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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hooper" data-source="post: 4358450" data-attributes="member: 46111">If it were possible, that would have been a fight of two different styles, both Masters at their craft.I could imagine that going either way, I would not have bet much but I would give Mike a slight edge, I think the Duck walk has better defense against a Foot man Like Ali was in the middle of his prime, the one thing Ali might have had is the Rope a Dope advantage due to height, but Mike has knocked people out by body shots, so the Rope may have been a bad play against Tyson.The two styles do make great matches, there were some epic middle weight and welter weight fights, a lot like that, Duran, Sugar Ray, Marvin Hagler and can't remember the other two of that era, shortly after the Heavy weights of Ali, Foreman years. Duran was a Duck Walker a lot like Mike if I remember right, and could take a punch like a brick wall. Duran was a mini me of Mike in style and power.Any one remember Sean O'Grady and his dad, they put on some awesome fights, don't remember the weight class.</blockquote>