Tyson makes some good observations in the video clip.
Wlad would be a hard match for Tyson, as he is big and can box. Tyson had trouble with boxers.
I have often been critical of those who feel Tyson was a top ten boxer. In my opinion he was a top fifty boxer.
However, there is no denying that he was a formidable opponent when he was young and when both Rooney and D'amato were still in the camp.
Tyson had a great jab, power in both hands, and was fast and aggressive.
Wlad is a great technical boxer, and fights a calculated and clinical way......that a young Tyson would demolish. Wlad does not have the chin to hang with Tyson. Ali would, but not Wlad,
Tyson in two or three rounds gets a KO.....or sooner.
Wladimir Klitschko would beat Mike Tyson easily, just like he beat all the men Tyson's size. 120-108 wide UD victory for Wladimir, no problem.
I love Mike and Wlad. The questions is...are we talking Wlad before or after Steward. Tyson KOs pre- Emanuel in 3. Klitscko wins a brutal TKO stoppage by round 9 or 10 in which he wins every round post-Steward. He would use his reach to keep Tyson distant and punish him with the right hand everytime he decided to get close, especially if this is post-Cus Mike who threw away his head movement.
Wlad is no good going backwards and his chin is suspect. Early rounds gives Tyson that shot to back up Wlad and with his speed of combinations and power unloads on Wlad. Mr. K is not a dancer and would be right in front of the oncoming Tyson. Wlad has that hit and hold tactic, so I can see Tyson getting frustrated and swinging wild at times. After 4 rounds it goes the other way, IMO.
Tyson's peekaboo stance alone would accelerate Klit's heartbeat to the "fatburning" zone. And as Tyson bobs and weave Klits predictable and robotic jab, getting closer and closer.... Wlad starts to poop liquidized stain a little in his trunks cuz he aint never faced tenacity in the face, ever. And upon having that thought which left his guard vulnerable a little due to his mind slightly wandering....... POW!!
.......Left hook to the body and then a right uppercut landed on that shatterable chin
"DOWN GOES KLITSCHKO, DOWN GOES KLITSCHKO!"
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*TING DING DING*
MIKE TYSON HAS JUST OBLITERATED WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO IN ROUND 1!"
Given Wlad's chin and Mike's power, this one ends early and badly for Klitschko, I really can't see Wlad getting out of the first round conscious. Mike by KO early and brutally. The early Tyson would have destroyed Wlad with ease. Today, given Mike's completely out of shape and hasn't fought in years, odds are Tyson would still KO Wlad in the first round. Given that I loath Tyson and have some measure of respect for Wlad, it puts my opinion of Wlad's chin in perspective. If Lamont Brewster, Corry Sanders and Ross Pruitty can KO Wlad, Tyson would most likely send Wlad to the hospital if not the morgue. .
Mike Tyson admits that Wladimir would destroy him in this video but em' black boys can't stick to the real world and some of the answers I see around here are total crap.