Mike Tyson Vs. Tyson Fury: Who Would Win?

Tyson Fury, of course, is the current Top Dog in the world of heavyweight boxing. The 6'9" giant is a fairly unorthodox athlete, and, as Sophia Ankel of Business Insider tells us, he has struggled with addiction, mental health issues, weight gain, and a tendency to make controversial statements, all of which have arguably given him at least as much trouble as his opponents have. However, as befits a man who was actually named after Mike Tyson, Fury is a truly gifted boxer with an astounding amount of speed, ring craft and technical skill, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. That's a pretty lethal combination that has served Fury well. 

If Mike Tyson and Tyson Fury were just two guys on the street, chances are you wouldn't bet a red cent for the latter's chances in a fight. This is simply because Fury absolutely towers ower the 5'11" Iron Mike. Then again, as Joe Coleman of Talk Sport notes, Tyson wasn't known as "Kid Dynamite" for nothing. He spent his prime years tearing through opponents who were taller than him, and like Jeff Gordon of SportsRec describes, his unrelenting attack mode, ruthless punch combinations, lightning speed and extreme fitness put him on a completely different level from most of the competition ... and that's not even getting into his penchant for mind games, his peculiar peek-a-boo boxing stance, and his array of special jab-and-slide punching tactics that helped him to overcome his reach disadvantage. 

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