Quote Originally Posted by bilbo
I doubt many educated boxing fans would argue against Ali beating a prime Tyson.

He beat the two baddest men on the planet in the 60's and 70's namely Liston and Foreman, both of whom were considered unbeatable.

Tyson's biggest weapon in the 80's was the aura of invincibility and menace that he carried, which had 85% of his opponents beat before they even climbed inside the ropes.

If there is one man who you could guarantee would not be afraid it would Ali. Furthermore, if there was ever a heavyweight boxer who knew the power of psychology and could unnerve and intimidate an opponent into losing their own confidence it was once again Ali.

Ali would have given Tyson a derogatory nickname, ' probably ugly bear's little brother or something, he would taunt and ridicule Tyson during the build up to the fight, and no doubt mouth off and mock him throughout the whole fight itself, causing Tyson to breakdown mentally and then collapse physically.

It would have been a great matchup, Tyson probably being punched out around the 10th or 11th round, kind of like the way Buster Douglas did it.
I agree about your thoughts on how Ali would psychologically beat TYSON very true..