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Re: 1988 Mike Tyson vs 2011 Wladimir Klitschko - who would win this match ?
Posted: 13 Jun 2026, 17:45
by Riddick Bowie
Some of the arguments in this thread are lamentable. Reigns and longevity, as if that decides who wins a fight. Wlad had longer reigns and more consistency than Corrie Sanders, Lamon Brewster, and Ross Purritty. Didn't help him much even in those fights, never mind against an elite opponent.
There is a reason why Tyson losing was a global event and Klitschko losing was an event on SecondsOut.com
Oh it's all so moronic and pointless.
Re: 1988 Mike Tyson vs 2011 Wladimir Klitschko - who would win this match ?
Posted: 13 Jun 2026, 18:12
by gilgamesh
Riddick Bowie wrote: ↑Yesterday, 17:45
Some of the arguments in this thread are lamentable. Reigns and longevity, as if that decides who wins a fight. Wlad had longer reigns and more consistency than Corrie Sanders, Lamon Brewster, and Ross Purritty. Didn't help him much even in those fights, never mind against an elite opponent.
There is a reason why Tyson losing was a global event and Klitschko losing was an event on SecondsOut.com
Oh it's all so moronic and pointless.
I think most are picking Tyson to win the head to head fight with both men at their best. There's a few who aren't though. The conversation has kinda veered into who had the better career overall at this point, I think the answer to who wins the fight was given on Page 1 by most of us.
Re: 1988 Mike Tyson vs 2011 Wladimir Klitschko - who would win this match ?
Posted: 14 Jun 2026, 01:21
by Cojimar 1946
gilgamesh wrote: ↑12 Jun 2026, 01:12
Cojimar 1946 wrote: ↑12 Jun 2026, 00:54
gilgamesh wrote: ↑10 Jun 2026, 14:57
If Carl Williams, Bonecrusher Smith and Tony Tubbs count as quality wins for Mike, and I'd say it's fair to say they do.
Then it's also fair to say Wladimir has more than just Chris Byrd 2x. He also has Povetkin, Haye, Samuel Peter, Ruslan Chagaev and Brewster in their rematch.
And they both have a fair amount of Fringe contenders on their records as well. Their standard of competition is definitely comparable, though Wlad didn't have anyone quite as fierce as Holyfield or Lewis to have to deal with.
The Lewis fight isn't held against Tyson generally though due to him being well past it.
I didn't necessarily hold it against him, but I don't think being past it against a guy that's the same age as you is really an excuse.
Most of Tysons best wins were before Lewis even turned pro. They had radically different career trajectories.
That combined with the fact that people age very differently make that a strange argument in my view.