i guess we will never know .. but i do know that mma fighter and legend called out Tyson and Tyson didnt take the bait.
Tyson's been past his prime for over 20years, that would have been a silly thing to do.
MMA guys take fighting to a different level than boxers. We all saw James Tony get embarrassed. Even though he was way past his prime, he was still one of the best pure boxers in the heavy weight/light heavy weight division of all time.
I wouldnt put the idea to bed based on Toney's performance...that would be ridiculous.
He was old, punchy and came into it INCREDIBLY out of shape.
A half dozen world class heavyweights in their Prime ...fighting in MMA... would settle it. It could go either way...but a boxers hands are slick and dangerous.
For littler guys...MMA has a clean advantage over boxing because there's less knockout power in general across the division.
Floyd Mayweather isnt knocking anyone out, for example...he hits like a girl and his hands always break. His last k.o. was hitting a man who was paused with his hands down, not counting Conor's loss due to exhaustion