Would Holyfield have beaten the Tyson of 1988?

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Would Evander have defeated the '88 version of Tyson?

  1. YES! Evander has his number.

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  2. NO! Tyson would have been too much for him.

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  1. Father of Muzse

    Father of Muzse Undisputed Champion

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    Merchant warned against hyping Lemmon because he'd KO'd a guy who made his name off losing to Mike Tyson...Twice.
     
    Father of Muzse, Oct 18, 2007
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  2. joony

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    but right after lewis stopped ruddock, merchant screamed 'We have new great heavyweight!' :lol:
     
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  3. whiskey

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    Yep and Foreman was singing his praises as well.
     
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  4. Ugotabe Kidding

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    And ironically enough, Lewis WAS the next great heavyweight to come, it just took a while more than Larry probably thought at the moment
     
    Ugotabe Kidding, Oct 18, 2007
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  5. whiskey

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    You forgot Savarese :nono:
     
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  6. Xplosive

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    GTFOH! Tyson beat the shit outta Ruddock both times! Razor held his own at times, but outta the 19 rounds they fought, Razor won maybe 2-3 at the MOST.
     
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    As for the topic at hand. No, I dont think Holy beats the 86-88 Tyson. I think that Tyson woulda beaten Holy by UD.
     
    Xplosive, Oct 19, 2007
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  8. broadwayjoe

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    agREED. Ruddock deserves credit for actually trying to win the fight and taking a beating in the the process, but he was beaten soundly both times by Tyson.

    As for Tyson-Holyfield...I always thought Holyfield would beat Tyson, even when Tyson was champ in the late 80's and when Holy won the title from Douglas.
     
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