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Tyson's looking good!

22 yr old Iron Mike KO#1 >> 50s Mike

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 08:55

Tyson's looking good!

yep, for exactly 1 minute and 4 seconds

He should try a comeback....

Why not??? .... Larry Holmes fought until he was 52 and beat Butter Bean at that age...

You pick your opponents well and it can happen... Of course the guy who you pick is insulted as Hell.

I wonder what his current weight is??

David Tua is about the same age and wicked fit (huuge!)
Put them together for a 3 minute fight, probably only need 2 of those three minutes though.

Tyson vs Razor Ruddock 3! It's time!!!!

Makes me feel a little bit better about myself. I'm over 50 and don't hit the bag like I used to. Nice to know it's not just me.

KiwiRider wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 14:10 David Tua is about the same age and wicked fit (huuge!)
Put them together for a 3 minute fight, probably only need 2 of those three minutes though.

Do you have recent photos or videos of Tua?

Boxing Writer wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 15:54

KiwiRider wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 14:10 David Tua is about the same age and wicked fit (huuge!)
Put them together for a 3 minute fight, probably only need 2 of those three minutes though.

Do you have recent photos or videos of Tua?

Nah, sorry I don't. We met him 7 months ago at a fight he was organising, but I was too shy to ask for a picture and I don't like to bother people. He looks real solid though.

KiwiRider wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 17:18

Boxing Writer wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 15:54

KiwiRider wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 14:10 David Tua is about the same age and wicked fit (huuge!)
Put them together for a 3 minute fight, probably only need 2 of those three minutes though.

Do you have recent photos or videos of Tua?

Nah, sorry I don't. We met him 7 months ago at a fight he was organising, but I was too shy to ask for a picture and I don't like to bother people. He looks real solid though.

I just found the video... WOW, he is really, REALLY fat! He must be bout 350-370 lbs nowdays!

This day and age Tyson would have ruled this division with 1 round ko's. Aj wouldnt have lasted much longer.

At 50 with this bunch of shite thats around at the moment Tyson could well be in the mix.

How would this Tyson go against the Floyd that fought Mconor in a 4 rounder?

A peak Tyson would go through the current crop in double quick time. Interesting how both Wilder and Joshua have nothing but the utmost respect for 'Iron' Mike.

Perspective in boxing is an elusive thing when comparing different generations but we did get a rare glimpse in the late 80s and 90s when a slow fat stationary George Foreman rocked the boxing world with the most unlikely of comebacks.

The question had to be asked, if a 1993 Foreman could do this, what would a 1973 one do? Talk of advances in heavyweight boxing suddenly went quiet.

Unfortunately for Tyson (and us), there are simply far too many miles on Mike's clock for him to show us just how good Joshua and Wilder might or might not be.

A title fight might be within his compass, especially in this climate, but we don't need it from a sporting front, and whatever the prize money might be, he doesn't need it from a physical one.

Hopefully, Mike doesn't get into the ring and become a punching bag himself.

Thomastearns wrote: ↑12 Jan 2018, 15:58 A peak Tyson would go through the current crop in double quick time. Interesting how both Wilder and Joshua have nothing but the utmost respect for 'Iron' Mike

Larry Holmes was asked about that and said Tyson struggled against big, tall Heavyweights... "Joshua would knock him out. He would get the jab and right hand on him. He's too big, tall, and fast. Douglas and Lewis ate Mike up."

"Joshua will be around as Heavyweight Champion for a while." Holmes said.

But Tyson is an icon... He has millions of fans... If Wilder and Joshua believe their names have commercial value they're going the humble route... Dempsey and Louis did this instinctively did instinctively... Tyson never did it as a youngster, but he does it now... Dempsey was asked how he'd do versus Jeffries and he said, "He would have knocked my chin off."

Tunney was never willing to concede that somebody was better than him... When asked who the greatest Heavyweight Champion was he said "A fighter with the combined qualities of Johnson, Dempsey, and Louis would be pretty good. The prospects of beating such a fighter would be bleak." Tunney wasn't anywhere near as popular as Dempsey either.

George Foreman turned humility and joviality into a fortune... It takes a lot of pride swallowing, but it can be done.

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 08:55

Tyson's looking good!

Everyone looks good on a heavy bag: You don't have to fight them for 36 minutes & they don't hit you back.

Thomastearns wrote: ↑12 Jan 2018, 15:58 A peak Tyson would go through the current crop in double quick time. Interesting how both Wilder and Joshua have nothing but the utmost respect for 'Iron' Mike.

Perspective in boxing is an elusive thing when comparing different generations but we did get a rare glimpse in the late 80s and 90s when a slow fat stationary George Foreman rocked the boxing world with the most unlikely of comebacks.

The question had to be asked, if a 1993 Foreman could do this, what would a 1973 one do? Talk of advances in heavyweight boxing suddenly went quiet.

Unfortunately for Tyson (and us), there are simply far too many miles on Mike's clock for him to show us just how good Joshua and Wilder might or might not be.

A title fight might be within his compass, especially in this climate, but we don't need it from a sporting front, and whatever the prize money might be, he doesn't need it from a physical one.

I'd watch the Kevin McBride fight again.