rouseytastic
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......who was better?
Personally, Tyson
Personally, Tyson
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Ali or Tyson.......
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ees complicated no?
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back in his day Ali but modern day boxing Tyson.
rouseytastic
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100% Too quick and too strong. Just had this at work and 7 people chose Ali but could not say why
lichfield seagulls
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Tyson all the way
rouseytastic
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Reckon Ali would have pissed Tyson off with all the old trash talk malarky and then Tyson would have flattened him. Wouldn't have gone past 4 rounds.
Quite agree. Tyson would have been way too strong. I haven't seen a boxer so dominant in my life time. Half the fights Tyson had were pointless ones as there wasn't any fighters around that could have got close to him back in the day. I just wish he hadn't carried on. Legend!!
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Very very much this
Pavilionaire
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Initial reaction is Tyson but then Foreman was a heavy puncher and Ali got his tactics spot on in the Rumble In The Jungle. Would be the ultimate boxing contest.
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Agree. Ali was a far far better boxer than Tyson ever was IMO, and I'd much rather watch one of his fights than a Tyson fight anyday. Saying that, in a bout between the two of them at their best, I think Tyson would most likely win due to his animal like agression and pure power.
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Tyson, as much as it pains me to say.
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Please dont take this personally, but anyone who thinks Tyson is in Ali's league hasnt got a clue about boxing, both Foreman and Frazier would have comfortably dealt with Tyson, he relied a hell of a lot on intimidation, and that just wouldnt have been a factor with Frazier, Foreman or Ali.
Even when Tyson was at the height of his game you only have to look at how both Bonecrusher Smith and Tony Tucker tied him up for the whole fight, and just look at how an aging Larry Holmes made him look silly for the first couple of rounds, no contest in my opinion, Ali, easily the winner.
Even when Tyson was at the height of his game you only have to look at how both Bonecrusher Smith and Tony Tucker tied him up for the whole fight, and just look at how an aging Larry Holmes made him look silly for the first couple of rounds, no contest in my opinion, Ali, easily the winner.
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I find myself in total agreement with bushy.
Sussex Nomad
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Heart says Ali, greatest sportsman of the 20th century, head unfortunately says Tyson.
ali.
tyson wouldnt have been able to hit him as easily as he did opponents in most of his fights
tyson wouldnt have been able to hit him as easily as he did opponents in most of his fights
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In his heyday, Brian Clough would have given them both a clip round the ear...
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f*** me! I can't disagree with a word of this. Compare the quality of opposition in their respective eras and you'll see the only fighter of true class around for Tyson to show his ultimite worth (Holyfield wasn't even a heavyweight) was Lennox Lewis and he was paid to step aside for years. Tyson was very good but in a crap era for boxing. No Ali. Or Frazier, Foreman or Lewis, frankly imo
