Would Tyson of beaten Holyfield, Foreman and Lewis between 86-90 befoe douglas defeat

[crold1]

I'm not sure why people continue to claim that Tyson ducked foreman.It seems people forget,for weren't around at the time that foreman was regarded as a big,fat ****** joke.Most regarded his comeback as such too.


There was nothing to gain in Tyson fighting this fat old man as he was too busy clearing his division of real contenders and making a **** load of money doing so.


Just try to ignore Poet.

He is just a hater and a racist.

By 1990, Don saw $ signs as did everyone else. The reason the 'ducking' claim comes up (and it was never quite a formal duck) is because of the people in Tyson's circle who have stated over the years that Foreman was the one guy Tyson ever seemed wary of. He WANTED Holyfield, and was pissed to have to fight Douglas rather than going straight to him. The quote I always remember, and its second hand, is Mike allegedly telling Don, "You want, you fight him" as regards Foreman.

[Calilloyd]

No similarities? Ok what about buster Mathis jr? I don't need to re-write history to make the point I was trying to make. I thought buddah was hinting at Patterson as a reason to why Liston would hammer Tyson. You probably felt all cool coming in here and throwing some bold statements at me, but regardless I made my point.

and Yes, Liston was scared ****less of Ali, which is why he got battered in the second fight so badly. He even said Ali was a crazy mofo. Ali acted like a nut bag to scare Liston.




Last but not least, Liston had skinny ass legs compared to his upper body. thats my opinion either way.



Anyways, Liston was good but he is no ATG in my book.

Liston never said he was scared of Ali. You're making things up now.
You can think whatever you want about Liston but when you start rewriting his career, that's a different story.

[Toney616]

By 1990, Don saw $ signs as did everyone else. The reason the 'ducking' claim comes up (and it was never quite a formal duck) is because of the people in Tyson's circle who have stated over the years that Foreman was the one guy Tyson ever seemed wary of. He WANTED Holyfield, and was pissed to have to fight Douglas rather than going straight to him. The quote I always remember, and its second hand, is Mike allegedly telling Don, "You want, you fight him" as regards Foreman.

When Tyson was still with Bill Clayton they had planned a world tour that would of ended with him taking on Foreman. I think the reason Tyson didnt want to fight Foreman later on was because he knew he wasnt training properly anymore after he left Rooney.