Great to see Mike in the Hall of Fame, he deserves it completley imo
Got me and many others into the game and what a fighter he was
Got me and many others into the game and what a fighter he was
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3. Having the fortune of beating up on a plethora of crackhead and booze addled heavyweights when he was stone sober
The same plethora of crackhead and booze addled heavyweights
who managed to survive 15 rounds with a prime Holmes while Tyson destroyed them in a few rounds
or a lot later, the same crackhead and booze addled heavyweights when they were completely fat and shot survived more rounds with the likes of Holyfield.
4-By extremely careful selection of buildup foes
Every manager and promoter does this at the beginning.
The truth is that prime Tyson ducked no one and that is the reason why he became the undisputed champion of the world.
5-Beating most opponents mentally by their own trepidation
All the huge punchers like Tyson,Foreman,Louis,etc produce fear in their opponents,because they can hurt them,but they only go down when they really hurt them.
6-Too bad Firecracker Tyson became more of a briefly fiery Roman candle but he did burn, baby, burn.
Foreman just had 2 title defenses.Rocky Marciano 6 title defenses,Tyson 11.
Who is more Firecracker?Comment
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Tyson got me in the game! Tyson, Jones jr, Hammed, Mayweather and some others. Specifically Tyson though. Nobody has done what he did sine he left the game and made boxing more exciting. I am happy for him and proud he has turned his life around.Comment
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Cus D'Amato = LEGEND!Comment
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pretty accurate assessment imo...was a dominating force for 3-4 years...the good life got to him...he was pretty much the reason i started watching boxing...Comment
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Good read... Mike deserved to be in the Hall of fame...Comment
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Terrible read. To write an article about Iron Mike getting his dues and then ****ing on the guys resume by saying they were a bunch of junkies makes absolutely no sense what so ever. And why even mention Trever Berbick being decapitated? I mean I'm pretty sure when Mike thought him he still had his head on his shoulders, or Tyson would have found it much harder to knock him out lol
****** article about one of the greatest boxers of all time.Comment
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A Great Read And Analysis On Tyson!
Exactly where I would have ranked Tyson. Ali and Larry Holmes had the best jabs, and best ring generalship ever. They were the most intelligent to ever fight. And they were both 6'2"-6'3". That would have presented very stiff challenges for Tyson, although he was relentless and when he hit you, and eventually you get hit by Tyson, you stayed hit! Nobody ever hit harder than Tyson, but maybe George Foreman. Don't tell me about a 185lb Marciano, or a 6', 200lb Joe Louis. Tyson would have violently dismantled Marciano and Louis in short work. Joe Frazier never hit close to as hard as Tyson. Razor Ruddock hit harder than Marciano, Louis and Frazier! And given Tyson could look straight into Frazier's eye, being the same size, Smokin' Joe standing right in front of Tyson, would not have made it out of the first round. Mike Tyson in his prime was the total package. #3 behind Ali and Larry in their primes nails it.Comment
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joe louis wasn't 6' 200. he was 6'2 and probably 210 at his finest. and you're talking about marciano and louis as if they wouldn't punch back.Comment
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