Standing at only 5ft 10in and weighing in at 220 pounds he was a small man in the division of giants but utilised a peekaboo guard and incredible head movement to work his way inside and rip heavy shots to his opponents body. The spectre of “Iron” Mike Tyson has lingered over boxing since he first made it big under the tutelage of Cus D’Amato and Kevin Rooney in the mid 1980’s, he was utterly destructive and is probably the most intimidating fighter of all time. This was undoubtably the quintessential Ali performance, he was exquisite, dominating with his razor sharp jab, moving with middleweight speed, embarrassing his man with his trademark shuffle, nailing Williams with lightning right hands and vicious combinations and exuding the sheer arrogance only he could get away with.

The best version of Ali is almost definitely the lean 214 pound 24 year old that decimated Cleveland “Big Cat” Williams in November of 1966 just a year prior to his banishment. In a career full of ups, downs and even a forced exile, no man has ever transcended the sport like the GOAT. Known to boxing fans world wide as the greatest of all time, Ali formerly, Cassius Clay is the biggest character to ever come out of the sport. To give this mythical super fight the justice it deserves only the very, very best version of these two greats should be pitted against each other. But the big one that has always been in the back of every boxing fans mind is this! Muhammed Ali VS Mike Tyson What if Carlos Monzón boxed Roy Jones Jr, who would win between Tyson Fury and George Foreman, who comes out on top in a lightweight super fight between Roberto Duran and Henry Armstrong. There are so many what if scenarios that can be dreamt up but none more fun than the whole mythical match up debate. What if Jose Luis Castillo was given the nod over Floyd Mayweather after their close and contentious first bout in 2002? What if Tommy Hearns had decided to box and stay at distance from Mavin Hagler rather than go to war with him? Who would have prevailed if two of boxing’s greatest ever heavyweights were to have fought at their peaks? Albert Eastwood breaks down the mythical fight round by round and asks… what if?īoxing is a sport of what ifs! What if Howard Foster had never stepped in during Carl Froch’s onslaught of George Groves to bring their first fight to a halt?

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