Tyson vs Mohammad Ali - Who'd Win?

I don't really know but by the looks of it Tyson worked well up close for a final punch where Ali kept them at a distance and danced around them and could take a beating. My other thinking is that the time frames between the two fighters means that Tysons diet and training program would be way more advanced. If all things were equal I like to think Ali would win.
 
I'd say Ali would win.

Foreman had a punch which was as powerful (if not more so) than Tysons, Ali took him on and went round after round against him. He used his movement and smarts to simply outwit and out play Foreman. Like some of the great boxers of today like the mayweathers and the pacmans, and before them jones jr, they excelled at not being beaten by following the mantra that you cant beat what you cant hit. Another thing to remember is that Ali could take a punch, something which I think many people forget.

I'd say that Ali would out smart him and wind Tyson out, its a classic style vs power fight and as we've seen many times in the past quite often the power player in those matches ends up losing to the smarter style boxer.

(I also actually think it would be a pretty awful and dull match to watch)
 
Tyson (at his best) would have Ali on the canvas within a couple of rounds i've no doubt.
I think even Lewis would have been too much for Ali.
 


Ali, the punches(they don't show many, just the first vid in the search) he took was just immense punishment, and Ali is crazy, Ali could have EASILY won that fight boxing his normal way. He seemed to take offense to people saying Foreman is too strong and he couldn't take it, so he on purpose sat on the ropes and said, give me your absolute best, it won't be good enough, and it wasn't. Ali wasn't known for taking punches and everyone assumed he would get beaten down, and his response wasn't too avoid it but to make a mockery of the people who thought Foreman was too strong.

Ali was pretty much at maybe his worst in actual boxing ability in that fight, he turned it into a brawl to prove a point, and he proved it, Foreman doesn't have the speed but had more power than Tyson, he was insanely powerful, and he made contact with punch after punch, body shot after body shot, and Ali just took it.
 
Ali. Doubt Tyson could have fought 10 rounds with a broken jaw and only lose to a points decision as Ali did in the Ken Norton fight.
 
People are mentioning taking a punch like Tyson only hit once!
he had fantastic speed and very powerful combinations. We arent talking a 1 punch wonder, he hit and hit and hit.
 
Sorry but Foremans punches(in the youtube vid) don't look anywhere near as ferocious or as hard or as fast as Tysons, nowhere near.
 
Both men in their prime, Tyson would destroy Ali. As much as i dislike him i have the upmost respect for him as a fighter and his ability. No contest.

In my opinion of course :)
 
pmbuzz said:
Sorry but Foremans punches(in the youtube vid) don't look anywhere near as ferocious or as hard or as fast as Tysons, nowhere near.
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You dumb, that is why.

A lot of people see Tyson fighting nobodies and making them look silly, but Ali fought legends and made them look silly. The more I think about it the more confident I am Ali would win.
 
Tyson, without a doubt. If Tyson could get inside Ali's guard and his dancing about, then it would be game over. Same goes for any heavyweight against Tyson in his prime. The combination of his speed and strength has not been seen since.
Obviously Ali is a fan favourite, but put all that to one side and Tyson would KO him within 5 rounds.
Sure Foreman may have had great power, but he had no speed compared to Tyson, combos from a heyday Tyson were the deadliest.
 
Morba said:
People are mentioning taking a punch like Tyson only hit once!
he had fantastic speed and very powerful combinations. We arent talking a 1 punch wonder, he hit and hit and hit.
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So did Foreman though and harder than Tyson, but Ali took them all, dont see much of a reason why he couldnt take Tysons too.
 
hurfdurf said:
You dumb, that is why.

A lot of people see Tyson fighting nobodies and making them look silly, but Ali fought legends and made them look silly. The more I think about it the more confident I am Ali would win.
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Not sure I would say its because of being dumb :)

I think a part of it is maybe down to familiarity, Tyson is the more recent and chances are more people on here have seen Tysons fights, whereas its quite probable that much fewer people on here have seen Ali fights due to the timeframe, I think possibly that accounts for some lean towards who they know.
 
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