Mike Tyson Vs Floyd Mayweather: Who Would Win?

Publish date: 2024-05-06

Though Tyson competed as a heavyweight, the height difference between him and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is not as big as you'd think. Per their Boxrec statistics, Tyson is 5'10" and Mayweather 5'8", but his 72″ reach is actually an inch better than Tyson's.

The problem is that, well, there's a reason boxers fight in weight divisions. As Martin Rogers of USA Today tells us, Mayweather has fought many of his matches as a 147-pounder and came in at 149.5 pounds for his match against Conor McGregor in 2017. Meanwhile, Encyclopedia Britannica puts Tyson's weight as an active competitor in the 218-pound region. That's a roughly 70-pound weight difference, and it's all muscle. 

Tyson's aggressive style, lightning-fast hands and sheer punching power have been enough to knock out guys significantly larger than Mayweather, or himself for that matter. What's more, his defense game was amazing. While Mayweather was a better technical boxer and could quite likely win if it all came down to judges, Tyson would be coming at him fast and hard, and his legendary right hand would be beyond anything Mayweather has had to deal with in his welterweight circles. Basically, to win the match, Mayweather would have to avoid Tyson's punches for the duration of the fight ... and, let's face it, what are the chances of that in a boxing ring?

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