I love the way he said “I want this Mike Tyson”. It’s like the toughest guy in the village came back from holiday and heard of the new guy in town running the place while he was away.
I would agree with you for the most part. Watching the Holyfield fight showed that George still had the power to hurt top heavyweights but the hand speed just wasn’t there in my opinion. Maybe George could have clipped him and finished him late like moorer because I think Holyfield had a better chin than Tyson.
@@bbkyjohnson I agree with your assessment more or less, what he had more of than anybody else was the determination, his need of redemption, and the will to do it
The only time we saw him get KO’ed was against Ali and that was mainly due to him being too tired to get back up. Had nothing to do with his durability.
I'm not sure how honesty is I seen a recent interview where he said he wanted no parts of Mike Tyson however this one he said something different. So I don't know how honest he is either you wanted to fight him or he didn't now if you catch George he said he didn't want to fight him?
Tbf he’s giving Tyson his props now being humble, this is him telling truth imo , Don king 👑 probably why it didn’t happen. Hes a preacher and gave up boxing in his prime to do that .
Tyson is the only Boxer they know and they still know very little about him. So I think Casual fits the bill quite literally. If you look up casual in the dictionary as it pertains to Boxing, you will see Mike Tyson fan boys right at the very Top. Followed by anyone who fan girls and worships one particular fighter instead of accepting that fighters have vulnerabilities to different styles of opponents.
People can have opinions. It doesn't mean they alot about boxing but they can k ow enough to have a say or leave a comment. Or is this only for professionals to comment on?
@@seanewing204 Old man foreman went the full length with all-action warrior Evander Hollyfield. Tyson's best bet against Foreman would be to outbox him and take him the full-length, winning on point. That's because old Foreman knew how to manage his energy, unlike his younger self. How many times did Tyson go all the way?
Mike never fought top level fighters lol Lost every fight he had against a great fighter Foreman hit so much harder than tyson, its not even a competition, u didn‘t see tyson‘s punches thats why he knocked people out Foremans punches u saw coming and thought u could take it bc yk he‘s „slow“ later on „old and slow“ and right when he hit u, u took a stroll down memory lane, putting your boots on again and getting stopped by the coach bc he has to tell you that u already fought Foreman would demolish tyson in a way that would not be allowed on television Look at what foreman did to joe frazier, a man who had a wayyyyyy better chin than tyson, and tyson lacked the heart to fight back, once he got beat up, he lost Foremans chin is legendary, only going down against ron lyle (he got ko‘d by ali bc he was swining away for 8 rounds, tell me u not going to be tired by then) Tyson fanboys stop it, tyson was great for the sport, but against top notch opponents, he wasn‘t that great against them was he „pRiMe MiKe“ never fought anyone on the level of foreman, nobody, best win is over a lhw in spinks, and an old retired for 2 years larry holmes
@@riz15yearsago mike lost to every good fighter he fought, he could put up a good fight for about 1 or 2 rounds against foreman, about 6-7 with ali, and 7-8 with frazier After that, he would take a stroll down memory lane
@@dinaertos8194u do realized that Tyson move faster than Ali right, foreman don't stand a chance against Mike tf he's too slow by the time he took a swing Mike will land punches right n left on his face🤦
I truly belive Foreman would have won. Tyson had yet to battle his inner demons. Foreman was in the best mindset of his life. He had already defeated his biggest challege. Himself.
Tyson would've won but not likely by knockout. If Tommy Morrison can beat him in the wbo heavyweight championship than Tyson had a great chance he might've even knocked him down a once or twice
@@nischala7170 opposite lol George could have won but Foreman could have been one who would shit himself, he was afraid of Frazier, guy who is lot weaker than Mike and wasn’t even as intimidating as Mike
An absolute frickin legend right there! Possibly the most underrated boxer/story in boxing history. Much love to my boy Foreman! And thanks for the grill homie 👍😎💯 God bless 🛐
Foreman is still only 74. My granddad knew of his boxing exploits, my dad, and I was a kid when he beat Moorer. And now my little second cousins ask about foreman. The man is timeless.
@@NateS917Larry Holmes was 38 years old, overweight and retired. His entire training consisted of losing 40 pounds in six weeks. So it doesn't count. Only notable fighter peak Tyson beat was Spinks, who was done with boxing and on the edge of retiring right before they offered him 13 million dollars for the match. He did it just to get paid and didn't follow his trainer's game plan (which were the same that would allow Buster Douglas to beat Tyson later)
@@golf-me2bh Tyson lost to Douglas because he fired Kevin Rooney the year before an account of don king poisoning his head. Also, if the Holmes fight doesn't count then neither does the holyfield or lewis fight, since Tyson was a decade past his prime and not the same fighter as the one before prison.
@@NateS917 He was still an active fighter when he fought Holyfield and Lewis. Not retired. And certainly not out of shape. Holmes just came out of a two year retirement and took the Tyson fight on a six week notice, despite being overweight. He was out of shape and had no chance to condition himself properly. So it doesn't count. For the Holyfield fight, however, Holmes was once again an active fighter, so Holyfield's victory over Holmes does count. But Tyson's win over Holmes is as legitimate as McBride's win over Tyson.
@@golf-me2bh Tyson was fresh out of prison for the holyfield fight, so he had about the same amount of time to train as Holmes did. And by the time he fought lewis he was 37, so doesn't that mean holyfields and Lewis "win" doesn't count, going by your logic?
Young Foreman would take Mike's head off and old Foreman would have good chance cause Tyson would be tired and frustrated after 5-6 rounds plus Tyson never faced puncher like Big George ;]
@@Borc_pop he never fought Tyson doing his comeback everybody said Ali couldn't beat him but Ali beat him so you really can't say that he couldn't been drop in he's come back smh
Coney looked like he ran into an invisible brick wall with that left jab. Then GF finished him off with the overhand right. Devastating! Frazier and Foreman just looked over matched. If Foreman had better people in his corner to come up with a better strategy other than seek and destroy Ali. He would have beat Ali. But that's why Ali is the greatest!
Living legend. He looked Muhammad Ali in the eyes. Fastest most knowledgeable boxer of all time. And George had to deal with him. George lost, but, he fought a man that’s one in a billion. George loved Muhammad Ali and Muhammad Ali loved George Foreman. Like brothers, family
Foreman and Tyson were in reality pretty terrified of each other lol. Tyson definitely knew he probably wouldn't be able to knock him out but Foreman wasn't so sure.
He did but he speaks with great humility about other fighters. He was afraid of Joe Frazier (a Tyson prototype.. ) too and demolished him twice. He had no fear of Ali though and he lost.
@@Dempsey1873 exactly. Hes so humble and a great sportsman, he wouldnt say something like "the fight never happened because Tyson was avoiding it" nowadays. Its only logical that it was Mike who cancelled the fight. George had nothing to lose, no title, he had fought way bigger punchers than Mike so he knew he would be fine. Complete opposite for Mike, he never had to deal with a puncher like Foreman his entire career, and he was at disadvantage risking his title.
Man, if that fight would’ve happened, George Foreman versus late prime, Mike Tyson would’ve been a hell of a fight💯 the power, punching alone of both guys is crazy asf! Forsure I respect both of these guys living legends🫶
Like cus always said “if the chance ever came for you to fight big George, DONT do it” 😂😭. I train peek a boo and I can say and a LOT of others who know boxing will say that big George would’ve knocked Mike out unless Mike decided to fight a steady 12 round fight. George foreman’s style of pushing down and using his arms as sticks to push you into position of his punches is a NIGHTMARE for fighters that slip on the inside a lot and especially for fighters who mainly fight off the front foot. Tyson would’ve either been dropped two or three times and tko’d or it would’ve been a close 12 round fight where iron Mike might get wobbled but win unanimously. But the right trainer is needed. Before he went to prison, Emmanuel steward and his lawyer were going to contact Tyson regarding his promotional contract with don king which obviously would’ve let to Tyson finding out he’s being bummed for money and he’d either leave and join Kevin Rooney again or join Emmanuel steward and both would be way better than the crazy Italian he had from 94-98 or Freddie roach
Apparently when Don King approached Tyson about this fight Tyson said something along the lines of: “I’m not fighting that animal! You love the motherfucker so much you fight him!” Who would’ve won is anyone’s guess but I’d give it to Foreman personally.
Mike tyson was a student of history and knew how bob and weave fighters ended up when fighting big george Cus D'Amato himself said: "No bob and weaver will ever beat George Foreman"
Tyson always punched up at bigger guys, Forman always punched down at smaller guys. Prime Mike would always play the angles game shifting and slipping outside or inside becoming perpendicular to his opponents, big George would pressure and come directly at his man with overwhelming force. On paper mike takes it but reality is we’ll never really know how these two giants of the sport would handle each other
on paper mikes style is all wrong for george. foreman was made for dismantling pressure fighters. look at how he destroyed joe frazier. young george finishes tyson in 1, old george probably takes 3.
On the outside Foreman would annihilate Mike, on the inside Foreman would pull Mike past him and bully his guard around like he did to Frazier, and if Mike can stay close while avoiding that all he's done is put himself in a position to brawl with a man that has much more power, a far better defence and a far better chin.
Its a battle of styles....Any version of George would beat any version of tyson George and Tyson fight at point in their career wouldnt go past 4 rounds We know Big George got one heck of legendary chin.
@@nischala7170Foreman loved fighting boxers who rely on movement as he uses it to his own advantages thus the purpose of Ali's rope a dope is to keep the fight on the ropes which effectively counters Foreman.
I heard they sparred and George Foreman changed his attitude. Yes these Fighters sometimes hold sparring or fights behind closed doors. Michael Jordan played Kobe one on one behind closed doors and Kobe knew his place after that. The richest of the rich pay to see these private competitions. This really happens. Bruce Lee sparred with chuck Norris and others behind closed doors in the same manner. Things are starting to come out and being leaked. They try to keep it secret who wins.
Cap! You lying 😂 Where did you supposedly hear that? Multiple witnesses have all said the same story of Mike telling Don King to his face that he would never fight Foreman and he has never denied this story or that he ducked George. Doesn't mean he was scared but the money at least wasn't worth it for him.
Don't know where you got your news, but Kobe torched Mike and wore number 24 because he felt he was better than 23. Mike was chinless and would never pass the George test.... little Mike would fold up like little Joe did
@@phishremy2545 Chin is not about getting up. That's heart. Chin Is about how much you can take and still be standing, which Mike has shown many of times he could take massive shots repeatedly and still be standing.
Prime Mike got KOd by buster Douglas. Tell me one person who calls him one of the hardest punchers of all time tell me one person who says he's a top 5 heavyweight. Because that's what George is, is Douglas could do it I promise u any version of George could too
No they were supposed to fight after Tyson beat buster Douglass but he lost! Then Holyfield beat Douglass then foreman fought Holyfield. He didn’t dodge Tyson
No , you are wrong, tyson refuse to sign the contract to fight foreman and Don king him self claimed that in his book , you are the new generation doesn't know too much about boxing
@@miketyson-up5gfu don’t know shit about boxing💀Mike wanted to fight George so badly because it was big money fight, King's matchmaker, Al Braverman…"We had offered Foreman $20 million to fight Tyson and he turned it down. That was his biggest boo-boo. Plus he was guaranteed $10 million for two other fights on HBO this year. Actually, I think George was afraid of getting his butt kicked by Tyson." Bob Arum… “We passed up a 20 million dollar offer for George to fight Mike Tyson. We would have shared in the site fee and pay-per-view promotion.”
@@TemurTheConqeuror this is false you have no clue about this topic. Foreman went on a tour begging to fight Tyson look it up. Tyson is the one avoiding Foreman same way he was avoiding Holyfield.
George sent the contact. Tyson said fuck that, threw a tantrum, and bolted for the door. This is a fact. Foreman didn't want to fight Frazier either. Again, fact. Be logical.
you're misquoting Foreman, Foreman said "if Tyson misses with a left and misses with a right he will bite you and I don't want any part of that". referencing holyfields bitten ear.
That's Foreman being humble, he speaks highly of everyone in his older age. This was George being real here, he knows he'd win, old George knows he'd win too but is too humble to admit it
Actually, it's well known that the reason the fight never happened is because Tyson's handlers wanted no part of George. They thought it would be a stylistic nightmare for Mike.
Well prime Tyson would have won because Foreman was not fighting at that time lol. But when George Foreman came back as an old man, Tyson fell off. Meaning old George would've wrecked Tyson.
That yeti was too strong and too durable for Tyson. Tyson didn't want to fight him, google it. And we're talking about 40+ Foreman, not Foreman in his prime.
@@TemurTheConqeurorLmao you can literally find Mikes words quoted on what he said to Don King about Foreman. He followed what Cus had told him about not fighting powerful sluggers.
This fight would have been epic.i love tyson but man big George was on another level of toughness,could take any punishment and still came back with that power,man that would have been outrageous
the words “tyson” and “prime” always end with someone saying something dumb. when don king told mike about the foreman fight tyson said “i’m not fighting that fucking animal. if you love the motherfucker so much, you fight him.” foreman’s style was built to destroy a pressure fighter watch what he did to joe frazier whos much more durable than mike.
@@carlsberg1100evander holyfield in his prime couldn't ko and out of shape 42 year old foreman and your talking about Mike knocking him out? George's chin was incredible that even left hooks from Frazier,ken Norton's uppercut, evanders barrage of punches to the chin which George just simply ran through them all and knocked em down Mike hits George once and is hit with a devastating liver shot
@@garyleetillman6772 even foreman later I'm interviews said he didn't want to fight him. His slow punching style and his crab defense wouldn't have worked against tyson. Tyson would have tee'd off on him. Of course foreman had enough power and knock out Tyson if he connected. But I don't think Tyson would stay close to him to find out. It would have been an interesting fight if it was young foreman. But old foreman, I don't think it would have lasted long. Be something like a larry homes situation.
Not true at all. Foreman's style was the kryptonite to Tyson't style. Cus himself told Tyson this, and that he'd lose, which is why the fight never happened.
Actually Mike didn't want to fight him, Mike was actually scared for George Foreman and George knew that, that's why George talked like this. George would have never talked like this if he thought Mike gladly wanted to fight him.
I remember when Foreman doing commentary at a match when a riot broke out. The microphones picked up him saying, "Don't ... don't do it son," as he drove off like 6 men who tried to attack the announcers.
I think Mike Tyson would Win by decision. But If a punch of Foreman hits Tyson clean, he would hit The Canvis. Foreman is the Heavywheight Champion with The Hardest punch
“ I got more afraid of Don King and the dotted line than of Mike Tyson .” …. Says alot about Kings shady ass dealings
Yea lol
Hell nah
At least Don King Delivered and got the Top Names Fighting Eachother. Better than all the Bullshit Promoters now.
@@kevinmunday6263 True, he was a scumbag but he got shit done.
Yesss Don king was Shaaaady cut throat Fr Fr
Man knocked out a world champion at 46 years old. Thats power.
He also lost to a dude with aids
Jesus ☝️
Prophet @@Mesfin887
Power doesn't age - George foreman (I think)
45
I love the way he said “I want this Mike Tyson”. It’s like the toughest guy in the village came back from holiday and heard of the new guy in town running the place while he was away.
Yeah! lol
Mike would’ve beat him, this foreman was now still tough but far out of his prime
I would agree with you for the most part. Watching the Holyfield fight showed that George still had the power to hurt top heavyweights but the hand speed just wasn’t there in my opinion. Maybe George could have clipped him and finished him late like moorer because I think Holyfield had a better chin than Tyson.
@@bbkyjohnson I agree with your assessment more or less, what he had more of than anybody else was the determination, his need of redemption, and the will to do it
@allaboutwwe9269 lmao, that's a pretty delusional thought, considering he became champ AFTER this
George was one of the best heavy weights heavy hitter and very tough
Ridiculously tough
@rockstarrockstar3852Who is Deante?
George was a tank never seen a man eat punches like him
Yeah that Ron Lyle fight huh? Even managed to stand and KO Lyle.. TUA had a granite chin too.. only knockdown once in his entire career
Going the distance with prime Holyfield and Morrison was amazing to watch as a kid.
The only time we saw him get KO’ed was against Ali and that was mainly due to him being too tired to get back up. Had nothing to do with his durability.
@@mahocutiepie23 Tua had a great chin but Felix Savon knocked him out with a single punch in the amateurs.
@@H.K.5 thank you for that info, I never knew that .. I'll probably look into it!
George Foreman's personality hits as hard as his punches. What a great all around honest and decent person. Smart and goal oriented. Great champion.
I'm not sure how honesty is I seen a recent interview where he said he wanted no parts of Mike Tyson however this one he said something different. So I don't know how honest he is either you wanted to fight him or he didn't now if you catch George he said he didn't want to fight him?
Tbf he’s giving Tyson his props now being humble, this is him telling truth imo , Don king 👑 probably why it didn’t happen. Hes a preacher and gave up boxing in his prime to do that .
If we had more of Foremans highlights in HD these casuals would think twice before making these bold ass claims.
"these casuals 🤡"
@@NateS917 - 🤓
Tyson is the only Boxer they know and they still know very little about him. So I think Casual fits the bill quite literally. If you look up casual in the dictionary as it pertains to Boxing, you will see Mike Tyson fan boys right at the very Top. Followed by anyone who fan girls and worships one particular fighter instead of accepting that fighters have vulnerabilities to different styles of opponents.
Some if yall try so hard to convince yourself everyone but you is a casual lmao
@@kickandboxing yeah fr I don't know if it's hilarious or pathetic
Big George is one of the all time greats!!!
The only one 🐐
Aki
Foreman had the chin and power to take Mike.
Ye prime foreman would have knocked tyson out within 4 rounds
@@butcher654So would have old Foreman. That's why the fight never happened. Mike knew it also.
@@RaiderJay9092 yes mike would have always been knocked out by foreman
He is lethal against short guys
@@butcher654 Yeah sure he would, why didn't George fight him many old timers have and lost.
George was a beast,,, yet one of the loveable people on earth,, much RESPECT!!
GODBLESS him!!
Foreman VS riddick Bowe who would have won?? The 2 hardest hitters in heavyweight boxing
@@Traveltheworld1818.my dad after 8 beers and a bump
@@Traveltheworld1818.
Foreman said Ron Lyle was the hardest hitter
What about Ernie
Look at all the professional keyboard boxers in the chat
I know right.
Why do you say that? Because they are saying, in their opinion, that Foreman would beat Tyson?
What are you, a Tyson fanboy?
Well this is a coincidence
Are you one of them? 😂
People can have opinions. It doesn't mean they alot about boxing but they can k ow enough to have a say or leave a comment. Or is this only for professionals to comment on?
Foreman wins because his style is the kryptonite to Mike’s swarmer style (similarly as he was Joe Fraziers weakness).
We donno
Exactly.
You know your boxing.
Styles make fights and styles like Tyson's, Frazier's and Norton's are food for Foreman's.
Didn't he change his style, though? Would 40+ Foreman be able to contend with prime Tyson? Apart from the fear factor. He was Tyson's boogeyman.
@@seanewing204 Old man foreman went the full length with all-action warrior Evander Hollyfield.
Tyson's best bet against Foreman would be to outbox him and take him the full-length, winning on point. That's because old Foreman knew how to manage his energy, unlike his younger self.
How many times did Tyson go all the way?
Every top level Fighter that stood with Tyson not afraid and walked forward beat him. But you all think George fk'ing Foreman couldn't do it??😂😂😂
Mike never fought top level fighters lol
Lost every fight he had against a great fighter
Foreman hit so much harder than tyson, its not even a competition, u didn‘t see tyson‘s punches thats why he knocked people out
Foremans punches u saw coming and thought u could take it bc yk he‘s „slow“ later on „old and slow“ and right when he hit u, u took a stroll down memory lane, putting your boots on again and getting stopped by the coach bc he has to tell you that u already fought
Foreman would demolish tyson in a way that would not be allowed on television
Look at what foreman did to joe frazier, a man who had a wayyyyyy better chin than tyson, and tyson lacked the heart to fight back, once he got beat up, he lost
Foremans chin is legendary, only going down against ron lyle (he got ko‘d by ali bc he was swining away for 8 rounds, tell me u not going to be tired by then)
Tyson fanboys stop it, tyson was great for the sport, but against top notch opponents, he wasn‘t that great against them was he
„pRiMe MiKe“ never fought anyone on the level of foreman, nobody, best win is over a lhw in spinks, and an old retired for 2 years larry holmes
Bros obsessed
@@dinaertos8194 ur acting like Mike will lose against every good fighters and think he won’t put up a great fight
@@riz15yearsago mike lost to every good fighter he fought, he could put up a good fight for about 1 or 2 rounds against foreman, about 6-7 with ali, and 7-8 with frazier
After that, he would take a stroll down memory lane
@@dinaertos8194u do realized that Tyson move faster than Ali right, foreman don't stand a chance against Mike tf he's too slow by the time he took a swing Mike will land punches right n left on his face🤦
I dont know who wouldve won but i respect them both
foreman knocks him out cold in round 6. im talking the old foreman too.
Same old foreman was smarter than Tyson
Yeah you do. It ain’t Mike.
Unfortunately George Foreman would have likely won. I love mike but this was a bad match-up for him.
@@killakays5302yeah, most likely
Old George had the most indestructible chin in boxing history😂 these casuals don’t know anything
Evander has a better chin. George even said it himself
@@ezzyjanerlegend3456 ali had best chin
@@MANBOY-ew3yz ye ik but its just evander has a better chin than george
@@ezzyjanerlegend3456did you watch their fight? Evander threw everything at him
Exactly. Tyson wouldn't of won, at the very least, not easily.
I truly belive Foreman would have won. Tyson had yet to battle his inner demons. Foreman was in the best mindset of his life. He had already defeated his biggest challege. Himself.
Na dude, Tyson was in demon stage back then too
@chris-wt7ol demons have nothing on The Lord.
@@chris-wt7olForeman wouldve still put him to bed.
Tyson would've won but not likely by knockout. If Tommy Morrison can beat him in the wbo heavyweight championship than Tyson had a great chance he might've even knocked him down a once or twice
Foreman definitely would have won
Never forget what he did on prime frazier
Although not exactly Tysons peek a boo Fraziers style was very similar. Most folks who are lifetime boxing fans favor Prime George over Mike
@@geraldfriend256 yeah because obviously everybody know that george foreman is anti aggressive fighter
@@MiguelMabalay-sn3nl No matter who foreman fights... he's the bully in there.
Name the heavyweight who had a better chin than George Forman
Muhammad Ali
Chuck Norris. His chin is just another fist.
@@brianallison1913 Chuck Norris no es un peso pesado.
@@luisgomez1584 he's in whatever weight class he says he is. Be careful. He can hear us lol.
@@brianallison1913 se me había olvidado el poder de Chuck Norris, el mejor peleador de la historia. Espero que no haya podido escuchar lo que dije.
Foreman obliterates Tyson.
Yes, also prime Foreman kills Evander Holyfield
Ye foreman would destroy tyson
@@AgentSmith7769 I agree.
Yes its was a lose-lose for tyson
@@AgentSmith7769I agree within 2 rounds
Tyson dodged a bullet not fighting George Foreman.
he dodged a bullet with lewis too paying him 4 million of step asiade money so he could fight seldon in 96
I wish he agreed, that would of been a hell of a fight
He dodged many bullets. Bowe, Foreman, Morrison, McCall, Mercer.
Old foreman ain't got nothing on Mike Tyson
Foreman -vs- Tyson if I'm betting my money goes on Forman !!
In there prime?
@@fisal8942even worse foreman would kill him
@@BTLBillwatch animes kid💀
Prime for prime,id go with foreman
Prime mike would've shit himself even before getting in the ring
@@nischala7170 opposite lol George could have won but Foreman could have been one who would shit himself, he was afraid of Frazier, guy who is lot weaker than Mike and wasn’t even as intimidating as Mike
I love George Forman, so did Muhammed Ali on 10-30-74
Foreman...my grandpas favorite boxer.. he used to talk about this man like he was a Greek god.
An absolute frickin legend right there! Possibly the most underrated boxer/story in boxing history. Much love to my boy Foreman! And thanks for the grill homie 👍😎💯 God bless 🛐
George formem om. The best....
Foreman is still only 74. My granddad knew of his boxing exploits, my dad, and I was a kid when he beat Moorer. And now my little second cousins ask about foreman. The man is timeless.
A boxer is only as good as his opponents. Foreman fought some legendary champions (and won). Tyson, not so much.
So, larry holmes, trebor berbick, bonecrusher smith, pinklin thomas, frank bruno etc arent legendary?
@@NateS917Larry Holmes was 38 years old, overweight and retired. His entire training consisted of losing 40 pounds in six weeks. So it doesn't count.
Only notable fighter peak Tyson beat was Spinks, who was done with boxing and on the edge of retiring right before they offered him 13 million dollars for the match. He did it just to get paid and didn't follow his trainer's game plan (which were the same that would allow Buster Douglas to beat Tyson later)
@@golf-me2bh Tyson lost to Douglas because he fired Kevin Rooney the year before an account of don king poisoning his head. Also, if the Holmes fight doesn't count then neither does the holyfield or lewis fight, since Tyson was a decade past his prime and not the same fighter as the one before prison.
@@NateS917 He was still an active fighter when he fought Holyfield and Lewis. Not retired. And certainly not out of shape.
Holmes just came out of a two year retirement and took the Tyson fight on a six week notice, despite being overweight. He was out of shape and had no chance to condition himself properly. So it doesn't count.
For the Holyfield fight, however, Holmes was once again an active fighter, so Holyfield's victory over Holmes does count. But Tyson's win over Holmes is as legitimate as McBride's win over Tyson.
@@golf-me2bh Tyson was fresh out of prison for the holyfield fight, so he had about the same amount of time to train as Holmes did. And by the time he fought lewis he was 37, so doesn't that mean holyfields and Lewis "win" doesn't count, going by your logic?
What a fight would that be!
Young Foreman would take Mike's head off and old Foreman would have good chance cause Tyson would be tired and frustrated after 5-6 rounds plus Tyson never faced puncher like Big George ;]
Yes I agree Foreman would have killed tyson
Dude Young foreman would have been a challenge old former would have been laid out just like Muhammad Ali did his ass 😂😂😂
@@arizonapunch220if holyfield couldn't drop an old george i don't think anyone could, he was never dropped during his comeback.
@@Borc_pop he never fought Tyson doing his comeback everybody said Ali couldn't beat him but Ali beat him so you really can't say that he couldn't been drop in he's come back smh
@@arizonapunch220 i dunno, foremans chin was 10x stronger in his comeback. It would be a challenge to knock out foreman that's for sure.
Even with age difference, I'd still favor Foreman.
What hed do to Tyson if they fought:💀
George Foreman was never knocked down or out in his second run as a fighter and he fought the best of the new generation.
Like Mike Tyson says everybody talks big until they get hit and I don’t care who you are.
Foreman would be an almost perfect counterpick to Tyson's style. That would be one of the best HW bouts ever.
Coney looked like he ran into an invisible brick wall with that left jab. Then GF finished him off with the overhand right. Devastating!
Frazier and Foreman just looked over matched.
If Foreman had better people in his corner to come up with a better strategy other than seek and destroy Ali. He would have beat Ali. But that's why Ali is the greatest!
After Lose To Ali Foreman Never Be Same. He Never Knock His Opponent Out Like In 70's
Living legend. He looked Muhammad Ali in the eyes. Fastest most knowledgeable boxer of all time. And George had to deal with him. George lost, but, he fought a man that’s one in a billion. George loved Muhammad Ali and Muhammad Ali loved George Foreman. Like brothers, family
😂😂 he said im afraid of don king and the dotted line more then mike tyson 😂 daaaamn!!!
Foreman all day
That uppercut that caught Jerry Cooney was vicious. G.F. is a beast 💪
When George drops the jolly persona, the fighting machine is still there. Remarkable fighter!!
George Foreman yeah i saw Mike Tyson i grabbed him and hugged him
Next time i saw Mike Tyson he ran because he didn't want to be hugged 😂
Yeah we're watching the same video, thanks
@@jimnewcombe7584wow you’re so cool with your sarcasm
@@DrOrr I know. It goes without saying
90s Foreman would have lost for sure. But in his prime, it would have been one of the greatest fights of all times
Prime Mike wanted NOTHING to do with a 40 year old foreman 💀any version of George KOs Tyson
45 year old foreman against Tyson, not even close. 20 Year Old Foreman Against Tyson, That Could Go Either Way.
Big George is awesome
Foreman, in a later interview, said he "didn't want any part of Mike Tyson". So, it's difficult to know what to believe.
george wouldve fought anyone who held the title but after mike lost it he no longer wanted to fight mike
Foreman and Tyson were in reality pretty terrified of each other lol. Tyson definitely knew he probably wouldn't be able to knock him out but Foreman wasn't so sure.
He did but he speaks with great humility about other fighters. He was afraid of Joe Frazier (a Tyson prototype.. ) too and demolished him twice. He had no fear of Ali though and he lost.
Pretty sure it was just him being humble in his old age so to speak
@@Dempsey1873 exactly. Hes so humble and a great sportsman, he wouldnt say something like "the fight never happened because Tyson was avoiding it" nowadays. Its only logical that it was Mike who cancelled the fight. George had nothing to lose, no title, he had fought way bigger punchers than Mike so he knew he would be fine. Complete opposite for Mike, he never had to deal with a puncher like Foreman his entire career, and he was at disadvantage risking his title.
Sorry I remember that comeback. Foreman would have ko’d round 2. Foreman in his prime , Tyson would be on the ground
It Would have been like when Tyson fought Larry Holmes…. Destroyed
Man, if that fight would’ve happened, George Foreman versus late prime, Mike Tyson would’ve been a hell of a fight💯 the power, punching alone of both guys is crazy asf! Forsure I respect both of these guys living legends🫶
Tyson KNEW he couldn't beat Foreman.
Like cus always said “if the chance ever came for you to fight big George, DONT do it” 😂😭. I train peek a boo and I can say and a LOT of others who know boxing will say that big George would’ve knocked Mike out unless Mike decided to fight a steady 12 round fight. George foreman’s style of pushing down and using his arms as sticks to push you into position of his punches is a NIGHTMARE for fighters that slip on the inside a lot and especially for fighters who mainly fight off the front foot. Tyson would’ve either been dropped two or three times and tko’d or it would’ve been a close 12 round fight where iron Mike might get wobbled but win unanimously. But the right trainer is needed. Before he went to prison, Emmanuel steward and his lawyer were going to contact Tyson regarding his promotional contract with don king which obviously would’ve let to Tyson finding out he’s being bummed for money and he’d either leave and join Kevin Rooney again or join Emmanuel steward and both would be way better than the crazy Italian he had from 94-98 or Freddie roach
I love you Mr George Foreman you are my favorite boxer of all time ❤️❤️😙😙❤️❤️😙😙❤️❤️😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙
Apparently when Don King approached Tyson about this fight Tyson said something along the lines of: “I’m not fighting that animal! You love the motherfucker so much you fight him!” Who would’ve won is anyone’s guess but I’d give it to Foreman personally.
source " trust me bro"
@@howtosucktoes.-.8874 trust me bro
Nah Tyson would Have beat him if Rooney was still his trainer.
I don't think it was Tyson. It was his handlers that wanted no part of George.
@@wrotedog Was Rooney going to step in the ring and absorb George's punches for Mike?
The fight we all wanted
George was a true warrior
Honestly one of the best if not the best boxing stories of a heavyweight champion. His comeback story is absolutely bonkers.
I didn't get to see young Foreman. I saw older Big George and that fucker was scary even then to watch him hit a man 💯
That fight never happened.....🤔
Tyson was scared
@@freeworld2275yes he knew his style wouldn't do anything vs foreman because would lift him off his feet with his upper cuts
It's a shame the fight didn't happen tho would be good to watch no doubt Foreman would knock Tyson out
@@butcher654another dumb casual, Mike could have killed him, George ducked Mike lol
Mike didn’t want it 😂
Mike tyson was a student of history and knew how bob and weave fighters ended up when fighting big george
Cus D'Amato himself said: "No bob and weaver will ever beat George Foreman"
Young Foreman, Old Foreman, doesn't matter he smokes any version of Tyson.
Tyson himself confessed that foreman hit harder than him.
Nah
@@Chad-cw9ff its well known that Foreman was one of the hardest punchers ever, easily Top 3. Tyson wouldnt even make the top 10
Tyson always punched up at bigger guys, Forman always punched down at smaller guys. Prime Mike would always play the angles game shifting and slipping outside or inside becoming perpendicular to his opponents, big George would pressure and come directly at his man with overwhelming force. On paper mike takes it but reality is we’ll never really know how these two giants of the sport would handle each other
on paper mikes style is all wrong for george. foreman was made for dismantling pressure fighters. look at how he destroyed joe frazier. young george finishes tyson in 1, old george probably takes 3.
On the outside Foreman would annihilate Mike, on the inside Foreman would pull Mike past him and bully his guard around like he did to Frazier, and if Mike can stay close while avoiding that all he's done is put himself in a position to brawl with a man that has much more power, a far better defence and a far better chin.
Its a battle of styles....Any version of George would beat any version of tyson
George and Tyson fight at point in their career wouldnt go past 4 rounds
We know Big George got one heck of legendary chin.
Cutting angles and heading against Foreman is the least thing you can do lmao.
@@nischala7170Foreman loved fighting boxers who rely on movement as he uses it to his own advantages thus the purpose of Ali's rope a dope is to keep the fight on the ropes which effectively counters Foreman.
Mike Tyson is still afraid of George Foreman to this day.
Huge Respect for George ❤❤❤.
I heard they sparred and George Foreman changed his attitude. Yes these Fighters sometimes hold sparring or fights behind closed doors. Michael Jordan played Kobe one on one behind closed doors and Kobe knew his place after that. The richest of the rich pay to see these private competitions. This really happens.
Bruce Lee sparred with chuck Norris and others behind closed doors in the same manner. Things are starting to come out and being leaked. They try to keep it secret who wins.
Cap! You lying 😂 Where did you supposedly hear that? Multiple witnesses have all said the same story of Mike telling Don King to his face that he would never fight Foreman and he has never denied this story or that he ducked George. Doesn't mean he was scared but the money at least wasn't worth it for him.
@@aiyahuntacheimumbi236 and put on a shirt you are not special or good looking. It's gross.
LIAR! THEY NEVER SPARRED!!!!
Don't know where you got your news, but Kobe torched Mike and wore number 24 because he felt he was better than 23. Mike was chinless and would never pass the George test.... little Mike would fold up like little Joe did
@@phishremy2545 Chin is not about getting up. That's heart. Chin Is about how much you can take and still be standing, which Mike has shown many of times he could take massive shots repeatedly and still be standing.
Prime Tyson is immortal
Thats why age 23 buster bust his ass. Can't get much more prime than 23 so your statement is complete tripe
until he met goat foreman
PRIME FOREMAN was on a different planet
Frazier,Kenny norton in 5 Rounds,think what a beast he was
Apart from when he lost to Douglas
Prime Mike got KOd by buster Douglas. Tell me one person who calls him one of the hardest punchers of all time tell me one person who says he's a top 5 heavyweight. Because that's what George is, is Douglas could do it I promise u any version of George could too
My top fav Heavyweight of all time.. Big George huge puncher..
Mike turned the fight down. He did not want to fight George. It'd documented Mike was scared of George. Not many people know this...Look it up...
Forman dodged Tyson. Even Ali told him you don’t want that smoke
No they were supposed to fight after Tyson beat buster Douglass but he lost! Then Holyfield beat Douglass then foreman fought Holyfield. He didn’t dodge Tyson
No , you are wrong, tyson refuse to sign the contract to fight foreman and Don king him self claimed that in his book , you are the new generation doesn't know too much about boxing
@@brianjackson3031he dodged Mike
@@miketyson-up5gfu don’t know shit about boxing💀Mike wanted to fight George so badly because it was big money fight, King's matchmaker, Al Braverman…"We had offered Foreman $20 million to fight Tyson and he turned it down. That was his biggest boo-boo. Plus he was guaranteed $10 million for two other fights on HBO this year. Actually, I think George was afraid of getting his butt kicked by Tyson." Bob Arum… “We passed up a 20 million dollar offer for George to fight Mike Tyson. We would have shared in the site fee and pay-per-view promotion.”
@@TemurTheConqeuror this is false you have no clue about this topic. Foreman went on a tour begging to fight Tyson look it up. Tyson is the one avoiding Foreman same way he was avoiding Holyfield.
It's funny how Foreman 20 years later said that he never wanted any part of tyson. He's just playing the tough guy here.
George sent the contact. Tyson said fuck that, threw a tantrum, and bolted for the door. This is a fact. Foreman didn't want to fight Frazier either. Again, fact. Be logical.
you're misquoting Foreman, Foreman said "if Tyson misses with a left and misses with a right he will bite you and I don't want any part of that". referencing holyfields bitten ear.
That's Foreman being humble, he speaks highly of everyone in his older age. This was George being real here, he knows he'd win, old George knows he'd win too but is too humble to admit it
@@Ididntaskforahandleyoutubetrue he didn’t wanna Ken Norton either
Actually, it's well known that the reason the fight never happened is because Tyson's handlers wanted no part of George. They thought it would be a stylistic nightmare for Mike.
Realistically im not sure Tyson could knock out Big George but i do think Foreman could KO Mike. Would be an awesome fight.
For a moment I thought that Dave was going to bring out Mike Tyson as his next guest . And truthfully so did most of the rest of you guys.
Im putting money on prime tyson
you like losing money?
Losing money
@@user-uv9rb9nz6b no, that's why I bet of Tyson
Well prime Tyson would have won because Foreman was not fighting at that time lol.
But when George Foreman came back as an old man, Tyson fell off. Meaning old George would've wrecked Tyson.
@@NateS917 foreman would annihilate tyson
Tyson was too fast and accurate for this yeti
That yeti was too strong and too durable for Tyson. Tyson didn't want to fight him, google it. And we're talking about 40+ Foreman, not Foreman in his prime.
@LevAQW contract was signed for 5 million, Formans words, unless that ment Tyson didn't want too fight him 🙄
@@levaqw2177George ducked Mike
@@TemurTheConqeurorLmao you can literally find Mikes words quoted on what he said to Don King about Foreman. He followed what Cus had told him about not fighting powerful sluggers.
@@michaeldeeming8496Tyson didnt. It's quite well known he ducked Foreman.
I did not realize that David Letterman was once a young person 😂
Don King the monster that got away with killing another man ... a murderer, and this fight never happened..
George is a beast but he didn't want no part of tyson
George accepted all offers to fight Tyson, Tyson was the one that ran from George.
@@rightmunted7538u got no proof of that dumbass, George was one who ducked Mike
It was kinda mutual later
El q evitó la pelea fue Tyson
he wanted no part of Don King
This fight would have been epic.i love tyson but man big George was on another level of toughness,could take any punishment and still came back with that power,man that would have been outrageous
Mike Tyson would’ve gave George Foreman dementia
👎 NO George not in Tysons Prime. He was way too fast.. Way too dangerous.
the words “tyson” and “prime” always end with someone saying something dumb. when don king told mike about the foreman fight tyson said “i’m not fighting that fucking animal. if you love the motherfucker so much, you fight him.” foreman’s style was built to destroy a pressure fighter watch what he did to joe frazier whos much more durable than mike.
George knew Tyson was scared of him, that's why George felt comforteble talking like this.
Both versions of foreman beat tyson
Tyson would KO you very quick ...
@Evan
Tyson to fast , way to fast with Hard punch
Goodnight , Foreman
@@carlsberg1100evander holyfield in his prime couldn't ko and out of shape 42 year old foreman and your talking about Mike knocking him out?
George's chin was incredible that even left hooks from Frazier,ken Norton's uppercut, evanders barrage of punches to the chin which George just simply ran through them all and knocked em down
Mike hits George once and is hit with a devastating liver shot
@@CHeeSechez74
Holyfield didnt have KO power ...
@@CHeeSechez74Mike hits much harder than both Frazier and Norton lmao
@@TemurTheConqeurorMike didn't have anywhere near the power Frazier had with his left hook.
85-88 version Tyson would have smoked any version of Foreman. With respect to Foreman
no 💀
Young George and Sonny Liston used to take long walks around the city after training,muggers...yeah nah fck that.!
Tyson would have destroyed that slow moving target. Not a good match up for foreman
It doesn't matter but I definitely think you are wrong on this one
@@garyleetillman6772 even foreman later I'm interviews said he didn't want to fight him. His slow punching style and his crab defense wouldn't have worked against tyson. Tyson would have tee'd off on him. Of course foreman had enough power and knock out Tyson if he connected. But I don't think Tyson would stay close to him to find out. It would have been an interesting fight if it was young foreman. But old foreman, I don't think it would have lasted long. Be something like a larry homes situation.
@@lovesausage9113I’m with you on this one 👍
Not true at all. Foreman's style was the kryptonite to Tyson't style. Cus himself told Tyson this, and that he'd lose, which is why the fight never happened.
@@oneshotman45 cuz never said that. That was a myth. Prime Tyson would have destroyed him.
Tyson would have destroyed old guy 😊
Actually Mike didn't want to fight him, Mike was actually scared for George Foreman and George knew that, that's why George talked like this. George would have never talked like this if he thought Mike gladly wanted to fight him.
@@AAb-xy6etMike literally wanted to fight him, they offered George 20 million dollars and George ducked him lol
Both in their prime? What a war that would’ve been. I’d take Foreman though.
Mike Tyson is more afraid of hugs than punches
Damn I wish they would have fought Mike was a killer at this time and the ultimate test to foreman's style this was a dream fight!!!
George foreman was a monster young n old they'll never be another fighter like him
This is one of the most powerful, hard hitting boxers in the world!!
Gerry coney looked like Peter Griffin when he fell😆😆
Most of the people in the chat, the millennials didn’t even know that George Foreman was a boxer until maybe four months ago
I remember when Foreman doing commentary at a match when a riot broke out. The microphones picked up him saying, "Don't ... don't do it son," as he drove off like 6 men who tried to attack the announcers.
Foreman for sure
Fight while the were both in their prime would be incredible to be honest
I think Mike Tyson would Win by decision. But If a punch of Foreman hits Tyson clean, he would hit The Canvis. Foreman is the Heavywheight Champion with The Hardest punch
He admitted that he feared Iron Mike
Wow, George looks so scary at that age and time. I don't anyone would want to fight him. What a power house.
I may be crazy but i feel he had a real chance against Tyson even at that age.
If only we got to see this fight.
Man that’s the fight we all didn’t get to see