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title: "Anthony Joshua Breaks Down Ali-Tyson Dream Clash"
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published: "2020-04-06T14:26:22Z"
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# Anthony Joshua Breaks Down Ali-Tyson Dream Clash

Unified World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua believes that the best version of Mike Tyson would have beaten that of the great Muhammad Ali. Speaking in a JD Sports Live Instagram Q&A, Joshua explained why he believes that the “more developed” ‘Iron Mike’ would have prevailed.

*“It’s quite interesting because in the era of Ali’s heavyweight reign, the heavyweights were ranked as cruiserweights,”* Joshua said. *“**So in the Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes, George Foreman, Lennox Lewis era; they started getting bigger.*

*“Hence why, in the amateurs, they then created a super heavyweight division. He \[Ali\] wouldn’t have been a fully fledged heavyweight. Let’s say we bulked Ali up and added size and strength to him, I truly believe Mike Tyson would have won.*

![](https://media.boxing-social.com/app/uploads/2020/03/ali-frazier-300x169.jpg)

*“Reason being, when you watch the fight between Joe Frazier and Ali you see a certain Tyson-esque style in Frazier. Tyson used to study Frazier – moving, moving, hooks, hooks. He managed to put Ali down, it was a very tough fight for him.*

*“I just believe Tyson was better schooled because times have evolved, he was more developed with more science, more information. So Tyson would have won – in my humble opinion.”*

In-line with Joshua’s pick, Mike Tyson recently won the inaugural e-World Boxing Super Series – a computer game-simulated eight-man heavyweight tournament. The former wrecking ball outpointed ‘The Greatest’ to become the first virtual fighter to claim the e-Ali Trophy.