Muhammad Ali Vs Mike Tyson: Who Would Win?

April 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Both Tyson and Ali had legendary mouths. Whose mouth would have the upper hand? Bleacher Report compiled a list of some of Ali's greatest hits. In the lead-up to is classic battle with George Foreman, Ali issued one of the greatest verbal haymakers of all time: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see. Now you see me, now you don't. George thinks he will, but I know he won't."

Mike Tyson's most memorable trash talk moment was when he ended a stream of boasts by voicing his desire to go full Hannibal Lecter on Lennox Lewis's children: "I'm the best ever. I'm the most brutal and vicious and ruthless champion there's ever been. There's no one can stop me. Lennox is a conquerer? No, I'm Alexander. He's no Alexander. I'm the best ever. There's never been anybody as ruthless. I'm Sonny Liston. I'm Jack Dempsey. There's no one like me, I'm from their cloth. There's no one that can match me. My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart, I want to eat his children."

Ali masterfully used humor, eloquence, and sometimes verbal low blows to infuriate his opponent. By contrast, Tyson was barking mad and made outlandish, almost deranged declarations. As hilarious as cannibalism sounded coming from Tyson's mouth, Muhammad Ali wins this contest hands down.

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