Artificial intelligence has picked the winner of the potential Muhammad Ali vs. Mike Tyson fight. Do you agree with her opinion?

Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson are two of the most iconic figures in boxing history. While one stung like a bee and flew around the ring like a butterfly, the other terrified with just his gaze. The question amongst fans has always been, how would a fight between them turn out? We asked the AI and it told us the winner.

One stung like a bee and flew like a butterfly, the other terrified with his gaze

In September 1986, the boxing world was abuzz with speculation about what a hypothetical fight between two of the greatest boxing greats in history would look like. While Muhammad Ali had been retired from fighting for five years at the time. Mike Tyson, at the age of 19, was mowing down one opponent after another.

Both were some of the most iconic figures in the boxing world, but each had vastly different weapons. Muhammad Ali was active in the Golden Era of boxing, and the way he made his sport famous in particular gives him well-deserved credit. He became famous for his shake shots and also for his skills that were not matched by even the toughest punchers in boxing history.

In particular, his great technique and agility made him the second youngest heavyweight boxing champion of the world at just 22 years old. At the time, he defeated the fearsome Sonny Liston, whose punches flew through the air in their mutual combat, and Ali showed that he would not be so easy to hit. His great defense and speed became legendary. But most of all, his desire to get up and get the win made him one of the greatest athletes in history.

Although their careers passed, they had great respect for each other

It was Mike Tyson who surpassed his role model by less than two years when he knocked out Trevor Berbick at the age of 20. The record for the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history still stands today. At the age of 22, when Ali won the world title, Tyson had already had eight title defenses and was considered the scariest man on the planet.

Both men had a mutual respect for each other. When they came face-to-face in front of television screens on the Arsenio Hall show in 1989, they sang the other’s praises. “I was a dance master, I wasn’t that strong, but I was fast. If he had hit me, he probably would have put me to sleep, but he would have had to catch me,” Ali said at the time on the subject of a potential fight with Tyson.

“I know I’m great and I’m vain. But in this situation, everyone has to bow down and admit that Ali is the greatest boxer of all time,” Tyson responded respectfully. But any boxing fan would surely like to see them spar between the 16 ropes. So we asked the ChatGPT AI who it thought would dominate a potential fight.

Who would win a potential Muhammad Ali vs. Mike Tyson fight? We asked the AI

As a condition, we gave it the age of 22, when both boxers already held world titles. “Muhammad Ali would probably rely on his speed, technique and movement, while Mike Tyson would try to use his power and aggression,” was a possible prediction.

“If Ali can avoid Tyson’s punches and maintain his speed and technique, he could have the upper hand. On the other hand,if Tyson can close in on Ali and hit him with his power, he could have the upper hand. As a language model, I am objective and cannot provide predictions or definitive answers to hypothetical questions,” she didn’t want to go into a direct answer at first.

But when pressed against the wall for an unambiguous name, the AI did offer its guess. “If I had to pick one name in a fight between Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson at the age of 22, I would say: Muhammad Ali.” Do you agree with her opinion?

Source: ChatGPT, Arsenio Hall