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Tyson Vs Lennox Lewis in Tyson's Prime? |
We all know Lennox destroyed Tyson in their fight. I always felt the Lennox beat the name Tyson not so much the Tyson of old. Tyson and Lennox came into the fight came around the same time. Rumors flew that Lennox wanted to fight Tyson back in the mid 80's. I always wondered if that fight had taken place, before the Buster Douglas upset, who would have won. I would have to say Tyson earlie, with in the first 5 rounds. Lennox is known for having a glass chin. as lewis so eloquently put it after their fight, tyson had matured at 19! lewis matured much later in life, under manny steward(but then who wouldn't?) so, in his prime, which was rather impressive, tyson would have whupped lewis easy. think you really answered this question yourself. going into their fight, tyson's strategy was to come in under lewis' jab and punish the body to bring down his defenses and go up top. a sound plan that would have worked had his skills not eroded. had tyson employed this strategy in his prime against lewis, he most certainly would have knocked him out in the early-middle rounds. remember early on, tyson fought tall guys all the time - he is only 5' 10"; he fought in combinations, not one punch like in his later career; his defense was sound, the bobbing and weaving would have made him a much harder target to hit; he fought in angles, making it even harder to get hit cleanly; his psyche was much tougher when he was younger, he became more unstable later in his career; tyson was amazingly fast - speed = power!; lewis laways had a "coke-bottle" chin - still made of glass but tough glass. he could be rocked and tagged, once you got through that long jab of his. so, tyson whups lewis in their prime...fighting tyson in the gym was not exactly like fighting tyson in the ring at showtime...there's a reason everyone was intimidated by him and so many of his opponents (e.g. holyfield, bruno, rudduck) commented something to the effect that seeing him across the ring was intimidating! Tyson on points! Even in Tyson's prime, he was a one trick poney. Lennox can go inside or destory you with the reach. First of all you're mistaken. Lennox didnt turn pro until 1989. He was an amateur and won the gold medal stopping Riddick Bowe in the 88 games in South Korea. Second of all Lennox did nto have a glass chin. If he did dont you think Evander Holyfield, Frank Bruno, Mike Weaver, Razor Ruddock, Ray Mercer, Tommy Morrison, Andrew Golota, Shannon Briggs, David Tua, Michael Grant, Vitali Klitschko (all heavy punchers) would have knocked him out????? because they all landed good punches against him. Because he lost a few times by one punch knockouts doesnt mean he had a glass chin. You get careless and let Rahman or McCall land one of those punches on you and I bet 95% of heavyweights dont get up. He got back up and whipped both of those guys in the rematches. Lastly, when they were amateurs they sparred and they had to stop it because Lennox was playing with IRON MIKE. This was just before the 1984 trials and Mike was a monster. Lennox had the style and size to give Mike fits in 1984 or 2002. So if you think Mike would get to him within 5 rounds thats some wishful thinking but not too accurate. We all know that Tyson is capable of beating up bigger fighters-badly! Lewis, even in his prime cannot win against an animal. Tyson was ruthless. He was arguably the strongest AND fastest heavyweight of his era. Lewis was smart and had used his ring generalship to win most of his fights. Let's not forget, though, Tyson was smart, too. Tyson has also mastered the art of intimidation. Lewis's chin is very vulnerable. Tyson would focus on Lewis's head. As good as Tyson os offensively, Tyson also had defense. He had great movement and footwork. I think Lewis would give Tyson problems earlly, but nothing that's too much for Tyson to handle. Lewis will jab Tyson, yes; but Tyson can manage to get inside Lewis's body. Tyson will throw great uppercuts there that would land clean on Lewis's chin. Seriously, if Hasim Rahman and Oliver McCall(both of whom Tyson would have defeated in his prime by knockout) can make Lewis see stars, then surely Tyson can show Lewis the entire universe. Tyson by knockout in the 7th round. Tyson never had a prime unless you count when he was knocking out laundry-mat attendents and driving school instructors. Get over Tyson already, the dude's career was a fraud. Lewis would have always killed him! I do think Klitschko would have KO'd Lewis had they not stopped the fight on the cut. |
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