A few to my mind.

He was the only real quality heavyweight of the Eighties, IMO.

Lewis v Tyson in their prime would have gone to Tyson. Tyson just had that bit more.

From the Seventies, i'd take all of Ali, Frazier and Foreman against Tyson. Maybe even Ken Norton. That was the real quality era.

Sixties, Ali and Liston pre-Mafia.

And before that, Joe Louis and Marciano too.

Not bad though is it, top 10 heavyweight of all time, Tyson even when you're hard on him.

Posted By: Johnny Comecardiff on December 6th 2007 at 13:05:39

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The most anticipated fights of the 80s and 90s (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 6, 12:15:25
- bugner v bruno........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 6, 15:15:03
  - cannyDC, that is! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 6, 15:15:19
- Thatcher v Scargill (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Dec 6, 13:10:42
  - good ol' maggie, taught those nasty unions a thing or two! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 6, 13:59:44
    - 'cough (n/m) (General Chat) - Cannydc, Dec 6, 15:05:08
      - keep the red flag flying comrade! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Dec 6, 15:12:03
- oooooooooooo (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 12:23:58
- Benn McClellan was a fantastic fight. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 12:19:17
  - I have that on VHS too! (General Chat) - shoddy, Dec 6, 12:40:25
  - i'm not a massive fan of the noble art (General Chat) - blindasabat, Dec 6, 12:26:22
  - mate, that sopcast site you mentioned yesterday. whats the... (General Chat) - Dirty Delia, Dec 6, 12:23:30
    - Variable. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 12:26:49
  - It was. I have a copy. Brutal. And still causes a shudder. (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Dec 6, 12:20:26
    - I've got one too. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 12:23:49
- Remember Ali / Foreman with anticipation (General Chat) - Cannydc, Dec 6, 12:18:06
  - Do you remember that overhand right Frank landed on Mike? (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 12:26:00
    - Tyson sait that the punch 'fazed' him (General Chat) - Cannydc, Dec 6, 12:35:47
      - I was well proud of Frank that night (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 12:39:44
        
        tyson in his prime ? who if anyone could have beaten him.? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dirty Delia, Dec 6, 13:00:08
        
        A few to my mind. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 13:05:39
        
        Tyson at his very best...I think he would have just knocked them down like the... (General Chat) - Dirty Delia, Dec 6, 13:13:20
        
        Cor that IS hard (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 13:12:18
        
        Just reckon Tyson might have struggled with Norton's style. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 13:20:37
        
        I would tend to agree (General Chat) - earlydoors, Dec 6, 13:17:25
        
        just his sheer power, he would have walked right through Ali, at.. (General Chat) - Dirty Delia, Dec 6, 13:19:48
        
        They said that about Foreman. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 13:21:30
        
        Foreman was so slow with his punches though wasnt he (General Chat) - earlydoors, Dec 6, 13:27:29
        
        To my mind, that comes from comparing him to Ali. (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 13:30:27
        
        Not to my mind though (General Chat) - earlydoors, Dec 6, 13:32:47
        
        Probably not. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 13:41:38
        
        And pre-Ali Clay was the neatest and fastest heavyweight of all time. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 13:23:12
        
        Ali would have out-thought and out-boxed Tyson (General Chat) - Cannydc, Dec 6, 13:04:29
    - Yeah. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 12:35:33
      - frank had a sledgehammer but not the heart to go with it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Dirty Delia, Dec 6, 13:02:16
        
        Always thought of Frank as a brave fighter (General Chat) - Cannydc, Dec 6, 13:06:00
        
        Had the heart. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 13:07:35
      - Or movement, or angles, or combinations! (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 6, 12:37:14
        
        Rolf..... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Dec 6, 12:56:05

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