Who would win in a match between Muhammed Ali in his prime and Mike Tyson in his prime?

Question

Who would win in a match between Muhammed Ali in his prime and Mike Tyson in his prime?

Answer 1

Ali would destroy Tyson. He was too fast, and could easily outsmart Tyson.

Answer 2

Ali, Tyson would get frustrated at Ali's stamina and do something impulsive to DQ himself

Answer 3

ali wud win on points...ali wud be cautious first 3 rounds...tyson wud get frusterated after round 6 and ali wud counter punch him

Answer 4

Mike Tyson.

Answer 5

Ali

Answer 6

ali would outbox tyson and stop him in 10 rounds.

Answer 7

This question never gets old lol,but this is how it would probably turn out,in his prime Ali relied on speed and foot work to beat his opponents even though he had a lot of knock out power, Tyson relied on power and accuracy getting inside and unleashing devastating uppercuts and body shots until he got the chance to punch the h**l out of his opponent's skull. Tyson probably had more knock out power but Ali was a lot smarter, as always Tyson would start the fight as the aggressor and attack Ali immediately forcing Ali to retreat while dodging Tyson's punches, for some reason Ali always had trouble with aggressive in fighters, he could handle people like Liston and Shavers but always found it difficult against the stubborn in fighters (like Joe Frazier) and this weakness would show in this fight, Ali liked to control the pace of the fight from the outside and tyson was never the kind of boxer that you could keep away for long periods of time,his peek a boo style was a lot faster and better than frazier's (Frazier usually moved up and down to dodge while tyson moved side ways most of the time) and Tyson's stocky body made his peek a boo all the more effective, he would have given Ali h**l for the first few rounds probably score a knock down early in the rounds......BUT.....Ali was no ordinary boxer, the toughness of his chin was surpassed only by his willingness to win and this is what would make the difference in this fight, Tyson was a boxer who was used to winning,he never handled frustration well and when a fight didn't go his way he always got impatient and looked for the knock out punch, Ali on the other hand was very patient and usually wore his opponents out while waiting for a clean opening to land some serious punches towards the 5th round Tyson would get frustrated and begin a vicious assault on Ali (A la jack Dempsey) hoping to catch him with an uppercut or a strong right jab (ironically this was his favorite punch but rarely won fights with it) Ali would constantly move around avoiding Mike's most dangerous hits with his amazing relfexes (in his prime Ali's reflexes were not human I have a video on youtube were he dodges a series of strong jabs just by moving his head as if he was seeing the punches come in slow motion......seriously.....just like neo in the matrix) eventually Mike would wear out and just as he brings his hands back to rest Ali would land a quick combination on Mike's jaw, that would rock him tremendously.mike tyson.would be startled by this and he will get intimidated....something he is not used to and this is when Ali would start playing his mind games,Mike would try and play it smart with Ali (bad move) and keep chasing him around but by then Ali would have figured him out and simply keep him at bay with the jabs while occasionally mounting a convincing counter offense.....this fight would probably end in a draw (not likely though) or a split decision victory for Ali ( Tyson would have thrown the most punches,and would have been the aggressive fighter but Ali would have landed more clean shots and won most of the later rounds .....similar to how Mayweather wins a lot of his fights) it would be an interesting match because both boxers knew how to put up a great fight.

P.S Let us not forget that in his prime (mid to late 80's) tyson was an extremely hard boxer to knock out he had extremely good conditioning and his chin was very tough so i doubt that Ali would beat him by knock out.

Answer 8

Did you see Tyson/Holyfield?

It would be a lot like they only the KO would come a lot sooner. I like Tyson, but he wasn't as good as people made him out to be. He had an amazing punch, and that's why he was so loved. Put him against someone like Holyfield he gets schooled. Ali would dominate.

The fight would end when Ali wanted it to

Answer 9

Ali wins. Watch the old videos and think carefully about what you're seeing.

Ali has faster hands and smoother footwork. Tyson has slower hands but faster head movement. Tyson can knockout people with both hands but Ali can knockout people while walking backwards.

Tyson is psychologically inferior to Ali and would easily get angered and off-rhythm by his verbal attacks. Tyson although fast, still has trouble getting in against boxers with long jabs.

Ali is always tough mentally. Even when he's losing a fight, he can somehow manage to break his opponent' s rhythm and offer something in hopes to change the tide. In Mike Tyson's losses, he was clearly doing the same thing over and over in hopes of winning a losing battle. Against Holyfield and Lewis, Tyson ran out of ideas and just fell apart mentally. You can blame bad training but on the other hand, you could see the frustration in Tyson's eyes. Even if you're out of shape, he should have at least been able to win a few rounds from Lewis, right?

In the end, I can see Ali winning the potshot contest all night long. Tyson's combos will be either too short, too close, or just plain ineffective. Ali can throw combos but he can also win by throwing one punch at a time. Tyson loves to expend energy and launch nothing but knockout punches one after another. The more angry Ali makes Tyson get, the higher the chances of Ali winning easily.