(For the 30+ users.) What was your opinion on Tyson when he was coming up?

[rambov]

My uncle would call me tyson. I always had my dukes up. I wanted to be like him. lol.....

I thought he was invincible

[rambov]

A prime tyson had a shot on all the greats in my opinion.

I remember a bs story that my dad told me that tyson killed a bull with a punch. But it just shows you how strong tyson was that people make up stories about him killing a ****ing bull. lol

Hahaha, I heard that one too..Its not true

[MoneyINC]

Amazing at the time. Looking back I don't think he could've beaten all the great heavyweights. P4P all time, he is pretty low on my list.

But thats only due to the fact you saw his demise, just imagine if Tyson DIED BE4 the Douglas fight what would be your opinion then,, Of course you couldnt say but he would be considered one of the greatest, if not the GOAT... he was speed, power and elusiveness all in one.. there was never a champ like him before or after... Ali was speed and elusiveness, Foreman was power, Frazier was power with a good workrate... Marciano was power with heart.. Louis was Ring generalship with power... But no one ever HW incompused every skill Tyson had!

[Bogler]

baddest man on the planet. you wouldn't be called that for nothin. one has to be there in that era to feel it, not just watching youtube or reading boxrec. he has a great shot at beating any heavies of all time. his speed is awesome.

[Pugilistic™]

i was born in 91 so i didn't see him coming up but watching his early pro fights showed that he was something special.

[Verstyle]

baddest man on the planet. you wouldn't be called that for nothin. one has to be there in that era to feel it, not just watching youtube or reading boxrec. he has a great shot at beating any heavies of all time. his speed is awesome.

I wish I was there and also there for the live matches. I hate 1984.

[THe TRiNiTY]

I've never been huge on the heavyweight division. I always thought he was entertaining though. Never was amazed by him.

Too young to care if he was special, and now that I'm old enough to see it, I do. He wasn't anything special, in the long run.

I mean seeing a kid at 18 knocking out grown men and with the power and hand speed to go. I'm sure some of you guys were around his age with he was doing all of this so what was your true opinion of this guy thats still a teenager coming up,fighting more then 15 times a year and knocking ppl out.

Just curious to know.

First became aware of him around the time of the first Bruno fight. I got to stay up (how come it was on early enough to see over here???) and it was two things:

1. Everyone saying how unbeatable Tyson was, how indestructable.

2. Laughing at Bruno being ****.


The two don't really add up, if you see what I mean, but that's what people thought at the time. It really did feel as if that ****er was an unstoppable force. Now looking back I suppose he was a bit of a batty boy.

[Sweet Pete]

Im 21 so that means Tyson won the title the year i was born, however, Tyson is my fav boxer of all-time and i know alot about the dude, ill say this... He was The Greatest Boxer I've ever seen in his PRIME with my own eyes (meaning over TV) so do the math ive seen Ali on TV, Robinson, Foreman,Marcino All of them... Tyson was so dominate i dont care if it was against what HATERZ call NOBODIES, DESPITE THE FACT HE BEAT FORMER CHAMPS AND CHAMPS he was more dominate then anyone, the only guy that was close or equal was Foreman, no-one has ever just KOED motha-****as with ease like those two!~

Foreman was nowhere near the skill-level though.

[THe TRiNiTY]

Someone tell me all the Hall of Famers Mike Tyson beat.. List them all.