paceo

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id like to know who you think would win, mike tyson in his raging days where he tore through the heavyweight division in the late 80's early 90s before prison or lennox lewis in his prime 2000 odd?

i vote for tyson because when lewis is hit proper he hits the floor hard, i think tysons menacing power, deadly uppercuts and speed would hurt lewis. look how many fights lewis has been in trouble in - bruno, mercer, briggs, klitskco etc....

tyson has been in trouble in fights with holyfield, but that was when he was going downhill very quick.

Brasso

Tyson in his early twenties would have destroyed any heavy of any era, IMO. When he was hungry and had the head movement he was devastating.

Lewis would have been beat before he got in the ring like virtually all his opponents back then.

Fiddy

no disrespect to lennox, he's a top top boxer, but even in his prime, he aint getting near tyson in his, mike was an absolute animal. when they did fight, that wasnt mike tyson he was fighting, it was the shell of the man formerly known as mike tyson, thats why lennox gave him a lesson in boxing. its a shame mike had to keep embarrassing himself with the fights, but, he needed the money, had to swallow his pride, and let boxers not fit enough to be in the ring with him, woop his ass.

couple of youtube vids of mike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvZ2r...elated&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ycjY3Yu-NQ

swerv

best boxer ive ever seen, although i wasnt around in the ali days

hes proof that a women ruins your life

charlie luciano

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Iron Mike all day long quality fighter in his 20's could have been the next marciano



Luciano

4x4

Tyson's the man!!!!

boosthappy1

Iron Mike.
The man was simply a animal.

pete mcrash

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mike......................

flipper

if tyson had nt lost his marbles (women and bad management)

you would be talking about a boxer that
would have to be in the top three heavyweights
ever .

lewis would just about make it to the top ten ..........

It's Czech Mate

Iron mike


But i can remeber Bruno having him in real trouble and not being able to follow it up

Lee Reynolds

Bruno just never had that killer punch... Should have and could have finished tyson off.. silly coooont bruno

Tyson tho for this poll

northerner

Granted - Tyson was a v. good fighter but Lewis would have just stood off Tyson and worked the jab.

When anyone gets hit flush, they will go down!!

Jay,

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you could study lewis and predict 80% of his fights of how it would pan out but with tyson so unpredictable they never new where he would hit from next mike wasnt a boxer he was the ultimate fighter

Karl 3dr

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Definately Tyson IMO! Used to love watching him fight, such a shame whats happened to him.
Heavyweight boxing isnt the same anymore, look what we've got now, Audley Harrison?
He gives it the big i am and he's useless!
I'd love to seen him fight Tyson in his prime!

dovboy

lewis would have sat behind the jab all night then ko'd tyson in the later rounds.

if we are talking boxing then i will give the boxer my vote

no disrespect to tyson ,as the youngest heavyweight champ he was an animal but he coud never have got past the skill,reach,height,weight(3 1/2 stone at some points )

tyson walked around the ring on the flats of his feet looking to give out a haymaker or upercut because that was all he knew.

aduz

Tyson in his prime would of destroyed lewis in 3 rounds...end of

COS 22

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u just need to watch him in his youth

when cus damato was around looking after tyson i dont think any of the heavy weights to this day would have come close deffo not lewis

Jay,

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spot on mate the only way lewis ever won anything was the fact some how he scared or made his oponents wary of him so he dictated the fights but again tyson in his prime would of egnored him and demolished him in 3 round like aduz said

Hardeep_Singh

Tyson without a shadow of a doubt never seen a boxer so dangerous as him

Nath

Both good in their day ..Its a shame theres no toe to toe boxers about nowadays. No disrespect meant as I couldn't do their job but they were great enterntainment

I guess you dont like the LL advert

Jay,

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i got some old bare nuckle fights on vhs nath now that toe to toe

Jay,

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lenny mclean real animal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muGpJE1kLSo

dovboy

jaycos nice vid of lenny,check this one of the bon

killer ko
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-JFOYQu_jA

dovboy

berrera v morales were great toe to toe fights,if you have not seen them they are worth the buying
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Boxing-dvd-Mar...QQcmdZViewItem

4x4

agreed.

tyson was no doubt a better, exciting fighter than lewis.

Tyson was just a more complete, he may have looked like an animal which he is but he still boxed inteligently...... the way he ducks n dives is awsome. i only weigh 60kg but cant duck an sway as fast as he did

Bullett

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tyson hands down.if he hadnt had a bad crowd around him and got done by women he couldve been 2nd to ali.imo of course.
tyson was an absolute beats who although was really a street fighter,had the agility of a much lighter man.
yes i agree he was always looking for the knockout but why not when you know you have the power in one hand to knock a guy down!he worked his way around battering the guy for a bit and then once he knew where he stood went for the killer blow.such a hard man by all standards.

i disagree with the comment on him having trouble with lewis due to his size,tyson always managed to get under the longer reach of the bigger guy.

lewis was one of our better fighters but he still didnt do it well enough imo.
bruno,ok was not a tip top fighter but he made up for it in personality which is why he was so well loved.strange really cos you should go by talent in boxing but it dont work like that.


gone are the days of the good "characters" ie...bruno,benn,eubank, the sugar rays etc

paceo

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some good knockouts- in no date order - there are too many

etienne - his last opponent to knockout

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVxmWJWwSTU

francois botha - tysons career was fading quickly here-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYSi-...elated&search=

trevor berbick - when he won the tital at 20 - berbick could not stop holding

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwYosbxpzW8

michael spinks - never defeated - what a knockout

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCsmtRCK0Wg

frank bruno part 2 when he came out of prison- tysons downfall begins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqesl_Nwvaw

pinklon thomas- around 1.40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZOIqNwk04I

st3v3

Tyson.

Back in his prime,80-90's he was a fookin animal.
For def one of the best punchers around IMO he could of stopped a charging rhino with one punch im sure,pure power.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARtED...elated&search=

Tribute to the Iron Mike.

paceo

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one of his best knockouts before he won the title

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCb40UQVym0

paceo

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i think we know who the winner is

dovboy

thats what they said before the foreman ali fight

M5/Cossie

Audley Harrison would have beaten them both,he could have been the next Ali.

Bullett

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fpsml,oh dear my sides just split

Nath

I very much doubt that

I use to like the days of Benn, Eubank, Collins, Watson. Maybe they weren't world explosive but good to watch for British guys