Quote Originally Posted by ross View Post
Quote Originally Posted by generalbulldog View Post
Lewis wins, no doubt in my mind. Tyson always had trouble with guys 6'4" and taller. Tyson looked pretty ordinary against guys like Mitch Green, Tucker, Bonecrusher Smith, and got beat up pretty bad and knocked out by Douglas.

And Lennox Lewis was always the smarter boxer with higher ring IQ. I can't find the clip now on youtube, but I remember watching some random clip that trainers saw Lewis and Tyson sparring in the early 80s as amateurs and Tyson had the edge in the early goings and then Lewis adapted and whipped him. A prime and motivated Lewis? I say he adapts and then whips Tyson, I say late round KO.
A 16 year old Tyson

Same as that little incident at the 84 Olympic trials that Holyfield is so proud of. A 21 year old man, manning up to a 17 year old boy He is actually poud of that

The biggest difference betwen the Tyson of 88 and the Tyson of 02 is the elusiveness. Lewis would have had massive problems even touching him.
Lewis was basically the same age (8 months older or something) & given that was apparently closer to Tyson's 'prime' surely he should have had the advantage.

I'm with Bulldog, I think Lewis would have always had his number. I don't believe he would have been scared & I believe that Lewis would not have let his guard down for a second as he did against Rahman.

I'm sure Tyson could beat him, but based on how they did against certain styles, I fancy Lewis to weather some early pressure, outbox him through the middle rounds & possibly stop him late