Well oh yeah anytime you start out seeing Tyson actually bobbing and weaving it hits that part of your brain where you remember just how dynamic of a fighter he was and then after that it was all "OOOOOOH yeah he's like 5'10 and once his head stops moving things aren't going to look so great"....tough bout to watch, but not as tough as others. What was tough was all the Tyson die hards even after losing to Lewis "Man if Mike gets back with Rooney man Mike would still be the boss of the division".......oh boy, those fellas were funand the old "Nobody beats Tyson in his prime!" and you'd ask "OK, when was his prime?" and the response was always either "Well when he was with Cus" or "Before he fired Rooney"....so for 3 years from 0-0-0 to 35-0-0 Tyson was utterly and completely unstoppable and unbeatable.....now sure at the time and vs who he fought, yeah completely the record shows it, but let's not be foolish here other fighters would take Tyson the distance or stop him in that time period had they been around, nobody is invincible. If Ray Robinson and Joe Louis can lose then so could Tyson.
Out of 100 fights Tyson vs Lewis and 100 fights of Tyson vs Holyfield, a Prime Tyson might win 30-40 against the both of them at most. I think Tyson would be more competitive vs Lennox than Evander just because styles make fights and Evander had a chin that dynamite couldn't crack.
I'll probably get slaughtered for this, but in more recent years:
Loma vs Rigo
My thinking before the fight, was the Loma wasn't going to be able to turn him and get cracked with the left everytime he did.
But we all know what happened there.......
I though Seth Mitchell was going to be the next great heavyweight until he met Banks.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
I picked Rafael Ruelas to ko Oscar. To the tune of a few dollars and endless laughter.
Barkley v Hearns.
Fury v Wlad.
I am sure there are many more .
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