Prime Jimmy Young vs Prime Iron Mike Tyson Poll

[cotto16]

Who you got?

[1SILVA]

Despite my disregard for Tyson and my fondness for Young, Tyson by ko inside 5 rounds.

[MR.CHICANITO]

Despite my disregard for Tyson and my fondness for Young, Tyson by ko inside 5 rounds.

yup iron mike destroys jimmy young mike was way too fast and strong for young

[cotto16]

yup iron mike destroys jimmy young mike was way too fast and strong for young

Young beat some big hitters, george foreman, ron lyle and got a draw with shavers and got robbed against ali who is very fast! and got robbed again against norton. Young was very underated and for me he beat and tuck on better fighters than tyson

[butterfly1964]

Young is all wrong for Tyson. Tyson's footspeed would make this a very quick fight. Tyson by the second round.

[Burning Desire]

Young beat some big hitters, george foreman, ron lyle and got a draw with shavers and got robbed against ali who is very fast! and got robbed again against norton. Young was very underated and for me he beat and tuck on better fighters than tyson

Your right and you may not know this but he also deserved the decision against Earnie Shavers, and to my knowledge he wasn't knocked off his feet by Gerry Cooney, George Foreman, who were much bigger than him and they arguably hit harder than Mike Tyson.

Jimmy Young would give Mike Tyson fits he can box he can move, his defense is sound and his chin is very good also. The only problem i see is that at times Jimmy Young likes to go on the ropes, and that would be suicide against Mike Tyson who destroy's fighters along the ropes.

But call me crazy but i wouldn't be suprised if Jimmy Young upset Mike Tyson, obviously Mike Tyson is the favorite and would more than likely TKO, Jimmy Young along the ropes in the middle rounds. But i wouldn't be suprised if Jimmy Young frustrated Mike Tyson, and manged to outbox Mike Tyson to earn a decision.

[TheGreatA]

I actually think the fight would go to a decision.

This doesn't mean Young would win because Tyson could outpoint opponents with his power jab even over the 12 round distance as he did against Tillis, Tucker, Smith, Green and Ruddock.

The judges never gave Young any decisions anyway. It's a shame because under different circumstances he could possibly hold wins over Ali, Foreman, Norton, Lyle and Shavers. Imagine that.

Even as an older man he troubled the best HW's of the early 80's.



He showed a very solid chin against Foreman as well as great defensive skills, I don't think Tyson would get to him that easily even with his speed.

[cotto16]

I actually think the fight would go to a decision.

This doesn't mean Young would win because Tyson could outpoint opponents with his power jab even over the 12 round distance as he did against Tillis, Tucker, Smith, Green and Ruddock.

The judges never gave Young any decisions anyway. It's a shame because under different circumstances he could possibly hold wins over Ali, Foreman, Norton, Lyle and Shavers. Imagine that.

Even as an older man he troubled the best HW's of the early 80's.



He showed a very solid chin against Foreman as well as great defensive skills, I don't think Tyson would get to him that easily even with his speed.

Good post i agree with the points you made

[cassiusthegreat]

Young beat some big hitters, george foreman, ron lyle and got a draw with shavers and got robbed against ali who is very fast! and got robbed again against norton. Young was very underated and for me he beat and tuck on better fighters than tyson

A fat undertrained 230 pounds,1976 ali was very fast????? young tried rope a doping norton in that fight I believe and norton capitalised on it don't see how young got robbed there

tyson would have destroyed jimmy young if they ever met in the ring

[kdynamite]

tyson would have killed...in all honesty, i think tyson could of beaten anyone while he was in his prime...whether it be by knockout or decision...i think the only person who would have beat tyson would have been foreman...not because he was better but because of the style that tyson had...foreman was great against people who came charging in with power...but even then i still think tyson would edge away with the win