The fight we all wish we could have seen.

**Howlin Mad Missy** · 03-31-2009 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by JazMerkin

Originally Posted by Howlin Mad Missy

Originally Posted by JazMerkin

Ali would have had Tyson. He was too smart & cocky to lose. Tyson was all about his opponents being afraid of him, similar to Sonny Liston in that respect, Ali had too much confidence to be afraid. If he could take the left hooks of Frazier, and the punches of Shavers & Foreman (possibly after his prime) then I think he could easily take those of Tyson's. Prime against Prime, I say Ali takes it by either a late KO or a UD. The only Heavies who I think might beat a prime Ali were Louis, Holmes and Frazier. Those years out of the ring took something away from Ali.

Interesting. Especially when you consider a fighters prime and that Henry Cooper had him glassy eyed, who knows how history would have been different if not for the cheating

. Clay/Ali dropped by Cooper but withstood Frazier/Shavers/Foreman vs a fast powerful short puncher like Tyson.

Yeah, but all great fighters have those moments if they're coming up against top-class opposition, which is what Cooper was. Can you imagine any prospect now fighting a guy of Cooper's class? What do you mean by the cheating? Is that the vial or the mythical 5 minutes/seconds? But I stand by it, I think if anything that fight made Ali what he was in his prime.

cutting the glove

**Killa From Manila** · 03-31-2009 05:20 PM

Ali-Tyson

**THE THIRD MAN** · 03-31-2009 08:06 PM

Duran V Napoles
Duran V Cervantes
Duran V Pryor
Pryor V Leonard
Pryor V Tszyu
Tszyu V DLH
Tszyu V Mosley
Mosley V Chavez
Chavez V PBF
Chavez V Arguello
PBF V Arguello
Galaxy V Lopez
Foreman V Holmes
Foster V Jones jr
Monzon V Hagler
Olivares v Barrera
Olivares V Morales
Sanchez V Nelson 2
Sanchez V PBF at 130

**JonnyFolds** · 03-31-2009 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by Taeth

Floyd Mayweather vs Mosley at lightweight
DUran-Mosley lightweight
Pep-Armstrong
Ali-Lennox Lewis
Tua-Prime Tyson
Tua-Frazier
Tua-Foreman
Cotto-Trinidad at WW
Trinidad-Duran WW
Hearns-RJJ MW
Hagler-RJJ 164
Jimmy Wilde-Lopez
Greb-Calzaghe
Jones-Holyfield at CW
Mayweather-Jones p4p
Mayweather-Pacquiao
Mayweather- Leonard
Mayweather-RObinson
Robinson-Leonard
Robinson-Mosley
Hagler-Lamotta
Hagler-Monzon
Hopkins-Hagler
Hopkins-Monzon
Hopkins-Hearns MW
Leonard-RJJ MW
Mayweather-Whitaker
Whitaker-Benitez
Mayweather-Benitez
Mayweather-JMM
JLC-Arguello LW
Corrales-Arguello 130
Pacquiao-Pep
Pacquiao-Armstrong
Pacquiao-Saddler
Pacquiao-Wilfredo Gomez
JMM-Barrera prime
JMM-MOrales prime
JMM-Lopez p4p

There are more but I have to go to bed.

mayweather vs Jones?
JMM-Lopez? p4p?
Does this mean you put one of them in a shrinking machine and match them up? kind of silly.
Gatti vs Tyson p4p :P

**Killa From Manila** · 04-01-2009 12:11 AM

Butterbean against any elite.

**the_PRODIGY** · 04-02-2009 03:31 AM

Calderon vs. Valuev

**body head banger** · 04-02-2009 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by mattboxingfan

Tyson vs Ali what do you think the outcome would have been personaly i think tyson would have won in his brief prime even if ali was in his prime.

3:17 they ask Ali himself, and as much as I love him, I'd have to agree.

**Tilt A Whirl** · 04-03-2009 01:58 PM

For the first question,Ali would have won,he was too good at sniping away,and letting his opponent make their own mistakes,as time went on,it became very apparent with Mike,that if you frustrated him,he'd make plenty of mistakes. And Ali would have driven him to distraction.
As far as a bout Id love to see,prime Manfreddy vs prime Mancini,two pitbulls of a fighter going hammer and tongs for however long it lasted.