I guess he would have struggled to convince people he was worthy of getting back in the mix for a while.

Tyson's already fearsome reputation would have gone up hundred fold, so i'd bet, he would have dominated through the 90s for quite some time.

[Master]

If Tyson followed the route that Holyfield did when he beat Tyson then he may have fought and beat Moorer (ala Tua did ) and Vaughn (How the hell did I get a title shot) Bean. He may then have fought Lewis and lost probably like he did against Holyfield. Strong early and then blow out. In the rematch he would then try and bite Lewis ear/knee and shame himself and go off the rails again.
Holyfield would have beaten fighters but would have been a lot older by the time he fought Lewis and lost convincingly with no rematch.

[El Kabong]

Mike Tyson never did have the style to cope with Holyfield BUT had that happened I think people would look at him much the way they do now which is they overrate him a bunch. Don't get me wrong I like Tyson but I know as a fan of other fighters we do as fans tend to look past their shortcomings and Tyson had his (just as Wlad has his ) but there were very few fighters that could capitalize on them.

I wish Tyson had fought more of the top level contenders in his post prison career.

Tyson vs the following:

Riddick Bowe
Shannon Briggs
Hasim Rahman
Michael Moorer
David Tua
Tommy Morrison
Ray Mercer
Oliver McCall


I think all of those fights would have tested Tyson more than oh let's say Lou Savarese and Peter McNeeley...and it's fun to see guys like Briggs and Moorer KO'd

[Preme]

what another pointless thread, this "what if this happened when it didn't" bull crap - fair rnough if it was a debate on a dubious ebnding, but the guy whom won won. end of thats what happened.

you could debate just about any fight in the entire histor of boxing with a what if and it wouldn't change a thing at all.

[Master]

Had a hard day, woman not giving you any?

Chill out this is a boxing forum. I was not turning back time just hypothesizing a what if.

[Thread Stealer]

Tyson should've went to the body more.

Holyfield took it better upstairs than to the body.

[El Kabong]

...it wouldn't have made a difference, Tyson just didn't stand a chance. He didn't stand a chance against Lewis either.


I think the people I listed before Tyson would have had a better shot at even after prison.