Same result, Tyson would lose. With Tyson and Holyfield, it's all about styles ("Styles make fights"). Holyfield had the right technique, not to mention attitude, to beat Mike or at least make him ineffective so I think Evander would've beaten Tyson 4 times out of 5. Besides, Tyson was at a low point in his life in 1990, with the breakup of his marriage and his original training team, among other personal problems so he wasn't focused on boxing, much more his training. Any talented fighter who'd show up in great shape, well-trained and unintimidated or unafraid of Mike would've beaten him anyway.

1. Everyone goes with Evander Holyfield, I'm going with Mike Tyson. He was actually beating Holyfield in their first fight I believe, before suffering the cut from Holyfield's headbutt, so it obviously bothered him. I still think Holyfield's chin would take Tyson's best shots, and Holyfield's jab would still bother him, however I think Tyson would win a lot of the early rounds, landing a lot of solid punches to Holyfield's head and body. In the middle rounds, Holyfield will begin to do his work with his great boxing skills. He will frustrate Tyson, who will tire. The middle rounds will be more even, with Holyfield doing some great boxing, and Tyson will be tired, but still successfully getting inside at times. Holyfield's boxing will get the fight close on the scorecards, but Tyson's early assault will win him the close decision.

Mike Tyson by split decision in 12 rounds.

2. Yes, with no ear biting and no headbutts, it will be clean.

3. I'm not sure if Evander Holyfield purposely headbutted Tyson, but he always had his head down, and the headbutt certainly bothered Tyson.

Tyson couldn't handle Holyfelds reach and defensive style. When Mike would get close Evander would work to the outside and score on Mike repetitively. Holyfield Wins in all cinereous

It would have been a far worst KO defeat for Tyson who was far from his best shape in that 1990 Tokyo heavyweight title fight against Buster Douglas.

Evander has always been a fighter in great shape and I think he would have been in better shape than Douglas was in his best ever shape for that bout against Tyson. Evander was also the harder/stronger hitter and could absorb punches better than Douglas.

Evander by KO/TKO by the sixth round.

Sweet Science aficionados,

What if, on October 25, 1990 (then-23 year old) Iron Mike Tyson had NOT faced Buster Douglas (29), in Tokyo!

....THREE QUESTIONS, ....

Q 1. Who would win if Evander Holyfield (not Buster Douglas) had faced*** against Mike Tyson in Tokyo, 1990?

Q 2. Would THE aforementioned fight be clean BOTH camps' standards?

(Tyson's not worrying about head-butting and Holyfield's not worrying about ear-biting!)

Q 3. ARGUMENT'S SAKE: WAS Evander factually head-butting in their first bout in 1996 when Holyfield won by 11th round TKO?

Tale of the tape:

Tyson - 5' 10'' & 71 inch reach

Holyfield - 6' 2 1/2'' & 78 inch reach

*** ~ we all know Evander's promised bout was constantly moved and shuffled along down the proverbial murky boxing road, until finally they met six (6!!!!) years later in 1996: Holyfield TKO in round 11.

They met again one year later on June 28th, 1997 during 'The Bite Fight' whereby Tyson was infamously disqualified for literally biting, eventually, BOTH ears on Evander until stoppage by the 3rd round!