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03.29.2012 | 11:01 AM ET
Got this idea from the Ali vs Lee thread. So, who would win if they fought in a boxing match and both were in their primes. I'd have to go with ali because of his speed and reach.
Tyson
Ali
"Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone lays a hand on you, send him to the cemetery."
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03.29.2012 | 7:04 PM ET
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
03.29.2012 | 7:07 PM ET
"knocked out three midgets and ya pumped up"
03.29.2012 | 7:09 PM ET
Expert in boxing on the Outside
vs.
Expert in boxing on the Inside
Would have been so awesome to see!
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
03.29.2012 | 7:13 PM ET
"knocked out three midgets and ya pumped up"
03.29.2012 | 7:38 PM ET
I'm sorry, but Ali has the best jab in boxing history. No one's getting inside.
"الله أكبرl"
03.29.2012 | 8:16 PM ET
and it goes both ways, the key word is if Ali can keep Tyson outside
I think its a very tough choice, but Ali wins it i think
"knocked out three midgets and ya pumped up"
03.29.2012 | 8:54 PM ET
I think if Tyson got inside Ali would just clinch. He's good at that
"Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone lays a hand on you, send him to the cemetery."
03.29.2012 | 9:03 PM ET
"الله أكبرl"
03.29.2012 | 9:53 PM ET
On the same page, Roy Jones Jr. in his prime vs. Mike Tyson in his prime makes for an interesting match-up. RJJ in his younger years was damn near impossible to touch, and had deceptive power in both hands. Maybe it was his counter punching and awkward angles that made his punches difficult to see coming, but he dropped a lot of guys. I think RJJ would either win a safe UD, or lose by knock out early.
" "Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." - Khalil Gibran "
03.29.2012 | 11:20 PM ET
Tyson would win. His head movement would be enough to stop most of Roy's offence.
* Edited at 03.29.2012, 11:20 PM ET *
"Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone lays a hand on you, send him to the cemetery."
03.30.2012 | 12:16 AM ET
"Everyone has a gameplan 'till they get punched in the face" - Mike Tyson
03.30.2012 | 12:48 AM ET
03.30.2012 | 1:00 AM ET
I always thought mike tyson's mental problems is what made him a top fighter and also the most feared ever which alone won him many of his fights. Tyson is the only boxer in his prime that i actually feel that he tried to kill people when he threw punches.
03.30.2012 | 1:06 AM ET
" "Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." - Khalil Gibran "
03.30.2012 | 1:11 AM ET
Before tyson hooked up with don king mike was like the terminator, don king helped his mental state get worse and then the downfall of tyson began.
03.30.2012 | 1:13 AM ET
As for roy jones i loved watching him fight but he chose to stay the majority of his career in a division that had no talent even close to a world class fighter so i can't rank him up there with the best boxers.
03.31.2012 | 9:04 PM ET
" "Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." - Khalil Gibran "
03.31.2012 | 10:00 PM ET
I'm pretty sure he could take whatever Mike Tyson's got for AT LEAST 12 rounds.
"الله أكبرl"