When Bob Sapp made a move for Mike Tyson at the K1, wouldn't Mike have knocked him   c l e a n   out?
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One clean shot from Bob Sapp would probably put _anybody_ down for good.  The problem Sapp has is that he doesn't always get clean shots.  He's so big that you can see his shoulder and hip move a half minute before his sledgehammer fist comes around.  Most of his wins that I've seen have come from him barely lasting long enough to catch a guy that's a little too tired or wobbly to see the big slow punch coming at his head.\n\nSo, I don't think Sapp had a chance of landing anything on Tyson.  Tyson's definitely past his prime, but he's still small and fast.  Sapp would have to catch Tyson sleeping to land a punch on him.\n\nWith that being said, would Tyson be able to knock Sapp out?  In his prime I would say, absolutely.  I've TiVo'ed some of his classic fights and greatest knockouts.  The slow motion feature is awesome to use to see how Tyson could get his entire frame behind a punch.  He didn't punch with his arms or shoulders, or even from his hips like the really big punchers do. He punched from his FEET.  And he was FAST.  I don't think _anyone_ could withstand a solid punch from Tyson.  And what made him great in his day was that he was able to land those punches at will.\n\nCould he have landed one on Sapp?  Probably.  Would it have enough steam to put Sapp down?  I just don't know.  His skills have diminished over the years, so it's hard to say.\n\nBut I sure would have liked to seen him try!
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It is fun how Mike Tyson is so well suited to being a punchline. But the fact is, he was the world heavyweight champion for a good reason. The kid hits hard.\n\nIf you have really watched him fight, you have seen his fists crush people. Rocky certianly seemed to be durable, but for as ridiculous Tyson has become, Tyson does still deserve respect for being such a formidable boxer.
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Rocky Marciano would probably think Ali was a joke because during his time the boxers would stand toe to toe and slug it out til one of them hit the mat. \nAli would be running around the ring avoiding Rocky which would probably piss off Rocky making him want to finish it even faster.\n\nRocky was a good guy and said he didn't like hurting people so he probably wasn't giving his all in a fight. To win 49 fights with 43 of them being by knock out and not like hurting people I'd hate to see how he'd be if he didn't care.\n\nRocky would probably beat Ali to a pulp from being pissed off at him for playing rope a dope and not fighting like a man.
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Interesting question Brent!  Ken Norton was one hell of a fighter and he obviously faced much tougher competitiion during his career.  He beat Ali once and lost two very close decisions to him in their trilogy of fights.  Klitschko has a good punch and a decent jab but I believe that Norton would really bust him up inside and set it all up with his very quick and underrated jab.  By the 9th round a very weary Klitschko has taken a lot of punishment and the referee has to stop the fight.  I believe that the same result would occur give or take a few rounds against the other guys with Norton prevailing.  He was just a lot better fighter than any of these heavyweights today in my opinion.
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Brock has just signed on to do some MMA fighting (I would not want to go against him!) Steve once in awhile appears for WWE he has a bad neck and risk sever damage if he would wrestle again.. THe rock has just been doing the hollywood thing... although I haven't seen or heard from him as of late
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I really don't think anyone could have taken Tyson is his prime.  He was far to overwhelming.  Roy Jones, Jr.?  I saw him fight guys that everyone said he shouldn't beat and he made them look silly; evading punches and throwing them from odd angles.  Tua needs to do more to even be int his conversation.
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These people are out of their mind.  Lee was a movie star, but not a champion fighter.  Don't get me wrong.  He was a great fighter and lightning fast, but he didn't train in the way moder MMA fighters do to prepare for a ground fight.  He'd be taken down and either submitted or pounded into mat.
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Mike Tyson did not plan to fight in the PRIDE FC which is Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) meaning it includes groundfighting, submission techniques etc. \n\nHowever he was bragging about 2 years ago to sign for a series of matches in Japanese fighting organisation K-1 which by that time was stand-up styles only. His opponent back then would have been NFL player turned brawler Bob Sapp. Tyson was in attendance of Sapp's matches but never fought. Contractual as well as medical reasons kept that fight from taking place.\n\nI hope I could help you..
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The fight was boring considering the match up, especially because Alistair is a semi-flamboyant fighter (muay thai/shooto).   I, like you, was a HUGE Vitor fan when he came out.  He threw down like nobody I've seen.  But as we know, a fighter needs to be more well rounded and I think he lacks the overall ability to dominate each fight even with his BJJ training.  A fighter always falls back on what they know (original competitive background-i.e., wrestling, boxing, etc.) and boxing isn't going to cut it.  He seems to be fighting without either confidence, heart, motivation; or a combination of all previously mentioned.  I don't know if we will see "The Phenom" again, but I sure hope so!
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When Tito faught Chuck he was at the top of his game. He hasn't faught anyone in the last 2 years to show he deserves a title fight. He barely beat Forrest Griffin. Tito needs to beat Babaloo or even Rishad Evens but then that wouldn't make for a good ppv, as far as Dana making more money...\n\nChuck is going to kick his ass. Like he did the first time.
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First off, the gate would not have been $100 million, especially without a promoter.\n\nFor Liston to win, it would probably have to be by decision. He had one of the best jabs in the heavyweight division, especially with his longer reach. He would doubtless build up a lead early in the fight.\n\nHowever, I see Tyson making a surge late in the fight to make it much closer. The opponents that Tyson has had trouble with are taller opponents. Although Liston is a big fighter, he's not much taller than Tyson and so wouldn't pose as much of a threat.\n\nOverall, it would probably go to a decision with Liston winning because of all the early rounds he won. This would be very interesting because in cases like this, the public always starts screaming about how the fight was a robbery. Now that would be something.
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in their prime : IF Ali could last past round 3 he would win ... if not, well then I guess Tyson would have knocked him out.\n\nMy prediction: Ali would have kept ducking the big hooks and eventually Tyson would get tired and then Ali would swell em up with jabs... Ali in 6th round. KO
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Good question sir!  Had this been at heavyweight, I probably would have picked Moorer.  I believe that Bob Foster was one of the all time greats at Lgt Heavyweight and could really punch!  Moorer would have given him some difficulty at first as a southpaw and with his quick hands but Foster would have kept him at bay with crisp hard jabs.  In about round 7 Foster hits Moorer witha perfiect right hand for the 10 count.
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Ali is much faster than him even though he's heavyweight. Plus he could take a beating/punch compared to Liddell who got knocked out  cold early in his career.
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Brent me and you both know that this is a joke match up Roy Jones Jr was probably best P4P for the last 10 years before Tarver and Johnson I wont even speak the other boxers name in the same sentance as Roy Jones.\n\nRibafish i will check out his next fight but i still think putting Adamek in a dream match up with Roy Jones is a bit of a joke, Adamek has fought absolutely nobody and Jones has been in the ring with greats like Hopkins, McCallum and Toney. Maybe this question should be posted again in 5 years or so, when Adamek has had some kind of career.
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Mike Tyson would win. Mr 'T' (Clubber Lang) comes at you in a straight line, with no lateral movement. Also he does'nt move his head to slip punches and he backs off in a straight line, instead of stepping to the side. The only problem with a'peak' Tyson is that he did'nt fight on the inside...he would just wait for the ref to break. Mike would knock him out like Trevor Berbick and Pinklon Thomas.
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No, but Tyson should have defended his WBC title against Lewis in 1996. Instead, he relinquished that belt to fight Bruce Seldon for the WBA title.\n\nInterestingly, Tyson and Lewis are about the same age, but Tyson peaked much sooner and had nowhere near a steady career as Lewis. By the time the two finally did fight in 2002, Tyson was a much lesser fighter than in his prime.