Re: Tyson Vs. Ali
They've been showing a lot of Ali fights on ESPN classic lately, no way you could think Tyson has a chance if you watch these fights.
In Ali/Frasier 3 Ali said before the final round 'I feel like I'm going to die, this is what death must feel like.'
(Ali won that fight)
The man was hardcore man. F*cking hardcore.
I don't think Ali was ever knocked out in his entire career. Can any boxing geek confirm this for me?
Tyson can't beat someone that he can't knock out.
I do think that Tyson fights are more entertaining, just due to the sheer brutality and reckless abandoned nature of them. It's like watching a Rocky fight, but it's real. That being said, I think Tyson/Douglas is the greatest fight I have ever seen.
But entertainment value and skill are two very different things. Sure it's fun to straddle and bet at the flop regardless of what your hole cards are, but does that strategy make you a winner?
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