who could stop tyson back in the day?

[Verstyle]

Ali would try and box Tyson and assuming we're talking about Prime Tyson I could see Tyson getting on the inside and giving Ali a beating, but this could go either way.

Foreman, I'm almost positive would beat Tyson, this would come down to who can brawl/hit harder and that is Foreman. Tyson would try to get inside and Foreman would just go to work.
Holyfeild will always stand a good chance against Tyson just because of his tools however Tyson at the same time could dominate Holyfeild in his prime so this is tougher to call.

Frazier would have trouble with Tyson early in the fight but landing a few good punches and staying off the canvas, I could see Frazier taking it.

Lennox Lewis always has his height and reach to aid him however I could see a prime Tyson dominating Lewis with "relative" ease. It probably wouldn't be a First Round Knock Out but I don't think it would go a full 12.

Liston would give Tyson trouble just because Liston hit decently hard and had a very long reach, especially for his size. However I could see Tyson getting to Liston, on the other hand I could also see Liston getting the better of Tyson.

Marciano could in fact beat Tyson. Marciano would turn Tyson's whole body and arms into targets and given his superb Stamina and punching power I could see Tyson getting tired and just getting pummeled. But given Tyson's speed I could also see Tyson TKO'ing Marciano.

I may seem alittle on the fence with a few but you can never accurately call the outcome of a fight (more or less).

in the bolded part. a prime tyson was not known for staying inside and punching, a PRIME tyson goes in quick with a jab and throws a combo and get the back outta range after that,if u dont believe me watch the videos.now if tyson did stay in foreman would have enough time to pumple him and probably win.

and with marciano once again tyson would have to stay inside for all this to happen and tysons stamina in his prime wasnt a job neither.

now tyson vs.frazier would be a good match i wouldnt know who would win that one with frazier would bob and weave threw tysons punchs.

and for liston yeah he had reach and so did alot of other opponents tyson fought, once again tyson stays outta range and when the time comes go in and counter him with a combo and get the **** outta there and keep doing it over and over again.

[butterfly1964]

and for liston yeah he had reach and so did alot of other opponents tyson fought, once again tyson stays outta range and when the time comes go in and counter him with a combo and get the **** outta there and keep doing it over and over again.

Did Tyson's opponents have reach and power at the same time? Enough said.

[catskills23]

i dont think anyone could of beaten prime tyson . Nobody could fight an offensive fight with tyson and not end up in the canvas . Tyson just had too much power.

[Oasis_Lad]

i dont think anyone could of beaten prime tyson . Nobody could fight an offensive fight with tyson and not end up in the canvas . Tyson just had too much power.

sure even superman couldn't have beat a prime tyson

[BlockBuster]

Can somebody name 5 good fighters that Tyson beat? When I say good I don't mean Marvis Frazier good, thats not good.

[Southpaw Stinger]

Can somebody name 5 good fighters that Tyson beat? When I say good I don't mean Marvis Frazier good, thats not good.

Very hard to do... i'll get back to you!!

[Kid Achilles]

Tyson had a tremendous amount of talent and good heart but he did not have heart at the level Ali, Marciano, Dempsey, or Frazier displayed it. His so called lack of heart is his only shortcoming, and it's not that he didn't have heart, it's just that the heart he had did not match his insane physical talent. A guy with Marciano's heart would never snap and bite an ear vs. Holyfield or lay down vs. McBride, not even if he was 86 years old and getting his ass kicked.

Still Tyson has more heart than some fighters, and a lot more than the average poster on this forum. He definitely did not wilt at the first sign of resistance like some say, but to be fair he never got up from a knockdown to win a fight. In every fight he was knocked down in, he lost.

I think Tyson is without a doubt a top fifteen heavyweight of all time (impressive considering how many thousands of heavyweights there've been) and if you want to put him at 9 or 10 I won't get pissed.

One thing he is not is a pushoever and in any of these fights he gives these guys (even Ali) a tough fight even if he loses. He has a puncher's chance against just about anyone in history. That kind of speed, power, and pinpoint accuracy makes him dangerous to any man.

[Verstyle]

Did Tyson's opponents have reach and power at the same time? Enough said.

alot of them did dumbass. get your ****in facts straight before coming in here blowing up ali's opponents like u always do. hell according to u henry cooper can probably beat tyson. and it was quoted by jim lampley as him saying "so say pinklons jab is only second to sonny liston" and since dundee was his trainer and former trainer of ali,in which fought liston then im pretty sure that was correct.

[butterfly1964]

alot of them did dumbass. get your ****in facts straight before coming in here blowing up ali's opponents like u always do. hell according to u henry cooper can probably beat tyson. and it was quoted by jim lampley as him saying "so say pinklons jab is only second to sonny liston" and since dundee was his trainer and former trainer of ali,in which fought liston then im pretty sure that was correct.

Well I'm pretty darn sure that pinklon thomas didn't have liston's power.

[Dorian]

Buster ... and he did ... aftyer that he got ktfo by evander and his career became a mess..............

poor guy he had his moments though