Tyson vs. All-time Heavyweights

[Shaman]

Now that Tyson's career is over, we can compare him to the other heavyweight champions of the past and present.

Tyson would annihilate John L. Sullivan, Jim Corbett, Bob Fitszimons, Jim Jeffries, Marvin Hart, and Tommy Burns. He would alson destroy non-world champ Sam Langford.

Jack Johnson would outclass and then KO Tyson.

Tyson would KO Jess Willard.

If the fight lasted 3 rounds or less, Tyson would beat Jack Dempsey. But if the fight lasted longer, the Manasa Mauller would wear out Iron Mike.

Tyson would beat Gene Tunney, Jack Sharkey, Max Schmelling, Primo Carnera, Max Baer, and the Cinderalla Man. All by KO.

Joe Louis would murder Mike Tyson. Tyson's style is made to order for Louis.

Tyson would KO Ezzard Charles but would have a very close fight with Jersey Joe Walcott.

As for Rocky Marciano. See my Jack Dempsey comments.

Tyson would murder both Patterson and Johannson. But would get knocked out senseless by Sonny Liston.

The young and brash Cassius Clay would totally outbox Mike Tyson on the way to scoring a decisive knockout of the confused and frustrated Mike Tyson. He would not even get close enough to bite Clay's ears out of frustration.

Tyson would dominate Buster Mathis and Jimmy Ellis. He would also beat Joe Frazier.

George Foreman would beat Tyson like a stepchild.

Muhamad Ali would score a KO of Mike Tyson in a very psychological fight.

Tyson would kill Spinks, Big John Tate, Ken Norton, and Mike Weaver. But he would have trouble with Michael Dokes.

Larry Holmes would easily outpoint Tyson.

Tyson would kill Tim Witherspoon. But if Greg Page trained well, there is a small chance he could beat Tyson by decisiion. Otherwise, Tyson would annihilate him.

Naturally, Tyson would beat those that he actually did beat like Bonecrusher Smith, Michael Spinks, Tucker, and Berbick.

He would also beat Buster Douglas who he actually did beat. For those who don't remember, there was a "long count" when Douglas went down earlier in the fight. I you have access to the tape, you'll see that Douglas couldn't beat the count and got up only at the count of 15!

Tyson would beat Hollyfield, Riddick Bowe, Lennox Lewis, Vitali Klischko, and the others.