Muhammad Ali vs Mike Tyson - Boxing Dream Fight 

Prime Frazier vs prime Tyson Prime Foreman vs prime Tyson Would also be another two equally great fights. Wish Tyson was in that golden time.

And where do you think his opponent was fighting?

True he never was ko D. Got knocked down but that's it,,, mental toughness

Yeah. Always makes me laugh when boxing fans put Mayweather above Ali when discussing all time greats. It’s actually funny.

Tyson was as well though

@@jammin1881 Ali is better than Mayweather because he fought in more countries?

You ever watch his bout with Pinklon Thomas? Tony Tucker? Other fights as well, but I'll use those as examples. Tyson out jabbed a man that had 6 inches in height and 12 inches in reach down the stretch of the Tucker bout to pull out a "close" UD with scores of 119-110, 118-110 and 116-112.

Well said...only thing is Mike showed hart as long as his style worked...there're many fights where he just gave up or started to sabotage the fight..

Unfortunately, we never got to see the career Mike Tyson should have had. Mike had real mental and addiction issues as he fell for every possible trap of fame. Tyson's prime was from before he won the title until he fired Kevin Rooney in either 87 or 88. He kept winning until the Douglas fight, but he was already in decline that didn't catch up until Douglas. When he fired Rooney, he severed ties to the people he and Cus made it to the top with. Just watch Tyson fight when Rooney was in his corner and then watch him fight just a couple of years later. Tyson moved brilliantly, but after firing Rooney, he never trained right again and was just walking his opponents down, trying to knock them out quickly rather than moving and boxing the way he did early on. Mike Tyson was a completely different fighter after firing Rooney because his whole life was a mess on top of his training and people around him being a joke. The early Tyson doesn't lose to Holyfield or any of those guys. Tyson would have smashed Joe Frazier easily, but Prime Tyson vs. Prime Ali would be fun. Prime Ali meant before Vietnam and prime Tyson, being the could years after winning the title. I think Tyson would have been hard for Ali to hit because he would give Ali a combination of speed and power he never saw before. Ali was able to run across the ring and pop Foreman in the face because George was big and slow, but Tyson would have given him a much better fight than George did. I think Tyson would be effective, but Ali Ali would use his jab to puff Mike's eyes up and start being more aggressive later on. I say Ali late, if not by decision, but because of Tyson's massive power, he would be dangerous because Ali couldn't afford to make any mistakes. If they fought 10 times, Ali would win 6 or 7 times, in my opinion.

Interesting take.......Judah,Mayweather also I think is telling in another way....while Mayweather always possessed Lazer focus and confidence, Judah could be discouraged and lose focus in adversity....same could be said for Tyson....also at 6"3 Ali had enough height to make it a less than ideal situation....if they fought 10 times I'd say Ali would win 6 or 7 that said,Tyson would won the others by knockout catching Ali cold early

@@beauyerks7413 Your analysis fails to take into account that Ali was never stopped despite going up against the biggest punchers in heavyweight history so not a realistic scenario. Even if Tyson dropped him Ali would get up and adapt.

Actually, he more than can since he will be able to do what the other big punchers who faced Ali could not, which is land big punches flush.

Shavers hit harder than Tyson, landed several flush shots on "already suffering from Parkinson's" Ali and couldn't finish him.

Ali never got koed Forman hit Ali flush on the jaw so did. Norten. who broke his jaw. And so did shavers none of them beat Ali,,.,with a Ko,, ,,

The Ali before the three and a half year layoff wasn't losing to anyone

Spink beat Ali. Spink had similar style as tyson with far less power.

Ali would hammer him

@@paulanthony5274 i love both, i see this as a coinflip. Wouldn't mind seeing either win

Lol yep

Yes sir

@@paulanthony5274 mike tyson would destroy ali

By casuals who know nothing .Ali would hammer him no problem. There is no debate! Tyson wouldn't stand a chance,he didn't beat anyone..

@Paulus lind again a clown thinking a casual is an insult lmao. Regardless of who u pick u can't prove who would win. Its all hypothetical airhead

@@paulanthony5274 I think Tyson could possible beat 1970's Ali, but he would never land a punch on 1966 Ali.

@@paulanthony5274 i 500% agree Mr Paulus LInd it was a good 20mins but matey could have summed a Tyson v Ali fight in 1minute with all their skills and atributes Ali was far superior to Tyson in all his boxing atributes that make him the goat but me saying the whole discussion could have been solved in 1 minute being Tyson was good but of fragile mind Ali would have toyed with Tysons mind & phycy long before the 1st bell rang in the build up to the fight he would have broken Tyson in every which shape & form Tyson would have just been a shell entering the ring Tyson never ever dreamed of fighting & winning with the wholsale of talents Ali had 1 speed of hand & foot 2 Stamina unquestionable 3 Will to win unquestionable 4 warriors heart unquestionable 5 chin unquestionable 6 powers of recovery unquestionable 7 speed of combinations unquestionable 8 ring generalship unquestionable 9 ring I Q unquestionable 10 punch resistance to head & body unquestionable 11plan A B and even c top draw 12 coming back from adversity 13 only true Ali fans know this altho he is rated with so many boxing skills & atributes you never hear or read about his physical strength which he had in abundance especially you see it against Foreman Foreman was 1 of the strongest HW ever but if you study the fight you can see Ali man handle him also yes Foreman would unload on Ali against the ropes because Ali let him but when Ali wanted some space he would push Foreman off or back to unleash a quick combination at ease Ali also did that with Liston to a lesser extent both fighters were extreemly surprised at Ali strenghth & being able to man handle them but its never mentioned so as we say only a casual would pick Tyson over Ali i have put up in black & white about 15 traits that Ali was far superior than Tyson was how was Tyson ever gonna win now i am not a Tyson hater as grew up with him so will give him a slide & a bit of grace over 12rds i give Ali a UD but over 15ds i call a stoppage and hurtful at that buddy RIP CHAMP there is a reason they call Ali the goat of the HW division what these TYSON fan boys forget is Tyson wasnt even the best of his era let alone the best of all time these TYSON fanboys always go on about PRIME TYSON well that was about 1986 / 1989 well Ali fought and beat the best over an 18yr period about Ali beat the most intimidating HW ever in Liston had a few defences his title and world title status was taken away 3yr 7months in exile ( AND I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY ALI DIDNT TAKE THE BOXING COMMISION TO THE CLEANERS BUT THATS JUST ALI THE MAN HIS DRAFT ISSUES WERE WITH THE US GOVERNMENT NOT A BOXING ISSUE SO THEY SHOULD NEVER HAVE TAKEN HIS BOXING LICENCE ) so anyway 10yrs after Ali beat the monster Liston he again beats another formidable monster in Foreman a LIston Clone ha ha yet the TYSON fanboys try to dream of putting TYSON on the sme pedalstool its a joke To put the whole Tyson fanboys thing into perspective ALis 1st fight from a 3yr 7months exile was Quarry the NO1 contender who Ali stopped on cuts in 3rds now Quarry fought every body and that was the quickest he was stopped Now Tysons 1st fight back was Peter McNeeley basically a journey man who Don king had groomed as Tysons fall guy now about 6 months before Tyson fought him he was ranked about 20 but because of Kings influence all of a sudden before the Tyson fight he was ranked no7 Read between the lines fanboys lol

You guys could say whatever you'd like, but realistically we'd never know the real outcome, I could just as easily argue that Tyson was more formidable than both Frazier or Norton, both of who beat Ali, one of them in or at least near his prime.

Also look at the Frazier fights, Ali won the first 5 rounds every time it was just the relentless pressure from Frazier, Tyson didnt apply relentless pressure in the mid to late rounds.

As well as cardio and heart. All things Tyson was lacking in compared to Frazier and Ali.

I think this depends on age. A 20 year old Tyson beats a 20 year old Ali, but a 24 year old Ali beats a 24 year old Tyson. A 30 year old Ali beats a 30 year old Tyson. Tyson vs Tillis is as close as you can get to a Tyson vs Ali match. Tyson won on points, but you can see Tillis’ style (like Ali’s) is the right way to beat a prime Tyson. (stick and move)

@@spendor9377 ...Ali's ring intelligence was extremely higher than Tyson's, and it's documented. Tyson would have never defeated Ali, regardless of age. The latter would have changed his strategy while he's still in the ring. Muhammad Ali was extremely faster than Michael Gerard Tyson.

​@@sirdetmist3204yeah fraizer was like a more elusive rocky Marciano. Kind of went down the same way as rocky v Joe Louis. Joe Louis was dominating rocky once he found his jab but man rocky just stayed strong and relentless all 15 rounds, same as fraizer.

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Absolutely

Ali didn't have the chin to take whatever Tyson dished out, that is a dumb statement.

@@michaeltrumph121 considering he was never knocked out .. it’s not dumb at all

@@michaeltrumph121 Ali had one of the best chins in the history of heavyweight champions. Tyson was knocked down and knocked out more times than Ali.

@@ilivewithinmymeans5412 Ali wouldn’t made it past 6 rounds against peak Tyson but I get it you fell for the mystique of Ali

@@bobbyhulll8737 Joe Louis got knocked out several times & boxing experts still think he could beat Ali easily

Tony Tucker also was a slick boxer puncher who gave Mike problems

If Ali could really get under Mike's skin like he did to George, i could even see a ko for Ali. I can see Tyson getting super frustrated and punching himself out completely. I don't think he's as durable as George so he might go down even quicker.

This is controversial, but I dont think Tyson would be able to hurt Ali with a clean shot. Foreman and Frazier and Shavers barely could, and 2 of 3 hit harder than Tyson easily.

Tyson in 86 when that fight took place vs Tillis was still developing. Tyson hit his stride by 1988. I still think it would not matter at all. Ali's style, especially the 1960's version is all wrong for Tyson. He would literally dance circles around Mike making him look foolish swinging at air.

Very well said!! You are absolutely right.

It used to nearly start a punch up at our dinner table.

He would've finished the third fight if he had better sight. Probably would've got a knockdown too since Ali was exhausted unless he barrels into the ropes to keep him upright

@@kuhanblock9380 no, by the end of the fight Frazier had no power left and it was nothing but slaps, no way he would knock Ali down in Manila, Ali's will to win was unsurpassed by the time of their third fight, it was obvious he'd rather die than lose to Frazier. Tyson didn't have the will to win like Ali and Frazier did. I think Frazier would have murdered Tyson's body and would have had Tyson on the floor by the middle rounds. Ali's swift hands in the Wepner fight would've given Tyson fits

Ali was way past it

@@youtoo2233 And I think that Tyson would have won against Frazier

@@youtoo2233 No. In Frazier-Ali III, Ali gave up, but his corner didn’t. Contrarily, Frazier wanted to continue, but his corner threw in the towel. Ali’s corner said, “If Frazier stands up, we’ll throw in the towel.”

Liston vs Holmes, Frazier vs Holyfield, so many great fantasy match ups to be made.

How about Hagler vs Toney? WHAT A FIGHT that would have been.

I'd like Frazier vs Holyfield

I can help you there.. hagler beast Canelo, Leonard beats mayweather, Tyson beats Frazier

Those are sum fire matchups !!!!

Psychological games wouldn't phase a young hungry Tyson. Plus having Cus as a mentor he knows how to be nothing but an assassin

@@BlandBandit ya his mentor would probably ground him

@@BlandBandit Good point about Cus.

It is known that psychological warfare did not work so well on tyson. It actually, most of the time, in turn fueled his fire. Did you not know the instance against michael spinks? He was punching holes trough the wall, saying "im gonna kill that mf"

This subject is very controversial, Mmmm Ali in his prime Mmm, he was so sharp, Liston would agree even though he took a dive second time, he definitely wanted death the first, I honestly think he would have just worked it out, stick n move, he had such a great brain and worked on strategies with all the monsters he fought and won, ???????

Just went and watched those fights again (full fights are on youtube). I don't think you're quite right. Tyson was by far the superior fighter in all of those fights. This is not saying he'd win Ali but he didn't have any trouble beating those three. He weared them down and knocked them out. If anything, you can see he was a much smarter and better boxer than his reputation. The real awesome thing with Mike is that with Kevin Rooney he went 35-0 (31 KO's) and never once got hurt at all. Evander Holyfield said that after firing Rooney Tyson went from unpredictable to predictable and he felt quite confident he could beat him then. His decline is easily seen when you watch his fights in chronological order. Of course the fame, money and cocaine played a big role too.

@@Petterson2 In all honesty, I see a very beatable fighter in Tyson from 1985 to 1988. He looked vulnerable against Smith, Green, Tillis almost beat him, I had Tyson up by only 1 point against Tillis. These were b level fighters, so they couldn't take advantage.

@@Destroythealliance Tillis fought his rear end off and was very country strong. Mitchell Blood Green, Tony Tucker, and Tyrell Biggs were the prototype fights but Tyson easily beat those 2. Remeber in his prime he was only 19. Under Kevin Rooney he'd broke Ali' jaw easier than Norton did.

@@Destroythealliance Are you stupid? Beating Tyson from 85-88 was Unstoppable, Asking who would beat Mike Tyson was like asking is there a God?

@jamesasher63 Tyson Destroyed all three, just admit you’re an AliSexual

Jacob Fish Ali was well past his prime in his fights against Norton, because of his long layoff and also Norton had a much longer reach than Tyson.

The fairness of his analysis is what sets Rummy apart, for me

Id say, Tyson with cus, has a 50/50 shot against ali. Tyson with Don King loses within 5 rounds against ali.

your right about the mind games of ali ,, he would also have done a rope a dope marrk 2 on mike ... theres one think for sure he wouldnt do a slugfest with him as tyson would come out stronger

Yeah Mike Tyson when Rooney was training him (and more so if Cus D'Amato was still alive) was an absolute monster. The Tyson that lost to Douglas would've lost in one or two rounds to his past self. Whoever won Mike Tyson vs Muhammad Ali would have been an astonishing fight.

I agree

Jesus Christ himself training Tyson would not beat a prime Ali(Clay)

Lamar, you're 100% right on the money. Here's a great analysis, the 1985 Chicago Bears were the Greatest NFL Team of all time. In that one year, especially in the playoffs, no NFL Team in history would've beaten them. I feel the same way about the 1986-89 Kevin Rooney trained Mike Tyson. AFTER 1989 Muhammad Ali would beat that Mike Tyson, hands down.

Ali defeating foreman n liston is more impressive than all of Tyson's victories combined. No way anyone can argue that

ali got knocked down by bums in his prime meanwhile Tyson never went down even when facing bigger stronger men Tyson Kos ali in 4 rounds max

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@@theinformationbomber7102 bums such as who in his prime? Wtf u on about? tyson got knocked out by buster douglas

I think that the KO would come earlier, being peppered with punches along with the taunts would be too much for Tyson to deal with.

@paul stewart liston lmao,

I remember George saying he wanted no part of Tyson during his comeback. Not sure he could have dealt with Tyson's speed, but he may have had a chance if he could get him into the late rounds.

Big George is too big and too strong, and a stylistic nightmare for tyson. He'd bounce him in a similar fashion as he did to Frazier. I believe that Mike knew that, that's why he stayed silent when George was calling him out.

Big George by ko both versions

Always thought Foreman would destroy Tyson based on the fraizer demolition, But fraizer was a slow starter, Took him 5 rounds just to get warmed up, Tyson was the total opposite, all out speed and power 100 miles per hour from the opening bell, think he might of been a bit too fast for big George.

Big George wins that I reckon, and for the same reasons he won against Frazier

lol no

@@retroman-- Who is then? Ali beat everyone.

@@ZBOXINGTALK only Joe Louis can give him a run for his money.

No

Audrey Harrison for me.

There's been loads of fight in stadiums

25 million PPV buys 😊

Not in Tyson's prime . He had a great support system with Rooney.

@KHABIB ** TIME he didn't train for that fight he was party and sht prime Tyson was from 85 89

@@boxer7863 he did train for that fight, but those who believe in the hype of their own invincibility tend to come up with excuses when they're beaten. Tyson simply lost to the better boxer on the night.

@KHABIB ** TIME He said with Rooney He was not in that fight

@KHABIB ** TIME That was not his prime. He was past that. Gave up Rooney by then

60s Ali was without doubt ..the Prime Ali. As you say..he would beat prime Tyson. Tyson was beaten twice by Holyfield..and while a good champion..he was not anywhere near Ali's class. I cannot see how even the most enthused Tyson fans could think Tyson could win.

But does a 90’s Tyson beat a 70’s Ali? If we’re going to advance Ali’s age we may as well advance Tyson’s too to keep it fair. I think a 90’s Tyson meets the same fate against a 70’s Ali that an 80’s Tyson does against a 60’s Ali.

great explanation. thanks for sharing.

I'm not so sure. Ali in his 30s was wiser and more durable. Tyson after the first few rounds would fight in spurts and slow his volume to preserve energy.

I agree on that last statement

Pirog vs GGG is a dream middleweight fight. I think Pirog could have outboxed him for 12. Just based on how he handled Danny Jacobs in comparison to Golovkin.

Both are fighters history will forget. Pirog only won a WBO ffs. GGG is just good middleweight champion but not one who will be listed amongst the greats

Tyson was past prime at that time. Remember prime is not just about age. It's mental as well.

Beautiful comment!

@@Skovgaard1975 was he prime when going the distance with lower tier fighters like Ribalta, Ruddock, Smith and Tillis? Fighters that so many others stopped early?

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@@Skovgaard1975 ...At twenty-three? Get real, and knock it off!!!

I been in boxing for 25 years and I think Tyson would body Ali by putting him in the corner and wailing his body and breaking him down even though Ali had a great figure nobody can handle Tyson body shots

@@brianrabideau687 No sir Ali was the Bruce Lee of boxing, Mike Tyson jet LI respectfully or Jacky chan

​@@brianrabideau687Ali would clench the few times he did get cornered. There is no way he would stay in the corner and take the shots.

lets not forget about his reach either 🤯🥶 Ali is just, godly.

Agreed! Ali with that reach and jab! Forget about it

tyson had faster hands...........

Hell naah Tyson Kos ali in 4 rounds max

I agree with the mental aspect but I believe it didn't get a chance to develop with Tyson. His career was on the down slide after Spinks and he had a bunch of Don King YES men that pretty much told Tyson he was the best and just go in there and take em out. I think in this matchup with both in their prime and Tyson with Rooney in his corner this is a very competitive fight. One thing that Ali did was fight backing up and boxing and Tyson ate that style up. Thats why Frazier was very effective landing that left hook on Ali as Ali backed up jabbing. I still give Ali the edge because Ali would adjust tie up Tyson coming in the hit him with flurries on the break then do it all over again. Ali by split decision if 12 rounds, unanimous if 15 rounds

i think tyson would win the first fight. but ali wins the rematch.

Is that why he got sparked by Henry Cooper who weighed little more than a modern day super-middleweight

Ali the hardest puncher in heavyweight history? Where do you get that? He's quick, great ring IQ, and maybe the greatest heavyweight outside fighter of all time, but I can't see him punching harder than Louis, or Tyson for that matter.

@@nicholasm7822 I said he was the hardest boxer to hit. Not that he hit the hardest.

@@mdluk199 cooper had a terrific left hook and he drilled Ali on his ass with it. But he still got up and won.

@@mdluk199 Ali was technically a cruiser weight, 200 lbs and 100% respect to Cooper he clipped Ali and Ali didn't catch it. It came by surprise too. Still won in typical Ali fashion.

Blasphemy

Ali is the most overhyped and greatest self promoter of all time.

@@georgevincent1834 i agree he is one of the most hyped boxers ever but he was great

@@georgevincent1834 Mike Tyson disagrees.

@Canmanifyoucan 67 YES! And Tyson beat zero great heavyweights…oh, sorry, Ty beat an old, tired, just out of retirement Larry Holmes. Nuff said.

Tyson is a better boxer than you think

Agreed .. Ali 64-67 was unbeatable.

Douglas would not have been able to cope with Joe Frazier.

@@spirgtudsrubec7776 That's facts. Not to take away from Douglas's masterclass performance, but Frazier was a true all-time great who had the skillset and tools to beat the vast majority of boxers who ever existed. The Joe Frazier from the FOTC was also at his absolute peak. Douglas on the other hand, while his performance was inspirational, was just an example of the stars aligning perfectly for a fighter. He trained super hard and had that added motivation from his mother dying, while Tyson under trained and didn't take the fight seriously. Joe was just relentless. He wouldn't have slowed down as the fight progressed, but instead would've kept getting better and smothering Douglas while smashing him with hooks to the head and body. He also wouldn't have let him off the hook once he had him hurt.

@seadubbya9209 ...Ali won every fight from 1960 to 1967.

Earnie Shavers had a glass jaw though...... He had a significantly harder punch than Tyson, but that is it. Tyson could actually take a beating too which is something he never gets enough credit for. I believe the Tyson before he was champion, the hungry Tyson couldn't be stopped by anyone, especially when Cus was still alive

I agree that earnie shavers win was very impressive considering ali was shot physically at that point. Yet he showed pure heart and outboxed earnie late with good stamina and counterpunching

@@bearxbunny1835 I somewhat disagree about Shavers have a glass jaw, he took flush punches from Holmes and Tiger Williams who Ali stated rivaling Foreman when it comes to punching power, but Ali never took a flush punch to the chin from Foreman so interrupt it how you want.

That was a great win for Ali for sure, and that 15th round rally was amazing to see from Ali, who was no where near his best, but Tyson had a better chin, reflexes and speed than Shavers.

@@bearxbunny1835 I agree, the 19-20 years old Tyson, at the height of his peak a boo style, was just unstoppable.

Yes I agree. Frazier always ended a fight still standing up. Even in defeat.

I think 1960's Ali frustrates and beat Tyson with and easy decision. 70's Ali might have lost because he was much easier to hit. 1966 Ali was practically unhittable.

If Mike was to fragile why did he not break in the two Rudduck fights?

Ali was the greatest of his era, but he would not fair well against his modern day counterparts........LL, EH, MT, & maybe RB would all have been too much for ali.

I agree, Tyson had that typical puncher's bully mentality, as did the early Foreman. They would get frustrated and thrown off when they couldn't have their way early, left without a plan B. Tyson did not handle adversity well at all, the Buster Douglas and Holyfield fights clearly show that he couldn't adapt to well when plan A didn't work. Frazier on the other hand was unbreakable, even if he lost the first half of the fight, he would not be deterred and keep going strong. Facing Ali, I think Tyson would fall victim to his own frustration.

The thing is that Mike Tyson's biggest weapon against Ali is his left hook which was actually used by Sugar Ray Leonard to hurt Tommy Hearns in the 5th round of their 2nd fight. So I really recommend watching the 5th round of that fight as Ray Leonard basically becomes Mike while Hearns becomes Ali. And funny enough Hearns had problems against fighters with a strong left hook just like his idol Ali. Also Mike's hook is more of a rear left hook because of the positioning of his front leg so it will have way more power than Frazier's so if it lands it'll definitely hurt Ali. Especially the young Ali which was actually 11 pounds lighter than his counterpart which faced Frazier so his durability against punches would significantly decrease. So *if* Mike lands that hook, there's a good chance that Ali's going down whether it be the body or the chi.

Floyd had a broken back during those fights, unfortunate we couldn’t see them both at their best especially considering the crazy similarities between Tyson and Floyd.

@@ponage1000 Was it spinal?

difference is tyson is much larger than pattison and much more ferocious and powerful

Funnily enough, Holmes, Thomas and Tyrell Biggs fought exactly like Ali and Tyson fought only 70% like Patterson… Holmes, Thomas and Biggs were all knockout victims of Tyson.

yeah, tyson was fantastic at slipping in and landing punches against defensive people but ali was known for being great at defending against those fighters. with that it would kind of balance out and tyson would be getting some hits in but ali doesn't go down easily so it would be left up to being a stamina battle and then ali would win.

No human on earth, past, current or future - can survive tysons hardest uppercuts. He didn't just beat people like Ali did. He destroyed them in a matter of seconds. He disfigured them. One guy he knocked his teeth out. The angle he gets his punches in makes them beyond devastating.

@@sockinvaders "no human on earth, past, current or future can survive tysons hardest uppercuts" bruh you forget about buster douglas or smthing

Couldn’t have said it any better

If 180 lb light heavyweight Henry Cooper had Angelo Dundee reaching for smelling salts to revive Ali between rounds, imagine what a left hook from 220 lbs Mike Tyson would do to Ali?

@@cliffordheywood8997 the most uneducated comment I've ever seen

@@scottfisher661 Another one ignoring Ali's excessive clinching..

I Grew up on Tyson, but Ali has the better resume by far. If you know boxing, it's obvious who would give Tyson fits. Boxing ability, chin, stamina, Holyfield anyone? Ali fits the description. A prime Holmes beats Tyson as well. Jab Jab Jab

Ian Thomas ...False!

How many times did you see Ali receiving ''a few match ending consecutive blows'' ? Prime Ali is untouchable!

Ur uncle is right

Tyson in his prime couldnt stop tillis green tucker & smith Ali was 10 times the boxer they were in all departments how can you invisage an Ali being KOd ?

@@davidlee3670 Cooper and Frazier put him down - Prime Tyson would beat these 2 comfortably

@@davidlee3670 I have always agreed with this too . People say Tyson would Ko Ali , but don't stop and think Tillis and Tucker .. survived with a prime Tyson with Rooney . And neither of them had the ring movement Ali had or the chin . Tillis was basically a copy of Ali with half the talent and wasn't ko'd .

Name one, great, in-prime HW Tyson beat. Just one.

Liston couldn't do it Foreman couldn't do it Shavere couldn't do it Tyson wouldn't come close to knocking out Ali Ali was to active for all that if he was standing still maybe but his head movement and footwork alone will beat Tyson he probably don't even have to land nothing

Completely agree.

Spot on 👍

The problem with you analogy is Foreman was tailor made for Ali. Give Ali any heavyweight that stood straight up and followed him around the ring like a zombie well they got their clocks cleaned by Ali. Liston, Terrell, Williams, Forman . Now a small fast heavy where Ali had to punch down and throw hooks and uppercuts he didn't do nearly as well and a guy with 7 pro fights , the 197 lb Leon Spinks gave Ali one of the top two beatings of his career.

@@Jim_Harwood foreman was one of the best ring cutters in boxing history... 'Followed him like a zombie' Disrespectful and total garbage nonsense

@@Jim_Harwood Ali had Parkinson's by then, and the doctor that had been with him since his first professional fight had already quit in protest. Including Ali in 78 is like talking about Tyson when after losing, he'd apologize to the fans for not really taking the fight seriously, he just needed the money, etc. Both way past their prime, neither really relevant.

@@TheMHB199 True, and what else is he supposed to do against a fighter backing up? But you're missing the point I think: Foreman had very, very little head movement compared to Tyson, and he framed rather than blocked, which allowed Ali to hit him almost at will. If your opponent is throwing right hand leads in the first round and they're landing, if you don't KO them quickly you're in trouble. Now against pretty much every other fighter Foreman faced, no problem. But Ali was, like the man said, a difficult matchup for Big George. It's a classic boxing truism: all things being equal, the boxer beats the puncher, the puncher beats the swarmer, and the swarmer beats the boxer. Ali and Foreman were virtually perfect specimens of two out of the three types.

Who did tyson beat