who could stop tyson back in the day?

[butterfly1964]

hahaha your crazy.foremans punchs r to slow for a prime tyson his defense was superb.and when he threw his combos he would pop then and take a few steps back to get outta there range.no way in hell would tyson stay in there like frazier did. and maybe just maybe ali could bet tyson.and u say if frazier got past 5? tysons stamina was crazy in his prime.watch the tony tucker fight threw out.and buster douglas?ahahaha u gotta be kidding me.when tyson fought him he didn't even utilize his jab to confuse and set him up.and liston is another slow fighter they wouldn't be able to figure out how to get passed tysons defense

Maybe Foreman's punches are kind of slow, but when you can punch like Foreman, one punch is all you need.

[Verstyle]

I never remember Foreman not hitting anyone in a fight. Tyson comes forward so he's gonna get hit.

yes tyson comes forward sorta.he stays outta the range of fights and when he feels like the times right he comes in with his jab then a combo and after he's done with the combo he steps back,and resets to do another combo.foreman wouldn't have that many opportunities to hit tyson when he does that,remember frazier is the one that tends to come in and try to stay in. tyson goes in and out.most of u guys confuse tyson for frazier and they were pretty different

[Southpaw Stinger]

Originally posted by kid achilles
Foreman was slower than a lot of smaller guys he faced yet he had no trouble landing on them. Frazier was quicker than Foreman yet where was Frazier's head movement and quickness when he was almost decapitated by Foreman's punches?

It's a huge generalization of a complex sport like boxing to say something like fighter A is quicker than fighter B and therefore it's impossible for fighter B to land on them. I've seen some fat awkward, slow white guys catch Tyson on his way up and they weren't half as quick as Foreman. Baldomir fights in slow motion compared to Judah yet he had no trouble landing on him. Slow people hit faster guys all the time in boxing, through timing, and through throwing enough punches that the quicker guy can't evade them all.

[catskills23]

Originally posted by kid achilles
Foreman was slower than a lot of smaller guys he faced yet he had no trouble landing on them. Frazier was quicker than Foreman yet where was Frazier's head movement and quickness when he was almost decapitated by Foreman's punches?

It's a huge generalization of a complex sport like boxing to say something like fighter A is quicker than fighter B and therefore it's impossible for fighter B to land on them. I've seen some fat awkward, slow white guys catch Tyson on his way up and they weren't half as quick as Foreman. Baldomir fights in slow motion compared to Judah yet he had no trouble landing on him. Slow people hit faster guys all the time in boxing, through timing, and through throwing enough punches that the quicker guy can't evade them all.

bonecrusher smith was as strong and as slow as foreman and he couldnt land on tyson .

[Abe Attell]

Frazier was a plodder, this is why he got his head taken off.

[Southpaw Stinger]

bonecrusher smith was as strong and as slow as foreman and he couldnt land on tyson .

smith wasn't as strong as foreman. nor was he in the same league as a fighter.

[Verstyle]

Maybe Foreman's punches are kind of slow, but when you can punch like Foreman, one punch is all you need.

when has tyson been down from 1 punch?tyson would have to be standing still for foreman to pop him good

[Southpaw Stinger]

when has tyson been down from 1 punch?tyson would have to be standing still for foreman to pop him good

Who be backed into a corner or against the ropes.

[The Noose]

Foreman would flatten Tyson, Ali would outbox and out perform Tyson. Liston would have a good chance of KO'ing Tyson, Holyfield would always give Tyson trouble. If Frazier got past round 5 he would have a shot. Buster Douglas at his best could always cause an upset. Prime Larry Holmes would do much better than the old wreck Tyson destroyed.

These are just to name a few.

Although Holmes was "fresh" outs retirement wen he fought Tyson, he carried on fighting for many years against top ranked opponents.

None ever came close to doing what Tyson did to him. So i always give Tyson credit for that KO. Rather than dismissing it as a win over an old man.

[Southpaw Stinger]

Although Holmes was "fresh" outs retirement wen he fought Tyson, he carried on fighting for many years against top ranked opponents.

None ever came close to doing what Tyson did to him. So i always give Tyson credit for that KO. Rather than dismissing it as a win over an old man.

Oh definatly, I could still see prime Holmes falling to Tyson but it wouldn't be as bad as the old Holmes.