Mike Tyson or Lennox Lewis - Who Was the Best? Big Joe Egan has his Say!
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- Опубликовано: 26 окт 2020
- Big Joe Egan sparred with Mike Tyson & fought Lennox Lewis - he gives his verdict on who was the best. Interview by Liam Galvin
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Mike was way past his best by the time he faced Lennox. Tyson peaked early in his career whereas Lewis peaked later. It's a shame they weren't both at their best during the same time period
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Greatest heavyweight boxers all time top 9
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. George Foreman
5. Lennox Lewis
6. Larry Holmes
7. Evander Holyfield
8. Jack Johnson
9. Sonny Linston
Honorable mentions
Mike Tyson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Frazier, Gene Tunney, Floyd Patterson, Riddick Bowe,
1991 Year
Buster Douglas knocked 25 year old prime Mike Tyson
1996 year
34 year old Evander Holyfield TKO and beat 30 year old Mike Tyson and took his world heavyweight title
30 year old Mike Tyson world heavyweight champion was favorite to beat a 34 year old Evander Holyfield before the match in 1996
Mike Tyson CHOKED and lost to Evander Holyfield 2 times
2002 year
36 year old Lennox Lewis beat and knocked out 35 year old Mike Tyson cutting both his eyes bloody
Lennox Lewis 7-1 rounds destroyed Mike Tyson before knocking him out
Mike Tyson beat a bunch of average subpar boxers most of his career only elite hall of fame boxer heavyweight he beat a 38 year old Larry Holmes
Mike Tyson 0-3 vs Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield other top 2 heavyweight boxers in his era
Give me a list of hall of fame boxers Mike Tyson beat I'll wait
Muhammad Ali beat hall of fame boxers
Archie Moore
Sonny Linston (2 times)
Floyd Patterson (2 times)
Joe Frazier (2 times)
Ken Norton (2 times)
George Foreman
You a delusional Mike Tyson fangirl who doesn't know boxing hes overrated
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Greatest heavyweight boxers all time top 9
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. George Foreman
5. Lennox Lewis
6. Larry Holmes
7. Evander Holyfield
8. Jack Johnson
9. Sonny Linston
Honorable mentions
Mike Tyson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Frazier, Gene Tunney, Floyd Patterson, Riddick Bowe,
1991 Year
Buster Douglas knocked 25 year old prime Mike Tyson
1996 year
34 year old Evander Holyfield TKO and beat 30 year old Mike Tyson and took his world heavyweight title
30 year old Mike Tyson world heavyweight champion was favorite to beat a 34 year old Evander Holyfield before the match in 1996
Mike Tyson CHOKED and lost to Evander Holyfield 2 times
2002 year
36 year old Lennox Lewis beat and knocked out 35 year old Mike Tyson cutting both his eyes bloody
Lennox Lewis 7-1 rounds destroyed Mike Tyson before knocking him out
Mike Tyson beat a bunch of average subpar boxers most of his career only elite hall of fame boxer heavyweight he beat a 38 year old Larry Holmes
Mike Tyson 0-3 vs Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield other top 2 heavyweight boxers in his era
Give me a list of hall of fame boxers Mike Tyson beat I'll wait
Muhammad Ali beat hall of fame boxers
Archie Moore
Sonny Linston (2 times)
Floyd Patterson (2 times)
Joe Frazier (2 times)
Ken Norton (2 times)
George Foreman
You a delusional Mike Tyson fangirl who doesn't know boxing hes overrated
Real Life you forgot about the fact the Tyson ducked Lennox in 1996 and decided to fight Evander instead to dispute the world title which he still lost
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Agree 100% bro
Mike Tyson and his camp paid to avoid Lennox Lewis
Only reason Mike Tyson took the Evander Holyfield fight because he was 34 years old and everyone thought he was done
30 year old Mike Tyson was favorite to win vs a 34 year old Evander Holyfield and still lost
Great point. We are all really good in our careers at different times of our lives. Some the beginning, some the middle and some the end...
Humble man love his honesty
Joe Egan looks like a white Mike Tyson
Yo he actually does lol same eyes
LOL - can you imagine getting into a little road incident and then see this dude get out of the other car ?? Scary looking dude to say the least.
Excellent comment!
Can't say a bad thing about big Joe, he's a gent and honesty oozes out if him, love the bloke 🙏🏾💪🏾👏🏾
Met joe Halloween night 2020 in Moseley coming out of a shop, such a great bloke, had time to have a chat about boxing and films, shake mine and my sons hand and even gave his time to have a picture with us, such a great guy!!!!
What a nice, humble guy Big Joe Egan appears to be...
Lennox fought Tyson 10 years after becoming champion and was beaten already three times and in between all the troubles he had. Lennox attributes was the same as Tyson ex oppents, taller heavyer with longer reachs.
Don't get carried away.Even in his prime Tyson had trouble with tall boxers,especially ones who refused to be intimidated.
Joe knows, not milking it people love Joe for his stories
I ain’t a pro boxer, or amateur boxer, but I know a thing or two about boxing (just as a fan). But if I had to choose between fighting Tyson (in his prime), or fighting Lewis (in his prime), I’d choose to go against Lewis all day long.
Absolutely only real boxing fans know the truth
@@danielcordero6148 Daniel watching Mike of late sparring even at 54 is liking rolling back the years in his early days and anyone thinking of doing an exhibition fight over your usual 3 rounds as the body would start to show it age over a longer period will feel pain lol.
@@johnfothergill1581 oh shit im sure 👍 lol im 42 and I feel it
@@danielcordero6148 Lol
@@johnfothergill1581 lol 😆
No shame in anyone getting battered by both of those guys, fair play to big Joe
No knowledge of this man but seems such a lovely guy
Iron was so sudden and so quick. Such crafty defense before he left Rooney. Tyson in my opinion was one version of the best type of fighter. Defense as good as offense. Compact and athletic. Gas tank for days. Mental warfare. Great corner.
Had Cus lived 10 more years Tyson likely retires undefeated and undisputed greatest of all time. Don King and everyone around him destroyed Tyson.
Absolutely! COYI Dale!!!
And Tyson destroyed Tyson too, which he would tell you himself.
Prime Mike was better than Lewis. He was a lot smaller, probably would have won a decision.
Hypothetical BS
You have no evidence that Mike Tyson would have been unfeated of Cus D'Amato was alive
Cus D'Amato died November 1985 when Mike Tyson was 11 fights in
And wrong Mike Tyson destroyed Mike Tyson by letting people around him that he shouldn't have
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Lennox Lewis better boxer then prime Mike Tyson anyday
@@reallife8501 who do you trust at 19 years old.???
He may of been only five feet ten, but he was very heavy for a man of that height! A lot of middle weights fight at that height, some are taller. It shows you how much muscle he was carrying! It’s muscle he used to great effect, unlike a lot of bigger men who couldn’t generate the same power due to their much slower hand speed!
I met him at a local boxing club when I was 12. He was training normally with everyone else. Was a really nice guy.
Really???😂
Only guy who outboxed Lennox Lewis in every field jab attack and bravery was Vitali Klitskov.
And yet he couldn't knock him out as McCall and Rahman did?
@@tintomara6209 yes it was due to cut in eye
only because Lennox was an old man and out of shape.
@@andymac3820 yap, despite bleeding eye cut Vitali Klitskov out boxed Lennox, if there was no eye cut you can imagine what would have Vitali done to Lennox.
@@lilbahadurchetri4361 you're an idiot! you clearly never watched the fight! lewis was coming on stronger, stop spelling klitschos name wrong you bellend! the person who needed 60 stitches lost, lewis was old and out of shape and still won. Lewis is 10 times the boxer Vitali was, Vitali has not 1 great boxer on his record.
I think Lewis struggled with fighters that didn’t let him set the pace. Mercer for instance arguably won their fight, Lewis didn’t like the pressure that was being put on him. Mercer and Tyson are obviously different but it is very likely Tyson would have been able to get on the inside and pressure Lennox, bashing him up. I just think Tyson was too active and aggressive to allow Lewis to do his usual thing. but anything other than Tyson's absolute best, he loses. Lewis was a great fighter but I tend to believe that style was an issue for him. Their actual fight was no measuring stick at all, despite what Lennox tries to say there, Tyson was 15 years past it.
@fpattersonz He had some of his worst performances under rooney.. james tillis.. mitch green.. james smith.. I think mikes prime was whenever he was in shape and fully motivated and trained.. don't think you can put a time cap on his prime
Enjoyed that interview, godbless
Thank you for this video and the honesty and integrity of Big Joe Egan.
It doesn't get more honest than this. It was so nice of Joe to speak about Lennox Lewis the way he did. With huge respect to Lennox, I would choose Mike Tyson every time.
Mike was so dominant, devastating, ferocious, and dynamic. I always thought it wasn't fair for Mike to fight Lennox when they fought.
For me, the Mike Tyson who beat Berbick in 1986 was as good as it gets. I don't think we'll ever see that ferocity and bad intention on mainstream telly again.
Mike had a run of events where people seem to forget about. Mike had to serve a prison sentence, he had problem relationships. People who were supposed to look after him and support him did completely the opposite.
When Mike fought Lennox in 2002, Mike's speed and athleticism were gone. Lennox was tremendously agile, much taller and so much more reach. Lennox trained with all those advantages in mind. With all those attributes in place, Lennox couldn't lose and it was very unfair. Mike couldn't get near Lennox. Though Mike wasn't the type to run. Mike had financial problems, and that was the only way he knew how to address them.
With great respect to Lennox, I think he stayed away from Mike in Mike's heyday. At that time, Mike would have demolished Lennox, without doubt.
In terms of devastating and ferocity, there's only ever been one Mike Tyson, and I can't see there being another. I just can't.
Great videos, Liam.
It makes a nice change to my day to listen to good interviews 👍
Thanks Arthus - all the best to you
Comes across really well ...a proper gent 💯👍🏻
Just imagine being able to say that you've shared the ring with Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis - large amounts of lad points !
That would be incredible street cred,!!
To be honest,I think Glenn McCrory was probably tougher,he took some beatings from Tyson in sparring and never once folded and he was a world champ too.Mind you,he was annihilated by Lewis,but he did share a ring with both when they were young and hungry.
He is way , way more than that
Tyson was absolutely awesome, unfortunately he was only awesome from 18 to 22 years old.
Lewis was the man to beat in the 90’s.
Both top 10 heavyweights of all time
Lol nah disagree that's why Lewis didn't fight.mike in the 90s
@@discodaveschannel8226 mike was never the same after coming out of jail, watch his fights from the 80’s and his fights from the 90’s, chalk and cheese
@@ianmitchell9102 it wasn't jail tho see it's the fact that when his mentor and father figure died was the start so yes his fights in the beginning were jaw dropping but slowly slowly his demons amounted then on later year was fighting for money
Ain't no fight I havnt watched at least 50 Times
@@discodaveschannel8226 I never said it was jail, I simply used it as a timeline, if you have seen every fight 50 times you surely must agree he was better early on in his career. A prime Tyson18-22 years old ( in the 80’s ) would of probably beaten any man in history.
The mike after jail ( in the 90’s ) was still awesome but as proved beatable.
What’s your thoughts on Mike v Jones coming up soon ?
golden interview, loved it
Thanks all the best
Joe Egan is a very humble guy.
Nice to see big joe. Looking good bro. Home town lad.
Joe Egan is what I would call a real proper hardman with respect from all and anyone that grew up in a fighting family as I did its the same as being a criminal I am not proud that I was a criminal i was born into it you dont choose to be a criminal you are born in to what you believe is normal. its a shit career going behind the door is a occuptional hazard and my two kids have never and hopefully will never be on the wrong side of the law both been educated and university graduated that the only reason I put myself on offer to make sure they did not have to. thats how most men become fighters because in the lower paid deprived upbringings you fight for your life or you fear for your life not something you would wont your kids to deal with fighting street fighting that is was a way of life not a chose Joe Egan is a man that gets my respect and admiration to have achived and made it out with great respect and a real hardman not a bragger or bully a gentleman in every way
Ty
Both awesome fighters,basically Mike got worse during his career and Lennox got better
The reason why Mike's career went bad was 1 man... Don king
there's not many people can say they shared the ring with two great champions. and to stay on your feet that's something to be proud of.
Absolutely Lennox was underrated, and Joe, you are spot on mate, most boxers are misaligned, but, like Bernard Hopkins, and Smokin’ Joe Frazier, two of the best Philly has produced, overcame adversity, and are/were.really great guys,they boxed so they Wouldn’t end up selling dope on the corner of C and Somerset for a living....and a dying.
The upper class just doesn’t realize that the only way out of any ghetto in the world is University, which not all are cut out for, or even if they have the smarts, and/or athletic ability (and in most of those cases, they’ll need a scholarship) Rock&Roll and Rap , Boxing, or you join the firm, gang, and usually end up hustlin’ dope on a corner.
Well said Joe! you are one guy I’d definitely have in a foxhole with me sparring those two! Cheers buddy!
What a great guy!!! Brilliant stuff.
Lennox was the perfect heavyweight.
I hate to admit it but you're right.
Thanks - why do you hate to admit it?
@@zoeevans6410 Not a fan of Lewis.
He’s oddly divisive...
Joe Egan is some man for one man I done the doors with Joe in the 80s he would always have your back also never took a Liberty he would talk his way out of a fight rather than knock them out on the doors
On paper you gotta say Lennox, cus he did beat more good fighters. But most people would rank mike tyson in prime nr 1
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Greatest heavyweight boxers all time top 9
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. George Foreman
5. Lennox Lewis
6. Larry Holmes
7. Evander Holyfield
8. Jack Johnson
9. Sonny Linston
Honorable mentions
Mike Tyson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Frazier, Gene Tunney, Floyd Patterson, Riddick Bowe,
1991 Year
Buster Douglas knocked 25 year old prime Mike Tyson
1996 year
34 year old Evander Holyfield TKO and beat 30 year old Mike Tyson and took his world heavyweight title
30 year old Mike Tyson world heavyweight champion was favorite to beat a 34 year old Evander Holyfield before the match in 1996
Mike Tyson CHOKED and lost to Evander Holyfield 2 times
2002 year
36 year old Lennox Lewis beat and knocked out 35 year old Mike Tyson cutting both his eyes bloody
Lennox Lewis 7-1 rounds destroyed Mike Tyson before knocking him out
Mike Tyson beat a bunch of average subpar boxers most of his career only elite hall of fame boxer heavyweight he beat a 38 year old Larry Holmes
Mike Tyson 0-3 vs Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield other top 2 heavyweight boxers in his era
Give me a list of hall of fame boxers Mike Tyson beat I'll wait
Muhammad Ali beat hall of fame boxers
Archie Moore
Sonny Linston (2 times)
Floyd Patterson (2 times)
Joe Frazier (2 times)
Ken Norton (2 times)
George Foreman
Lennox Lewis better boxer then prime Mike Tyson
@@sidneypc6714 yes but 6ft 5 to a 5ft 10 Mike's the smallest heavyweight ever
Hard to call Liam with two of the greatest heavyweights in my opinion.Mike was a machine in his early career and one time i thought how do you stop this guy till the shock defeat to Buster Douglas in Tokyo, but overall i say Lennox edges it for me as my choice between the pair.Great content thanks Liam.
Thanks John - always good comment from you
@@LiamGalvinFilm Thanks Liam,love your work mate ,always good content.
I think mike got alot of his kindness from this guy because they became great freinds. You can almost hear mikes kindness in joe egan when joe talks.
Was it an honour to share the ring with Tyson ?
YOU DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO BOAST ABOUT YOUR LIFE. LOTS OF LOVE AND
RESPECT TO YOU JOE FROM A 70 YEAR OLD GRAFTER
Lewis......🐐
Tyson came out in the first round hard against Lewis but mike said in the corner after the round this. "He hurt me bad he hurt me really bad im introuble now he caught me with a uppercut" after that mike was done that punch took the fight out of mike and you guys know the rest
Mike Tyson is my favourite Heavy Weight of all time. I love Frank Bruno obviously being British. But Mike Tyson used to win the fight before even throwing a punch. These opponents knew they were going to lose before even getting into the ring. Super boxing was back then. God Bless all of us Good Human Beings living on this Earthly World Amen xxxxxxx. Love this interview good on you Joe if you cant laugh at yourself then there is something not right. Well done fella. Joe tell us did you ever fight Mike Tyson lol. God Bless you and your family Joe Amen xxxxxxx
Well said bro.
@@ECNIV2000 nice one Jimmy mate. Have a great day fella x
Big Joe🇮🇪💪
When is The Catholic Church going to ordain Joe a saint? He never ever says anything bad about anyone. Even guys who hospitalized him. He is the epitome of an Irish gent.
God bless you Joe
As a huge fan of both fighters, and someone who followed both of their careers, these discussions between fan boys are completely pointless. Who was the better fighter? Well Tyson would have won in his prime. But he had a very short prime and was basically a shadow of himself already in 1990, not training and boxing the way he should, and just relying on power and aggression. Personal problems and bad influence ended Tysons prime long before Lewis prime had even started even though they were similar in age. Lewis on the other hand had a very long prime and was in many ways the complete opposite of Tyson. Who had the better prime? Tyson. Who had a longer prime and greater career? Lewis.
I dispute your last statement. Mike Unified the division and defended it. Lewis got one belt in the post and got the other two by beating Holyfield. He then got stripped of two for refusing to fight mandatories - and yet you reckon he had the greater career?
No-one called their staffie Lennox did they?
Lennox could have been the best ever - just didn't have the mentality
Tyson was the bigger star but I feel that Lewis had the stronger career resume. Feel free to disagree.
Lennox Lewis had the better career but a prime Mike Tyson would of finished Lennox. If he didn’t have his downfall and all the problems he went through, I believe he could of become the goat.
Lewis was beating Tyson in sparring sessions way before the rape case.
@@jejrhriktntndkkwnrjriths1510 lies
@@christopherd597 how do you feel now ? Shattered?
Holyfield was better then tyson.
First Person Shooter Enemy Territory prime Tyson? Or the Tyson he fought a decade after his prime
I'd listen to this guy all night , not just because I'm Irish. He's a real gentleman.
I would not be ashamed either. Just like the gentleman said. It's an honor to share the ring with two of the all time greats class . But just to be real I would have to have this man's body to even get in the ring with those land of giants. In my body I'd get out of the ring with the same speed I went into the ring . In and out, check please lol
I love you both
Tyson 1986 could never be stoped
Who did he actually fight in 1986?
its not about who he fought is how he fought go watch him win the wbc title in 1 and a half rounds no one can beat that shit no one he was in there for cus his father willing to die for glory gives you the edge
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@@steviestormmusic5537 in 86 Mike had a close shave with journeyman james tillis and lost 4/10 rounds to tillis, many believe tillis actually won and tillis was a road sweeper. Mike was good.. embarrassingly overrated though. There's no way a super experienced 6ft5 250lb 30 year old Lennox Lewis would've lost to a 20 year old kid in tyson
i dont agree tyson was out to kill or be killed in 1986 , who ever was in front of him he koed and fast , it was his marrage break down that broke him down you will see tyson at 54 year old ko out roy easy
@@steviestormmusic5537 Wrong. he couldn't ko james tillis or mitch green in 1986, also went 10 rounds with joe ribalta in 86. 1986 was not tysons prime.
Top fella
I have to say I've never been in a conversation where Lennox Lewis was the singular topic of discussion however I have been in many where the main topic was Mike Tyson. Definitely the best of all time.
That doesn't make him the better fighter btw.
@@sugs1191 Yes it does. What are you? half a dummy?
@@jimmyarbutus2555 how does being popular or more exciting make you a better fighter? Larry Holmes was so boring but no doubt one of the greatest
@@sugs1191 I am disappointed that you have chosen to disagree with me so I will give you another chance to come over to the right side. I'm not sure you have any idea what you re attempting to say. Therefore I cannot support your opinion, because it is stupid.
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Greatest heavyweight boxers all time top 9
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. George Foreman
5. Lennox Lewis
6. Larry Holmes
7. Evander Holyfield
8. Jack Johnson
9. Sonny Linston
Honorable mentions
Mike Tyson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Frazier, Gene Tunney, Floyd Patterson, Riddick Bowe,
1991 Year
Buster Douglas knocked 25 year old prime Mike Tyson
1996 year
34 year old Evander Holyfield TKO and beat 30 year old Mike Tyson and took his world heavyweight title
30 year old Mike Tyson world heavyweight champion was favorite to beat a 34 year old Evander Holyfield before the match in 1996
Mike Tyson CHOKED and lost to Evander Holyfield 2 times
2002 year
36 year old Lennox Lewis beat and knocked out 35 year old Mike Tyson cutting both his eyes bloody
Lennox Lewis 7-1 rounds destroyed Mike Tyson before knocking him out
Mike Tyson beat a bunch of average subpar boxers most of his career only elite hall of fame boxer heavyweight he beat a 38 year old Larry Holmes
Mike Tyson 0-3 vs Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield other top 2 heavyweight boxers in his era
Give me a list of hall of fame boxers Mike Tyson beat I'll wait
Muhammad Ali beat hall of fame boxers
Archie Moore
Sonny Linston (2 times)
Floyd Patterson (2 times)
Joe Frazier (2 times)
Ken Norton (2 times)
George Foreman
You a delusional Mike Tyson fangirl who doesn't know boxing hes overrated
You no what's what' bro awesome and humble man enjoy listening to you no shit talk
Gotta ❤this man ..huge respect to him great humour too
Good points Lennox had alot more physical advantages than Mike an Mike still managed to be almost as good as.. I guess p4p Hollyfield is prob the best of all cos he was even smaller than Mike naturally.. A cruiserweight who is one of the top 4 heavys of all time..
He esrnt the right to brag about been battered by 2 all time greats an staying on his feet.. Ofcourse he has.. He took them. Batterings so he might as well get something out of it
I agree
Lovely hard man Joe Egan . I think a prime Tyson would have gave Lennox trouble .
Prime Tyson would have destroyed Lewis !!
Who is this guy?
Great man Joe is 💯🇮🇪
Lewis by farrrr
Mike Tyson...He wasn't the same at the end of things.. I don't think he even cared at that point..Evander and Lennox cough him when Mike wasn't that Mental about the game of boxing.
100%..honestly believe Tyson in 1988 beats any fighter in history
What great fighters did he beat?
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Greatest heavyweight boxers all time top 9
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. George Foreman
5. Lennox Lewis
6. Larry Holmes
7. Evander Holyfield
8. Jack Johnson
9. Sonny Linston
Honorable mentions
Mike Tyson , Joe Frazier, Gene Tunney, Jack Dempsey, Floyd Patterson , Riddick Bowe
Lennox Lewis would have beat Mike Tyson 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996 the same way he did 2002
Funny the Mike Tyson fangirls always put years on him or use the prime excuses
Even Teddy Atlas said Lennox Lewis would have beat prime Mike Tyson
1996 year
34 year old Evander Holyfield TKO and beat 30 year old Mike Tyson and took his heavyweight title.
2002 year
36 year old Lennox Lewis knocked out 35 year old Mike Tyson cutting both his eyes bloody
Lennox Lewis better boxer then Mike Tyson anyday
Mike Tyson 0-3 vs Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis other top 2 heavyweight boxers in his era
Mike Tyson beat a bunch of average boxers only elite hall of fame boxer he beat a 38 year old Larry Holmes
Give me a list of hall of fame boxers Mike Tyson beat I'll wait
Muhammad Ali beat hall of famers
Archie Moore
Sonny Linston (2 times)
Floyd Patterson (2 times)
Joe Frazier (2 times)
Ken Norton (2 times)
George Foreman
Mike Tyson overrated
@@givemestrength8416
They avoid that question everytime 😂
@@risktaker3810 I’m a Tyson fan but you are right they do
Everyone knows, including Lenox, that if they meet before, when Mike was hungry Lion 🦁 there’s no chance that Luis can win that fight!!! He knows that!!! And still, fighting Mike who wasn’t what he was back then, Luis was so scared and careful, fighting dirty, tactically, pulling Mike down, hanging on him… He didn’t fight with him like Evander did!!! Like a man! But anyway… It is what it is… That’s not Lenox fault
Big joe did he ever tell you he was Tyson’s sparing partner
Tyson had his style in his favor.
I think Mike had better and more well rounded skills than many bozers. Lennox used his length to his advantage. No one had headmovement and speed like Tyson.
Tyson was done in the 80's and imo that version would have beaten Lewis. He has nobody but himself to blame for whatever came after.
Lennox schooled him during sparring, he was too big too heavy and too much of a hammer hand puncher
Lewis beat Tyson but he caught Tyson at a bad stage in he’s life...overall Tyson is better.
Lennox Lewis better boxer then Mike Tyson anyday
2002 year
36 year old Lennox Lewis beat and knocked out 35 year old Mike Tyson cutting both his eyes bloody
Mike Tyson overrated not a top 5 heavyweight boxer all time
Mike Tyson beat a bunch of subpar average boxers most of his career
Mike Tyson 0-3 got beat bad by both Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis other top 2 heavyweights in his era
Greatest heavyweight boxers all time
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Lennox Lewis
Joe must of got his size form his grandad. He was big man as well
BUT Tyson DIDNT beat the big good heavyweights of his era, he lost to them
Cause he was either completely unprepared or washed up when he faced some of them.
@@michaeltrumph121
Nope not true at all clown
@@michaeltrumph121
34 year old Evander Holyfield beat and TKO a 30 year old Mike Tyson and took his heavyweight title in 1996 last I checked he wasn't washed up 🤣
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Buster Douglas beat and knocked out prime 23 year old Mike Tyson in 1990
@@deanbell300
It's completely true, and you're the clown.
_Buster Douglas beat and knocked out prime 23 year old Mike Tyson in 1990_
That was not a prime Tyson. And Tyson wasn't prepared one bit for the fight.
_34 year old Evander Holyfield beat and TKO a 30 year old Mike Tyson and took his heavyweight title in 1996 last I checked he wasn't washed up_
Holyfield was roided to the gills, and Tyson was coming off a prison stint, where he did not box at all. Tyson was nowhere near his best.
Obviously you don't like Mike Tyson...once cus died.. That ship was about to sink...he was too young and just didn't have the mental he needed to be successful...But he was still successful in the end ..So us Mike Tyson cowgirls know that he is still respected in the boxing world.
Mike Tysons twin
Cut the BS with this!!!! Tyson beat bums, when it was time to fight real competition he lost. Twice to Holyfield and once to Lennox. Lennox is the greatest period!!!! All other arguments are full of crap!!!!!
I think Bruno and Spinks where pretty good boxers. Probably some more good ones on Tysons resume. Tyson before his party days was pretty amazing but i too think Lennox was a better boxer looking at their hole careers
@@stennilsen9584, Stan, Trevor Bervick, Bonecrusher Smith and Tony Tucker all the guys Tyson won the titles from Lewis beat easier early in his career. Tyson was overrated. When it came to the cream of the Crop, Holyfield, And Lewis Mike couldn’t beat them. Mike was a good fighter. But not at the level of Lewis and Holyfield.
@@longislandairgunner1600 hehe. Sry. I did not know you knew so little about boxing. Holyfield was mostly good at taking damage and headbutting. He was not on Tyson,Lewis, and Klitsjko level. Ill try to learn from other sources👌🤘
@@stennilsen9584, Sten, I think it’s time you came out of the closet and tell your parents about your boyfriend and fantasies with men in the bathrooms. What do you think?
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Holyfield was better then Tyson
Tyson led with his head and cut his own eye on Holyfield the first fight
Greatest heavyweight boxers all time top 9
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. George Foreman
5. Lennox Lewis
6. Larry Holmes
7. Evander Holyfield
8. Jack Johnson
9. Sonny Linston
Honorable mentions
Mike Tyson, Joe Frazier, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Floyd Patterson, Riddick Bowe
1996 year
34 year old Evander Holyfield beat and TKO a 30 year old Mike Tyson and took his heavyweight title
Mike Tyson was favorite to win and was heavyweight champion going into fight vs Evander Holyfield and CHOKED and lost
2002 year
36 year old Lennox Lewis beat and knocked out 35 year old Mike Tyson cutting both his eyes bloody
Mike Tyson beat subpar average boxers most of his career
Mike Tyson 0-3 vs Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis other top 2 heavyweight boxers in his era
Give me a list of hall of fame boxers Mike Tyson beat besides a 38 year old Larry Holmes
Muhammad Ali beat hall of fame boxers
Archie Moore
Sonny Linston (2 times)
Floyd Patterson (2 times)
Joe Frazier (2 times)
Ken Norton (2 times)
George Foreman
Lennox Lewis won gold at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
Lennox Lewis😎😎
Joe eagan seems a really nice geeeeeeeezer to be sure to be sure
Let's be honest here even if Tyson was 100% still Lennox could have been the winner but you also cannot take away the fact that Tyson was way way off and that's a fact you can't help it..
Did joe spar Mike Tyson??? He never mentioned it
Joe on the fence egan.
Respect big man but tell it straight
A lot of credit is given to Mike Tyson for the way he fought. However do not forget that Mike Tyson implemented a style of boxing that the great Cus Damato created. The Peek a Boo style as it was later called its absolutely perfect. The style is unbeatable if you execute it correctly . It wasnt just Mike that is unbeatable . It was his gift; his natural ability with the style that made it unbeatable and him unbeatable.
Maybe Im wrong, but wasn't Jack Dempsey the original peekaboo fighter?
@@JihadBunnydick Floyd Patterson
A focused Mike Tyson beats anyone
Greatest heavyweight boxers all time top 9
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. George Foreman
5. Lennox Lewis
6. Larry Holmes
7. Evander Holyfield
8. Jack Johnson
9. Sonny Linston
Honorable Mentions
Mike Tyson , Joe Frazier , Gene Tunney, Floyd Patterson, Jack Dempsey , Riddick Bowe
Lennox Lewis would beat Mike Tyson in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 the same way he did in 2002
Evander Holyfield would beat Mike Tyson in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 same way he did 1996
Even Teddy Atlas said Lennox Lewis still would beat prime Mike Tyson
1996 year
34 year old Evander Holyfield beat and TKO a 30 year old Mike Tyson and took his heavyweight title
Mike Tyson was favorite to win the fight vs a older Evander Holyfield and yo hero CHOKED and lost
2002 year
36 year old Lennox Lewis beat and knocked out 35 year old Mike Tyson cutting both his eyes bloody
Mike Tyson beat a bunch of average subpar boxers most of his career
Only hall of fame heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson beat a 38 year old Larry Holmes in 1988
Mike Tyson 0-3 vs Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis other top 2 heavyweight boxers in his era
Give me a list of hall of fame boxers Mike Tyson beat I'll wait?
Muhammad Ali beat hall of famers
Archie Moore
Sonny Linston (twice)
Floyd Patterson (twice)
Joe Frazier (twice)
Ken Norton (twice)
George Foreman
Lennox Lewis better boxer then Mike Tyson anyday
Lennox lewis was far better than mike. Mike however was by far the most exciting heavyweight ever.
True.
Lewis beat everyone. Bad boy
Don King defeated Tyson not Lennox.
Is he still fucking going on about Tyson ????? Jeeez give it a fucking rest.
Lenox is the best heavyweight the world has ever seen, Tyson peaked early and never done enough to go down as the best, before you disagree with me, go compare Leno and Tysons boxing record
Then you should know by the records that Lewis was never pound for pound best and tyson was fact.
@@ryandurkin6729 some people shouldn't watch boxing, I think you should stick to playing the xbox
Tyson said Lewis was too fast , too strong , too big , and too smart........
He didn't say he was too fast? Lewis was not fast, what Mike said was Lewis was too big and strong, but that was Mike just being humble, he was 15 years past his best at that point
@@garethbayliss4097 ......Tyson came up short against top quality boxers , as opposed to someone looking to slug it out....but nevertheless was the most explosive heavyweight boxer of all time....
@@jaypee6061 answer me this 1 then, why do all Tyson haters say Mike faught bums, yet the same opposition gave Lewis bowe and holyfield their toughest fights
@@garethbayliss4097 Easy , they thought they’d just walk into the ring and knock them out , so they never trained or prepared properly.......and suffered the consequences......
@@jaypee6061 mate that's bollocks. Tyson knocked out Tony tubbs in 2 rounds and they critasize Mike for fighting a bum, yet when tubbs takes bowe the distance bowe is given credit for comin through a tough fight. Same story with tyrell biggs. Then you have Tony tucker who Mike beat comfortably on points, tucker gave Lewis a tough fight. Tyson ko'd Alex steward in 1 round... Steward had 2 wars with holyfield. And how about Lewis struggling against bruno when Mike destroyed him twice. Tony tucker and Michael spinks was both unbeaten in over 30 odd fights when Mike faught them, and tyrell biggs was also unbeaten. All the Tyson haters wanna talk about is what happened after prison and not what he achieved before prison!! And also going by your logic that Lewis holyfield and bowe underestimated their opponents by not training properly... Well the same can be said about Tysons losses, he had an abcense of 4 years to go to jail.
A peak tyson wudda murdered lennox and I was a fan of lennox.
In his prime Mike Tyson would have beaten Lewis ,Mike was finished when he fought Lennox Mike had been in prison taken drugs i think he had drink problems coupled with his mental health issues he was a shadow of his former self .
Lenox beat Tyson in his prime
Lennox would’ve beat him
lennox would have beaten any version of mike. the most overrated fighter in boxing history
@C. Ostriker wow insults online. original. mike lost every time he couldn't bully his opponent.fact.
@C. Ostriker someone’s salty. Tyson was a beast but it seems every fan assumes “prime Tyson” beats everyone. Which isn’t the case
Looks like a White Mike Tyson
Joe looks like a white version of Mike Tyson.He actually looks like him!!
Lewis had too much skill, reach and Savvy for Tyson.
Simple Lennox Lewis number one three times heavyweight champion two time lineal champion undisputed champion and joe says won a few versions come on
No wonder fury has gone quiet joe will kill him 😮
Lewis was arguably the Finest Heavyweight Pugilist to set foot on Canvas, Tyson is a Berserker, If not for Boxing, He would have been in Prison for Murder younger than he was when he won the HW Title.
The fact that Lewis avoided Tyson until he was way past his best, suggests that prime Iron Mike would've beaten Lewis 9 times out of 10.
Lewis didn't dodge him, they peaked at different times
The clue here is that Lewis knocked Tyson out.
They never fought each other when both were in their prime. Two of my favourite fighters of all time, now idea who would have won if both fought in their prime.
@@johnatspray I suspect the result would have been the same, but you are right, like in all these debates, we'll never know.
Totally agree. As great as Lewis was if he had fought Mike and they were both in there prime Mike would of put Lewis to sleep
I always say... Prime Tyson could send Lennox to coma
Mike beat lennox the 1st day they sparred at age 17... Own it. You were there. Mike was ruined by don king..
I heard there was 3 days of sparring and Tyson did win the first time but lewis got the better of him the other 2 days.
Lennox Lewis would have beat prime Mike Tyson even Teddy Atlas said this
Greatest heavyweight boxers all time top 9
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. George Foreman
5. Lennox Lewis
6. Larry Holmes
7. Evander Holyfield
8. Jack Johnson
9. Sonny Linston
Honorable mentions
Mike Tyson, Joe Frazier, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Floyd Patterson, Riddick Bowe
1996 year
34 year old Evander Holyfield beat and TKO a 30 year old Mike Tyson and took his heavyweight title
Mike Tyson was favorite to win and was heavyweight champion going into fight vs Evander Holyfield and CHOKED and lost
2002 year
36 year old Lennox Lewis beat and knocked out 35 year old Mike Tyson cutting both his eyes bloody
Mike Tyson beat subpar average boxers most of his career
Mike Tyson 0-3 vs Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis other top 2 heavyweight boxers in his era
Give me a list of hall of fame boxers Mike Tyson beat besides a 38 year old Larry Holmes
Muhammad Ali beat hall of fame boxers
Archie Moore
Sonny Linston (2 times)
Floyd Patterson (2 times)
Joe Frazier (2 times)
Ken Norton (2 times)
George Foreman
Mike Tyson fans so desperate bringing up sparring which he never beat Lennox Lewis in if you read the story 😂😂
We will never know because from 1985 to 1988 when PRIME mike was being trained by 1 kevin rooney and collecting titles.. Evander and lennox chose Not to enter the arena fam. Its all about the trainer fam. Lennox and wlad will never fight again because emanual is gone, you do see what a 54 y.o. tyson is capable of with the right training right.. @fiftyfour. P.S. evader has 3 gloves 2 on his hands and one on his head.
@@wrotedog
Mike Tyson fangirls favorite excuse
19 years old and 20 years old in 1985 or 1986 you not in yo prime
@@risktaker3810 says who, you? Maybe because you never seen it repeated... Reminder. The boy@13 was knocking out GROWN MEN. evander told him he was GOOD. Because he was just a teen when they met in 84. Fought many men between that time and " when king messed with his career development.." Of Course you were probably too young to remember either that or weren't on the planet yet.. Either way i hear the hate in your keyboard strikes, which makes you a trollette.
Tyson at his best would knock lewis out in one round no probs