who do you think would win a boxing match between muhammad ali and mike tyson if they were the same age at 21?

Answer 1

anyone who never saw Clay fight...which would be some young person, or isnt a real boxing fan...would tell you Tyson, I know better...not Ali, Clay was the best...there is a difference...

Answer 2

At 21 years old I would say Tyson. Muhammad (Clay at the time) didn't beat Liston until he was 22. At 21Clay was still maturing he had a difficult 10 round decision with Doug Jones and was knocked down by Henry Cooper in the last two fights while he was 21 leading up to the Liston fight. Clay had a bad habit of leaning back away from punches with his hands down and this was exploited by these experienced boxers. Clay (later Muhammad) worked on this and made big improvements prior to the Liston fight; that is when he began to throw the right as he backed up. Muhammad never completely corrected this habit but due to his great foot/hand speed and supernatural reflexes he got away with it most of the time. Remember he was still doing it against Frazier which is when Frazier's left hook knock him down in "The Fight". At 21 prior to Liston I say that Tyson would have beat Clay by KO (probaly a left hook as he back away). Another thing to remember Tyson matured and peaked very young. Ali matured and peaked later and during his peak years (1967-1970 he was not fighting) an through his best experienced period (until mid 1970's) Ali would have frustrated and beat Tyson. I am not a Tyson fan as he wasted himself and I feel at best he is the 10-12th All-time Best Heavyweight. Ali is solid #2 behind Joe Louis had Tyson not been an idiot he could have been #1. I hope this answers your question, just calling them as I see them.

Answer 3

Ali easy. He is much taller 6'3" vs Tyson at 5'10" so he would have had quite a reach advantage. Ali was rarely touched, he would pick Tyson apart from outside all while dancing and making Tyson look bad. Easy win for Ali.

Answer 4

As far as being a smart fighter, figuring out as the fight goes on and what will be effective, muhammad ali would only need 3 or 4 rounds to know what to do. Let's have ali take him down with his quick left in the fifth. He MAY have to follow up with a heavy right after the left stuns the big guy.

Answer 5

seem on the boys Ali fought and then seem on the boys that Tyson fought. they don't seem to be even comparable Ali beat many of the terrific boxers of all time, Mike Tyson have been given destroyed by using Buster Douglas. Ali will by no potential permit up he has heart. Chuvalo sent him to the wellbeing facility pissing blood and Norton broke his jaw the two situations he finished the combat and against Chuvalo he took the determination. Tyson is a quitter whilst the combat isn't likely his way he collapses like a low value tent in a wind typhoon, it in many situations happens in around 4 if his opponent isn't heavily harm by using then Tyson won't win, his persistence and heart is purely pathetic. Ali KO 5

Answer 6

Without a doubt, Ali would win. He was simply a smarter fighter. Tyson would charge in (like he always did), Ali would "dance" a few rounds with him and pick him apart when he tired out. Name the great champions Tyson beat- not one compares to Liston, Frazier, Norton,or Foreman.

Answer 7

Ali without any question of doubt. At that age Ali was so quick, I think he would frustrate Tyson.

Even older Ali would still stand a good chance - he would go into the "rope a dope" plan that he used against Foreman and others and just let Tyson tire himself out.

Answer 8

ALI WOULD WIN. HE IS A MUCH SMARTER BOXER THAN TYSON COULD EVER HOPE TO BE. ALI FOUGHT GREAT PUNCHERS ( EX GEORGE FOREMAN, JOE FRAZIER, AND SONNY LISTON). WHAT GREAT PUNCHERS DID TYSON FIGHT? ALI WAS A RINGMASTER. TYSON WAS A PLODDER. THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD PUT TYSON IN THE RING WITH ALI. ALI WAS THE GREATEST AND BEAT SOME OF THE GREAT ONES.

Answer 9

at 21,tyson hands down...if u say ali,you are fooling yourself....at 21,tyson wood of destryed ali............

Answer 10

tyson would destroy him no contest clay was a lil skinny man and we all know what tyson looked like no contest