I just read the Tyson/Douglas thread and had this thought.
Ali in his prime with his 'A' game versus Tyson in his prime with his 'A" game.
Who wins the bout?
I got Ali, Ali was a master of getting into opponents heads and under their skin.
Ali in prime would destroy Tyson in prime. 1990 Tyson vs. 1965 Ali. Tyson than was a powerful fighter and thug who intimidated everybody who weny against him for quite a while. Kind of like Sonny Liston or even Foreman in'74. Doesn't matter how hard you hit if they don't connect.
Ali had lightweight speed with heavyweight strength and reach. Unique fighter.
This thread is a joke for little kids to talk about how great Tyson was because he threw tremendous haymakers and fail to realize if he got hit once he was going to lose - it happened in every fight - survive the storm and you'll beat Tyson - Tyson was top 5 in the first round and that's where his legacy ends.
Tyson was never that great a fighter. Ali would have killed him! He would have frustrated him no end and Mike would have gotten out of control and Ali with his long reach would have knocked him out.
Tyson was great in his prime, might have beaten the Ali of after the thriller in manila. Ali was just unbeatable before his 2 year hiatus, although I saw somebody named Von Clay give him a very close fight in his young prime.