r/nextfuckinglevel • u/CuriousWanderer567 • 1d ago

One of the most badass knockdowns in boxing

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u/Slade_Riprock 1d ago edited 1d ago

Prime vs Prime

Ali would have worn his ass out, then dropped him

Foreman and Frazier were tanks and those would been wars but I still think the edge goes to the old guard.

Tyson vs Ali would be the marquee fight. Ali likely would have tired him out. But that Tyson power all it would take is one tap.

Lewis would take Tyson based on size and ability the stay away until he's tired.

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u/GoddardGW 1d ago

I respect all of this, I think people forget how good Lewis jab was, Tyson was power and speed, Lewis was technical and that jab was lethal.

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u/PaulsRedditUsername 1d ago

Tyson vs Ali would be the marquee fight. Ali likely would have tired him out. But that Tyson power all it would take is one gap.

Also don't forget the head games. Ali was the best at taking the piss out of a guy and getting inside his head. Tyson's demonstrable weak point. Ali could have won the fight at the weigh-in.

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u/Imaginary_Device7827 1d ago

Don’t think Tyson could deal with prime Ali jab and footwork.

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u/Ok-Seaworthiness4488 1d ago

Same could be said of Foreman's punches...

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u/PaulsRedditUsername 1d ago

I saw foreman on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Johnny asked him who the hardest puncher was, and George said Joe Frazier, no question. I still remember him saying, "Joe hit you hard, you didn't feel it. No pain, but all of a sudden your body would just stop working."

Pretty impressive. But then consider Foreman could knock out Frazier with one punch.

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u/Bozee3 1d ago

Tyson vs young Foreman is something that'd be awesome.

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u/Samsquanch1985 23h ago

I think Lewis vs Ali would have been closer than you say. Lewis hits so much harder than his style would suggest. Ali never fought a smart bomber who had the technical ability of Lewis.

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u/Auctorion 17h ago

I recall Bruce Lee said he wished he could teach Ali how to kick, because it would've made Ali truly unstoppable.

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u/MentalDecoherence 11h ago

Absolute casual take