Hindsight is a fine thing & we all become wiser, after the fact. Fury’s poor showing against Ngannou is perhaps his career worst — given that he is now judged by world champion standards.

All of us have expectations, whether we’re a casual fan, armchair pundit or a seasoned analyst… And virtually everyone agrees that a world heavyweight champion should not have struggled with a crossover boxer. Even more so, given that it was the crossover boxer’s very first venture into the world of pro boxing.

But staying with the question— what would the original & finest Tyson do with his namesake? Based on his poor performance against Ngannou, Fury would surely be destroyed by heyday Tyson, right ?

Well I can tell you one thing, if it is a properly refereed boxing match & the referee strictly enforces the Queensbury rules — then prime Tyson would clearly overwhelm the sloppy & poorly conditioned Fury. But in reality, referees rarely disqualify boxers for holding, because the whole concept of the clinch is shrouded in a mist of interpretation.

In all honesty, a guy with Fury’s high ring IQ would NOT face heyday Tyson. He would have the knowledge & savvy to avoid that version of Tyson, because in his heart — he knows he’s getting slaughtered.

However, let’s say Fury finds himself stuck between a rock & a hard place & is forced to face prime Tyson… then I believe he will just look to survive until the final bell— similar to Bonecrusher Smith, all those years ago.

Smith, like Fury was an intelligent guy & fully realised he was outmatched in most boxing departments. The one area where he realised he could match Tyson was in terms of grappling— so that’s what he did. He hugged & mugged Tyson for twelve uneventful rounds & bored us all to death…