Fantasy Matchup: Would De La Hoya beat McGregor in 2020? Holyfield also arguably did that at the perfect time. Frazier was 5’11½” with a 73-inch reach, and at his best was weighing 205-210. both fighters are known to bob and weave, were exceptional pressure fighters who can unleash a ferocious left hook. A heavyweight showdown between two legends from different eras, “Smokin’” Joe Frazier and Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield. Then he got pretty old, then he got REALLY old, and he hung around through 2011. First off Tyson's power if overrated. He had a certain craft you just don’t see anymore, and I often wonder if we’ve tinkered so much with the science of these things that we’ve pretty much eliminated the chance of an up-and-coming fighter finding an odd style that works for them in favor of failing while being more textbook, sort of the way you don’t really see any or at least many of those flailing, swinging, old-time pitcher windups in baseball. They were great fighters and champions, period.). We go back to the heavyweights today with legends of different eras: “Smokin’” Joe Frazier and Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield. But anyway, like Holyfield, Frazier was tougher than a two dollar steak, too. You are an idiot who knows so little about boxing that it is almost a travesty that we have forums where people like you can even put your idiocy into print. Ritson not expecting fight with Taylor, says Vazquez is toughest test, Taylor vs Cyborg? both fighters pretty much had similar styles and similar physiques, this match up i think would qualify as fight of the century. IMO Joe Frazier takes this without a doubt. Let's talk about Ali and Tyson. He didn’t have the shred of Holyfield, but he had a compact and powerful build, and his power was tremendous. Who wins? If you had this fight today, these guys would both be small heavyweights, of course. tyson … both fighters pretty much had similar styles and similar physiques, this match up i think would qualify as fight of the century. Let's talk about Ali and Tyson. Please leave a like so we can continue to create more videos.#ali #miketyson #boxing 50 (44) – 6; Height: 5’10” Reach: 71″ Prime weight: 220 lbs; Heavyweight title reign: 2-time champion with 10 successful defenses; Frazier vs Tyson It’s time for another fantasy boxing matchup! All votes are open for one week from the day they were posted, so if you missed anything within that last week you can still vote on those, too. That left Holyfield with a chance to take the belts from Buster Douglas in ‘90, and his first three defenses were against very old versions of George Foreman and Larry Holmes, with Bert Cooper in between, before he was valiantly battered (while giving plenty back in return) in a legendary 1992 fight against Riddick Bowe, one of the rising giants. I'm talking Prime Mike Tyson Vs. Prime Joe Frazier. 1. Like Holyfield later beating Tyson, Frazier did beat Ali when they met in 1971 after Ali’s return. Both in their primes, Tyson via KO. Evander came along at a … He was naturally lean, a muscular guy with an athletic build. Holyfield is officially listed at 6’2½” with a 78-inch reach, and at his real best was weighing 210-215 or so. Who wins in a fight? Evander came along at a point where we were starting to see the division taken over by really, really big guys, but he was a natural cruiserweight (and maybe the greatest cruiserweight ever) before moving up to heavyweight in 1988 and eventually becoming the undisputed champion. Iron Mike Tyson vs. Smokin’ Joe Frazier, one of the most interesting mythic matches of all. It would be a good fight but there's no way Joe looses. TM & © 2020 BoxingScene. Tyson did hit hard as shit but it really wasn't harder than Frazier. But Holyfield had a rare mix of determination and toughness that helped him become a real star and a recognized heavyweight legend. Personally, I imagine this being a war pretty much from the get-go. there’s a page where you can follow along and look back on anything you missed. Although Frazier could beat Clay and maybe Lewis (had a great uppercut, but was one or two punches at a time with everything he did) that Tyson might not, this would be a very bad matchup for Joe. Talks open between Hearn and Bellator. (Also, saying Frazier and Holyfield won the titles at times that were, in a way, lucky for them is not really meant as a shot at either guy. They’d fight twice more, with Ali winning both. Correct, but Tyson favored hooks and uppercuts. Lomachenko and Lopez didn’t get over the top at all, but the seriousness of Saturday’s event was fully on display. tyson is more heavily muscled but frazier had a slightly longer reach. Heavyweight title reign: 4 successful defenses, including win over Muhammad Ali “Iron” Mike Tyson . What are keys to lightweight supremacy this Saturday night? Who has the advantage here? His jab was a feint move. Lets talk about who would win if they fought in the same ring. And like Holyfield, you might could make the case his rise to the championship came at a time when something wild had happened to the previously recognized king, with Muhammad Ali out of the sport for a few years. ali missed a lot of jabs and straight against frazier and ali had lightning speed. tyson doesn't have the gas tank to make it a fight the entire night plus he gets frustrated fairly easy. Who wins? März 1968 gewann Joe Frazier im New Yorker Madison Square Garden den vakanten Meistertitel der New York State Athletic Commission – aus dem später der WBC -Verband hervorging – gegen Buster Mathis senior durch TKO in der 11. Mike Tyson’s bubble had been burst in Tokyo in 1990, and then Tyson wound up doing time. They were great, brutal fights, and I don’t recall any biting. We’re doing this Monday through Friday for the time being, and there’s a page where you can follow along and look back on anything you missed. It wasn’t reckless aggression with them. Watch: Calm intensity on display at final Loma-Lopez presser. All Rights Reserved. Will notoriety and hype get into Berlanga’s head? Today! He probably should’ve been able to claim some sliver of the heavyweight crown again in 2008, but judges gave Nikolay Valuev a majority decision in Switzerland, robbing us all of a minor historical happening with several asterisks attached. Frasier was fairly one-dimensional in his defensive movement, whereas Mike slipped punches in a more dynamic way and had more punching power with both hands.