Mohammed Ali v Mike Tyson

cyprusjoker


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Message Posted:
07/11/2009 16:58

Who would have won both in their hey day, i think Tyson would have obliterated him..

smithy


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Message Posted:
07/11/2009 17:00

No I would put money on Ali

mrcyprus


Joined: 26/06/2009
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Message Posted:
07/11/2009 17:57

yep me too.. got to be Ali

Turtle


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Message Posted:
07/11/2009 17:58

Both brilliant fighters in thier day but Ali was a master at not getting hit thats why is won so many fights, Tyson in his prime would have chased him around the ring and done his usual beating up of Ali so for me Ali had the finesse but Tyson's power would have taken it for me

catalkoykid


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Message Posted:
07/11/2009 18:13

i think Joe Frazier would have battered tyson good and proper

Goonerboy


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Message Posted:
07/11/2009 18:28

George Foreman was a very similar fighter to Tyson, if old Ali could beat George, than Prime Ali would kill Tyson.

I love Tyson, he just wouldn't be fast enough to catch Ali, and even if he did Ali took a punch very well.



Tyson would be difficult for Ali in their first meeting, but I imagine, if you gave them three fights, Ali would win two of them.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
07/11/2009 19:02

Ali for me.

eager


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Message Posted:
07/11/2009 21:13

Ali for me...Tyson fought mostly nobody's and most of those were beaten before they got off their stall.

cyprusjoker


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Message Posted:
07/11/2009 22:11

Tyson made other boxers look nobodys, as for tyson being a simular boxer to george foreman, tyson had twice the speed, and used his lack of height for getting under his opponent and releasing those lethal uppercuts that could lift other boxers of the canvas.. One fight away from rocky marcianos record aswell when he lost a pathetic fight to buster douglas. i really believe that tyson was the best ever, as for the big fight tonight, tyson would have beaten the pair of them one after the other in his hey day, the heavyweight division really lacks that special fighter/boxer today, lets hope david haye will change that, he'll have to beat the ukraine brothers aswell thou..

newlad



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Message Posted:
07/11/2009 22:15

Different fighters from different eras so very hard to call.I would like to think though that the artist (Ali) would outpoint the (thug) Tyson,

Paul.

Blackpoolfan


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Message Posted:
07/11/2009 22:26

Ali without shadow of a doubt look at his fight record and who he fought. Its like saying who was the best singer Elvis or the X Factor twins...........

Tiggy


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Message Posted:
07/11/2009 22:43

Ali....simply the best.

TopTen


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Message Posted:
08/11/2009 16:30

Ali would have made him look a clown, we will never ever see any boxer as gifted as Ali he had it all

cyprusjoker


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Message Posted:
08/11/2009 16:44

I disagree, i think tyson would have put him on his arse, after all, our henry nearly did..

nurseawful



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Message Posted:
08/11/2009 17:04

I hate boxing it is Barbaric. Why the hell would you deliberately want to punch somebody's head and cause then physical damage???

TopTen


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Message Posted:
08/11/2009 18:07

Cyprusjoker

Look what happened to our " Henry" in the following round

spudlov


Joined: 15/02/2008
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Message Posted:
08/11/2009 20:47

Clay's corner cheated in that Cooper fight. They tore his glove to give him more time to recover from 'enry's 'ammer. I think Cooper would've knocked him out next round. If Cooper could put him over I'm sure Tyson could

Corbo



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Message Posted:
08/11/2009 20:54

Ali for me..he had the knack to beat guys who everyone said would beat him. I'm old enough to remember him being an annoying fxxxxx..time mellows legends. Best being another one who was a prat in his playing days in many ways.

Corbo



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Message Posted:
08/11/2009 20:58

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I hate boxing it is Barbaric. Why the hell would you deliberately want to punch somebody's head and cause then physical damage???



I tend to sympathise with that stance even though hypocritically I still enjoy the very top boxing mathces but less nowadays as it has become contrived and more like wrestling in the way that the whole thing is set up to make money..must be the caveman element coming though I guess!