Who would win out of Mike Tyson and Ali in the ring if they was both in their prime?

Answer 1

ali definatly!!

Answer 2

Ali should win that fight easily, but there is a small chance of Tyson catching Ali early. Remember, Tyson never beat anyone with 1/10 of Ali's skill and Tyson generally had problems with taller fighters with long reaches who moved.

James Tillis, Buster Douglas, and Lennox Lewis all presented problems for Tyson and you could argue that he fought Tillis in his prime. Buster Douglas was no Ali and he absolutely destroyed a near-prime Tyson in 1990 with a style that Tyson had no answers for and that was as close to Ali as Tyson ever faced.

A prime Ali fighting a smart fight (no rope-a-dope against Tyson!) would probably have frustrated Mike and stopped him in the late rounds. In Ali's prime, fights were 15 rounds. Tyson never went more than 12. Either way, I'd say an 11th round stoppage for Ali with the ref saving a defenseless Tyson on the ropes.

Good question!

Answer 3

Ali.

to all you nuts who think tyson would win, consider the following-

Ali was almost 4in taller than Tyson and used his height and jab to keep opponents away.

Second- to be considered the best, you have to beat the best. Ali fought some the greatest heavyweights of all time, and he had his most famous fights, such as the Frazeir trillogy, the foreman fight, the norten trillogy, a couple of fights against an underrated Jerry Quarry, after he was past his prime. The greats he beat include-


Sonny Liston(x2?)- i know alot of people think that these fights were fixed, but that is a different question

Floyd Patterson twice, though past his prime he was still a formidable opponent when they fought.


George Foreman

Joe Frazier

some tough fights against George Chuvalo, who was a good heavyweight in his own right

Now, as far as i can tell, the best fighter Tyson beat was an out of his prime(though still formidable) Larry Holmes, who else did he beat, Berbek, Bone Crusher Smith, Tony Tucker, Tony Tubbs. Those are not exactly names that will come up in a discussion about the all time greats.


Second- Evander Holyfield, who fought both a 41 year old George Foreman Mike Tyson, has claimed that Foreman hit him harder than any else in his carrer, if Ali could take a punch from big George, by that testimony, he also could take a punch from Tyson.

Next- One huge problem is that many of you put a 20-25 year old Tyson against the Ali that fought Foreman and Frazier. While i still think Ali would beat him at this age, his prime was in the mid-late 60s.

Answer 4

It's so sad how people selectively forget the greatness of Tyson in his prime because of his fast fade post conviction. Who was faster? Joe Frazier or Mike Tyson? Who was stronger and the better puncher? Who had more agility and lateral movement? Tyson, Tyson, Tyson.

Who knocked Ali on his *** and won decisively when Ali was undefeated? Joe Frazier.

With that said, Tyson is a mental midget compared to Smokin' Joe and didn't have the chin that Frazier had. Also, even in Tyson's prime, Tony Tucker and Jame "Bonecrusher" Smith lasted the whole 12 rounds with Tyson.

It would be an phenomenal fight between Tyson and Ali, with Tyson dominating the early rounds 1 through 4 with his blinding speed, head movement and thunderous power. Ali, however, with his legendary chin and heart, would get up from an early knockdown and dance around Tyson as Tyson gets discouraged and tired. Ali would then start tattooing Tyson from 6th round on to a likely 11th round TKO.

It woulda been even better than Thrilla in Manilla!

Answer 5

I think the 1st fight might come out as a draw. They both have unique styles in boxing. Ali is fast on his feet but Tyson has such a powerful punch (mostly due to the anger he carries around with him on a daily basis). So I'm thinking that if Ali could tire out Tyson (which would take some doing) Ali might have a shot after all. But this question was a hard one. So I'm going with the draw.

Answer 6

I would agree that they would have to fight more than once. I think the only thing that would keep Tyson from winning would be Tyson. Nobody Ali ever fought even compared to the speed and power of Tyson. On ESPN watch some of his fights from the late 80s and try to tell he isn't the most ferocious, hardest hitting, quickest heavyweight of all time. Nobody gives him real credit as to how good of a fighter he actually was, he had the best training and a lot of experience before he even stepped into a pro fight. I'm surprised Iron Mike never killed any of those poor saps he fought.

Answer 7

Ali so completely outclasses Tyson I find it difficult even compare the two. Ali beat arguably some of the greatest power punchers in heavyweight history and if people like Liston, Forman, Frazier and Shavers couldn't handle Ali, neither could Tyson. Mike was a heavy puncher who intimidated the first couple dozen guys they put in the ring with him. Intimidation wouldn't have worked against Ali, and Ali would have exposed Mike faster than Holyfield did. This is one of they rare times I disagree with guys like Keith and Smitty.

Ali would have KOed Mike, it wouldn't have went the distance.

Answer 8

Tony, Mike Tyson was a slugger like young Foreman, Liston, and Shavers. Ali beat all of those guys using different styles of fighting. In his prime Ali would be moving, staying away from Tyson's power advantage. Foreman hit harder than Tyson and Ali said Shavers hit harder than Foreman. Tyson only knew one way of fighting. He didn't know how to fight after he got hurt. Ali knew how to fight no matter what the circumstance or situation.. Ali would probably knock Tyson out late if Tyson isn't disqualified before that.

Answer 9

Muhammad Ali would win. Mike Tyson was a faster version of George Foreman, but would get frustrated with Ali, just like Foreman did.

Answer 10

This question has been ask so many times. I think Tyson in his prime was to fast and could knock you out with either hand at any time. His fights were only lasting 30 seconds. i love Ali but steroids and what not may of been a factor with Tyson. Different era's make for great conversation though.

Answer 11

If this would be a 15-rounder, I think Tyson will be beaten by his own stamina. He is used to short fights. He has barely reached a verdict in his career. He is a slugger. He will always look to knock you out of there. He will trade with you. Tyson may have the edge in power, but Ali has the better chin, stamina, speed, and defense.
I think Ali will toy with Tyson in the early rounds, just feeling him out. The middle rounds will be fairly close, but I think Ali wins most of them. I think Ali will go for the kill against a worn'out Tyson in the later frames.