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Originally Posted by ChuckLidellFan
I think that Tyson would beat Ali. Ali can take on people with less power and he can take on people with alot of power and no speed. But Tyson had speed and ALOT of power. We saw what happened to Ali against Joe Frazier. I think Tyson would come out the winner.
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I get so sick of this thread, but I can't help myself. Mike Tyson never was or will be in the same league as Muhammad Ali. Mike Tyson did not beat anyone remotely close to the level of competition that Ali did. Name me three great fighters, no name me ONE great fighter, in his prime, that Mike Tyson beat. Ali beat everybody who was anybody in his day. And, in his day, the Heavyweights were LOADED with great fighters. And, "We saw what happenend to Ali against Joe Frazier?" What the heck are you talking about? Ali and Frazier fought three times. Joe won the first fight between them, and Ali beat Frazier the last two. Not to mention, when they fought the first time, Ali hadn't been actively fighting because that was when he came off of his suspension for not enlisting in the Armed Forces when he was drafted. Had Ali been prime, like the last two fights, he'd probably beat Joe that time too. Once Cus D'mato, and Jacobs were gone any potential Mike had went right down the drain. Mike Tyson, at one time, had the tools to have been the greatest, but he lacks/lacked the mental capacity to do so. Ali, on the other hand, is probably the most intelligent fighter to ever step foot in the ring. Not to mention, his skills and speed as a boxer. ESPN Classic even did a top ten heavyweights of all time a while back. Tyson wasn't even in the top ten; while Ali was number one.