AGREE OR NOT? βTYSON BEATS ALI!β - ANTHONY JOSHUA π₯
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βItβs quite interesting because, in the era of Muhammad Aliβs heavyweight reign, the heavyweights were ranked as cruiserweight. So the Mike Tysons, Larry Holmes, George Foremanβs era. With Lennox Lewis [era], they [heavyweights] started getting bigger. Hence, in the amateurs, they created the super heavyweight division. So the heavyweight division in the amateurs is what we call the cruiserweight division,β said Joshua.
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βMuhammad Ali went from light heavyweight and moved his way up. He wouldnβt have been a full-fledged heavyweight. Letβs say we bulked Muhammad Ali and put size and strength to him. I truly believe he [Tyson] would have won [against Ali]. The reason being when you watch the fight between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, you see a certain Tyson-esque to Joe Frazierβs style.
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βHe managed to put Ali down [in their first fight in 1971] in the fight. It was a very tough fight for Muhammad Ali. I just think Mike Tyson was better schooled because times had evolved was more developed. More science, more information. So I think Mike Tyson would have won in my humble opinion,β
