I've read articles about how Tyson was supposedly scared of Foreman, how Cus told him that Foreman eats up fighters like Tyson/Frazier/Marciano, and stuff like that.....but watching them around this time period, it's just too hard to pick Foreman over Tyson. Foreman was just sooo much slower and hittable.
I honestly felt team Tyson didn't want anything to do with Foreman back when the fans wanted to see them matched up.
I also like Tyson by decision. I think Foreman lasts the distance because of his chin and mainly because his strength on the inside. He (Foreman) would get beaten to the punch most of the time, but i don't think Mike would be able to land the combinations needed to knock him out. Foreman certainly could eat up a lot of pressure fighters like Frazier, Marciano etc. However i don't see an old George beating a young Tyson. Mike's speed and head movement would prevent Big George from landing the significant amount of blows to stop him.
Horrible stylistic matchup for Tyson. Foreman was excellent at keeping fighters in the range that was right for Foreman. Even against Ali, the bout was fought in Foreman's best range. Ali was simply the better man.
