WTF, Mike Tyson is such a joke
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I've followed Mikes career from the very first fight, and honestly believe (like many people) that he's the greatest ring fighter (not boxer) that has ever lived, but a series of unfortunate events led to the Mike we have today, which is far from his potential.
In all honesty, it started with the death of Cus D'Amato, everything after that is trivial. People can say that Mike was a better fighter in '87 than he was in '85, but the heart was leaving him little by little, and with that happening, the weight just became too much.
When Buster Douglas beat Tyson in '90, it was evident that something was wrong, and unfortunately, things will probably never be right again.
In all honesty, it started with the death of Cus D'Amato, everything after that is trivial. People can say that Mike was a better fighter in '87 than he was in '85, but the heart was leaving him little by little, and with that happening, the weight just became too much.
When Buster Douglas beat Tyson in '90, it was evident that something was wrong, and unfortunately, things will probably never be right again.
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Originally Posted by S2Kguy,Jun 14 2005, 12:33 AM
I've followed Mikes career from the very first fight, and honestly believe (like many people) that he's the greatest ring fighter (not boxer) that has ever lived
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Originally Posted by NeO SAMuRAI,Jun 13 2005, 10:05 AM
Could you please elaborate on this point? As in, how do you quantify that he is the greatest ring fighter (but not boxer) that ever lived? I'm not disagreeing with you or agreeing with you here, just genuinely curious as to what you mean.
the regular boxing where you have nice moves
and the slugging kind of boxing where you knock out someone right away.
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the sweet science of boxing as performed by pernell "sweetpea" whittaker is what purists say is boxing. tyson was a fighter, he mixed brutal aggression with power shots and great head movement. he never had a classical approach where he led with a dominant jab like holmes or ali.
i too agree that he is a fighter/ brawler
i too agree that he is a fighter/ brawler
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Originally Posted by temin,Jun 13 2005, 09:36 PM
If d'Amato had lived on who knows how great Tyson could have been.
Tyson was too young to deal with that pimp, Don King.
Tyson was too young to deal with that pimp, Don King.
with you 100%mike tyson prime is just un real. quick, powerful, and desire to destroy opponent was un match even previous boxers IMO.