Mike Tyson - Great Champ or Chump, how would you sum him up

[THE REED]

True.




Prime Roy would kick Joes ass.

and peter manfredo at the same time

[Thread Stealer]

u cant blame him, he was 20 years old, had a 100 million, his trainer died which was basically his family and the most famous person in the world at the time... you cant blame him for just goin nuts at 20 years old thats a lot to handle for anyone

I partially blame Cus for Tyson being so messed up.

It's been well-documented how many times Tyson would get into trouble and Cus let it slide due to Mike's talent. Basically saying, "oh, you can do all that stuff, just perform in the ring".

Atlas: You can't grope my niece, how do you like this loaded .38 in your eye?

Cus (when he finds out): Teddy, you're fired. Mike, go to Tryon for a week and come back and we'll do some more drills.


Or how about the way Cus helped Mike with his insecurities.

Mike: I'm just not a good looking guy.

Cus: Here's a baseball bat, you can beat the women away when you're the champion of the world.


Gee, who would have thought that Mike would have problems with mistreating women later in life?

[Gareth Ivanovic]

u cant blame him, he was 20 years old, had a 100 million, his trainer died which was basically his family and the most famous person in the world at the time... you cant blame him for just goin nuts at 20 years old thats a lot to handle for anyone

Good points, but even to this day he hasn't been able to keep his life stable. It would be hard for most to handle that type of fame and money at a young age, but Mike had his chances to redeem himself, but he never could. Like I said I still like the guy and he still probably is my favorite fighter of all time, but he could have been great without a doubt, but he chose another path.

[THE REED]

Good points, but even to this day he hasn't been able to keep his life stable. It would be hard for most to handle that type of fame and money at a young age, but Mike had his chances to redeem himself, but he never could. Like I said I still like the guy and he still probably is my favorite fighter of all time, but he could have been great without a doubt, but he chose another path.

yeah i think hes missin a few fries in his happy meal

[RichCCFC]

Peter Manfredo would probably KO Roy if he hit him flush in the face.

[THE REED]

Peter Manfredo would probably KO Roy if he hit him flush in the face.

lol.... the name peter manfredo is a punchline in and of itself...



knock knock.....

whose there?

Peter Manfredo...


AAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Spirit]

Mike Tyson was awesome, he's definitely a top 3 guy, I haven't seen all the greats' fights so I can't comment on him being the best. Mike was a complete fighter: Speed, power, defense and ring smarts. I've always found people who say he was a poor technical fighter to be bad observers, Mike did fight very impulsively after he returned from jail, but only because he felt his power would suffice (ie going for the KO). I think he would have slaughtered every man that beat him, including a prime Holyfield had he been more mentally stable.

A lot of his aggression was pure acting as well, that's how he was able to make hose millions in the first place

[RichCCFC]

lol.... the name peter manfredo is a punchline in and of itself...


knock knock.....

whose there?

Peter Manfredo...


AAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I feel the same way everytime Roy Jones is mentioned as a great.

[THE REED]

I feel the same way everytime Roy Jones is mentioned as a great.

your 1 of 2 people on this forum that think that...

and joe is great? by beating one good fighter in his whole career...

Hey dave, do you watching boxing?

-no

do u know who roy jones is?

yeah hes a boxer

do u know who joe calzaghe is?

who?

[Mozza]

The man is a convicted rapist. A scumbag in other words.