Lennox Lewis whipped Tyson very easily when Tyson was not in his prime. Lennox Lewis would still beat him if he was in his prime. No way Lewis could lose.

Mike Tyson, at his very best (i.e.early Tyson) was a fine heavyweight. He had terrific head movement, an overlooked jab that set up his hooks, great speed, and tremendous power in both hands.

He is easily a top 50 all-time heavyweight, and maybe even a contender for a top 30 spot.

His limitations are a tendency to give up under pressure, a peek-a-boo style that required such reflexes and speed that it was suitable only to a young fighter, and a great weakness against fighters who held on or who were pure boxers.

The other thing that plagued Tyson was his frustration when facing dirty tactics, although he often used them himself.

So, with James Smith we see the holding giving Tyson problems, and at the end of the fight he really got nailed, although of course he won.

With Hollyfield, the headbutts were a big issue, and Tyson pretty much lost it, because he culd not deal with it.

And Buster Douglas showed what a boxer's jab could do to the peek-a-boo style. Game over.

So, Tyson, while great, had his issues.

Lewis, on the other hand, while a late bloomer, had few weaknesses. Many people say he had a weak chin, but if you examine his competition, he took some terrible shots and kept going. Lewis was a highly skilled technical boxer with a thunderous jab, vicious right cross, unbelievable agility for a big man....and he was BIG.

While I believe quite a few of the all-time great heavyweights could beat Lewis, they would not do so without a considerable struggle. The only boxers who would out-class him would be Ali, a prime Foreman, Joe Louis, and Marciano. Others would beat him, but they would not walk away unscathed.

Lewis demonstrated that he could handle swarmers, boxer-punchers, dirty fighters, holding, and was intelligent enough to out-think and adapt to opponents.

Tyson may have been having an off-night when he fought Douglas, (and he had fired Rooney).....but he was still in his prime, and it was pretty obvious any good boxer could beat him.

Lewis, being better than just good, would beat Tyson every single time.

No contest.

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I think everyone forgot about the first round of the Lewis/Tyson fight. Tyson nearly had him beat. If Tyson was in his prime he would have relentlessly pounded nonstop with both arms swinging the most power that Lewis had ever seen before while bobbing and weaving his punches. Knocking Lewis out in the first round as he did so many other of his opponents. Mike Tyson brought boxing back from the dead. Lennox Lewis would have never been remembered if it weren't for Tyson. All of boxing owes it to Iron Mike for rebirthing it into what it is today! Look up some of Tysons fights in his prime on YouTube and compare to Lewis' s and you'll be able to decide yourself. HANDS DOWN TYSON WINS EVERYTIME! The greatest knockout king of all time: Iron Mike Tyson!

Lewis would beat Tyson, any version of him.

Only Americans think Tyson would win, Lewis fought a much higher level of comp. Tyson's comp in the 80's was mediocre and he ducked Foreman. Lewis is a legit ATG and he dominated his era and avenged his losses. Tyson could not avenge his losses.

Tyson hated fighters like Lewis that jabbed, ie the Douglas fight.

And Lewis had a good chin, he was KO'd twice but those were perfectly timed. Lewis took shots from Morrison, Klitschko and Tua.

In reality, Lewis would KO him inside 10 rounds. But to fantasy wanks, Tyson wins.

Lewis was ducked by everyone in early 90's, he was big, dangerous, and not so popular. The thing about Prime Tyson that will always be a big ?, negatively because he was untested, and in his defense who ever saw some one so powerful, and as explosive ?

Prime vs Prime. Lewis by UD, but it would be much different, then their actual fight, Lewis got better with age, and Tyson was over 10 years past his best days, in their actual fight. A 23 year old Tyson was unpredictable and aggressive. Def. a tough match up for Lewis.

I think if the Prime Lennox had to fight the Prime Tyson during The time of Tysons Reign before he got all messed up by Robin, King, and everyone else who got into his head, Tyson would have one. He was a much more focused fighter back then and the fear factor would have been much greater back then.

Yeah, I think we'd get the same result, that is, Lewis winning by KO or by UD. Mike had problems with Lennox's long reach and his potent left jab, which all but stymied Tyson's rhythm. Also, Mike's bullying tactics wouldn't work against the bigger and stronger Lewis.

Mike Tyson has more title defenses than Lennox Lewis.

The rest is speculation, not fact.



Lennox Lewis old at 36? But his best performance ever was at age 37 & in that performance Lennox himself said; ''I'm like fine whine, i get better with age'' And then he dodged Wladimir Klitschko

Prime Tyson (88-90) focused on winning would beat Lennox by +2 points (My stadistic analysis)

Prime Tyson would KO Tua around 8 rounds

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I left wondering maybe if Lewis is losing go with all the attack and can hurt Tyson to beat from 9th round, is a possible option

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Never?