80s Tyson victims that would have fared better in the 90s

[ironchamp]

Which of these fighters would have beaten Post Prison Tyson if they showed in the same exact shape when they first met?

[hobgoblin]

Which of these fighters would have beaten Post Prison Tyson if they showed in the same exact shape when they first met?

none. post prison tyson was a very good fighter - just not as good as holy or lewis at that point. maybe mercer & vitali could hae beaten the less spirited post prison tyson.

pre-prison? only holyfield wins and lewis is 50/50.

so to reiterate the answer to your question - NO ONE from the 80s. Not even Douglas (Tyson tried to fight him in 1996 but bigboy almost died of obesity & diabetes).

[brooklyn1550]

Accedentally voted for Pinklon Thomas....if I could, I would change that to none of them.

[apollack]

Tony Tucker, no doubt about it. Even an in shape Tyson didn't exactly have an easy time with him.

[C. M. Clay II]

Tony Tucker, no doubt about it. Even an in shape Tyson didn't exactly have an easy time with him.

I agree. Tucker would have won a close dedcision.:good

[Holmes' Jab]

Tony Tucker, no doubt about it. Even an in shape Tyson didn't exactly have an easy time with him.

Tucker was just a "happy merely to turn up" type, it baffles me as to why he was considered the mandatory challenger so often in the late 80's. Thomas (at his best) and nearly other every fighter on that list were better.

His was a career based entirely on beating tomoto cans and looking alright in the Tyson and Lewis defeats. :yep

[Amsterdam]

none. post prison tyson was a very good fighter - just not as good as holy or lewis at that point. maybe mercer & vitali could hae beaten the less spirited post prison tyson.

pre-prison? only holyfield wins and lewis is 50/50.

so to reiterate the answer to your question - NO ONE from the 80s. Not even Douglas (Tyson tried to fight him in 1996 but bigboy almost died of obesity & diabetes).

No way mate, 80's peak Tyson is a 100% over Lennox. I agree that Holyfield is always a 50/50 fight, but Tyson could do enough to get a decision at his best.

[Holmes' Jab]

No way mate, 80's peak Tyson is a 100% over Lennox. I agree that Holyfield is always a 50/50 fight, but Tyson could do enough to get a decision at his best.

Tyson was a beast at his very maurading best, but how exactly does Lewis stand no chance? Even a late 80's Mikey did have one or two slightly off colour nights ya know.

Take out Tucker, Green and Bonecrusher Smith, stick in Lewis or Holyfield and what were fairly clear decision wins for Tyson suddenly become toss up fights. :good

[Amsterdam]

Tyson was a beast at his very maurading best, but how exactly does Lewis stand no chance? Even a late 80's Mikey did have one or two slightly off colour nights ya know.

Take out Tucker, Green and Bonecrusher Smith, stick in Lewis or Holyfield and what were fairly clear decision wins for Tyson suddenly become toss up fights. :good

Because Lewis' punch resistance was vulnerable to a guy like Tyson, being backed up and exploded upon with Tyson's best shots early. I feel Tyson scores an easy KO over Lewis' only real vulnerability, his chin.

I said Holyfield is always a toss up, I stick by that.

[Holmes' Jab]

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[jonesjrp4p1]

all of them

[Muchmoore]

Tony Tucker, no doubt about it. Even an in shape Tyson didn't exactly have an easy time with him.

Because Tucker ran away the entire time and clinched. In fact one could say an older Tyson does better because Tucker would fight to win and get hit. Tyson's one punch power was better after prison as well.

Tucker won a maximum of three rounds against Tyson. Winning 9 out of the 12 rounds is a dominating performance.

I would go with Pinklon Thomas. He won a fair amount of rounds against Mike but the body work and Tyson having Rooney telling him to stop playing around was too much and he was stopped.

[heerko koois]

tnt

[Muchmoore]

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Theres a big difference between Tyson and David Tua. Those guys landed big shots but lacked the finishing ability to take advantage. Tyson is possibly the best finisher of all time.

[TBooze]

Tucker gave a primmed Tyson food for thought with an alleged broken right hand, a 96 Tyson would drop a decision to 87 Tucker IMO.

[mr. magoo]

Not to be redundant, but I have to agree with some of the folks who picked Tucker as a potential fighter to beat Tyson in the 90's. He went the distance with a peak 1987 Tyson of which, there had never been a better version of. He managed to steel a few rounds, and even did so with an injured hand. I can't imagine Tyson in the mid to late 90's fairing any better nor even as good against a prime Tucker.

[mochabuzz]

Tucker gave a primmed Tyson food for thought with an alleged broken right hand, a 96 Tyson would drop a decision to 87 Tucker IMO.
Exactly:good. Like you said, Tucker injured his hand in the Tyson bout & would almost certainly school a 96 version of Tyson. Pinklon Thomas @ his best would also school a 96 Tyson.... but we must remember that the 1987 version of Pinky was possibly on drugs & definitely on the downside of his career.