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Originally Posted by Allybabba22
Sorry but Lewis only fought fighters who were at the end of there carears, He is overrated IMO...
And Tyson in his prime would have destroyed him, I would go as far as saying that Tyson in his prime would have beaten them all, He was that good....
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Yes, I agree that Tyson was a Great Fighter, but saying that he would have beaten them all, is way off the mark. Tyson's biggest weapon was "fear". I have followed boxing for years, both as a fighter and fan, and from what I saw back in the day , was that in the early years, once Tyson started fighting ranked opponents, the fear in his opponents was overwhelming. Yes he had the hardest punches at the time, but his best weapon was the myth that grew around him as he came up through the ranks. No one
wanted to "fight" they , had to, he had built up such a ground swell that he could not be avoided.
When he finally was beaten, he was not out of shape as some say, he met a man that really-really wanted to fight and finally someone stood up to him, and was not afraid.
I could go on and on about this subject,, I am just glad to have grown up at a time when the greatest of all time was showing how great he was!! I absolutely believe that in his prime Ali would have beat Tyson in his prime.
NO QUESTION!!!! Power, speed, fearless, relentless, determined, and,,, smarts- the one thing that Tyson lacked.
