An absolute psycho in those early daysYou can argue all day about who was the greatest heavyweight but for shear ferociousness I’ve not seen anything close to prime Tyson
Yes, boxing has become more of a circus now than a sport sadlyWhilst Ali was the greatest of his time and had such flair and technique when it comes to raw power Tyson has never been matched. I recall watching his fights in the 1980s and they would rarely last more than a few rounds.
On at least one fight he lifted his opponent off the floor with one of his punches. His stare, all black attire with no socks made him look frightening, He would break his opponent by his look alone.
Today we have the other Tyson dragging the sport into the gutter alongside his father with their out of the ring behaviour. There was nothing like that in those days. Mike Tyson did it all in the ring.
A lot of them couldn’t get back up mindHe was brutal Tyson wasn’t he?
You have to admire the blokes who got back up, nobody could accuse them of taking a dive….
* If he wanted toFFS
Why did you have to post that?
I just HAD to watch it all. Again. I cant resist.
And to think that he is booked to fight that daft, fuc.king idiot. Even if Tyson was 90, he would snap his neck.
Are you seriously saying Mike Tyson didn’t do anything controversial outside of the ring? He did plenty and wasted his best years in prison because of it. He was a brutal knockout artist but struggled when he wasn’t able to physically dominate his opponents.Today we have the other Tyson dragging the sport into the gutter alongside his father with their out of the ring behaviour. There was nothing like that in those days. Mike Tyson did it all in the ring.
True but he was past his prime by then and taking a lot of substance hitsHe was a brutal knockout artist but struggled when he wasn’t able to physically dominate his opponents.
He wasn’t past his prime when Buster Douglas beat him. He was 23. Teddy Atlas has been quoted saying it was his one real weakness. That he would physically dominate almost anyone but he couldn’t handle it mentally when that didn’t happen.True but he was past his prime by then and taking a lot of substance hits
Fair point, but there are a lot of hints he wasn't looking after himself anyway at that point - said it himself in one interview. Possibly an excuse but for me he didn't look the same sharp fighter he was. It's been debated before so I will just say I don't know for certain but for me that wasn't the same Mike Tyson in that fight. Anyway in that fight I agree he was not able to dominate and he was soundly beaten.He wasn’t past his prime when Buster Douglas beat him. He was 23. Teddy Atlas has been quoted saying it was his one real weakness. That he would physically dominate almost anyone but he couldn’t handle it mentally when that didn’t happen.
No he’d of stil lost, everytime he stepped up in class he lost. Tyson was the wilder of his day, great at sparking out guys ranked from 10 to 100 but schooled by the top boxers. He and his fan boys have as many excuses as Wilder as well.Question then, just out of interest TBH - do you think a 19YO Tyson would have beaten Buster Douglas at I think 27YO at that time?
Purely a talking point as we can never know
He was a brutal slugger more than a refined boxer - i wonder what would have happened if he’d met Ali in his prime.Are you seriously saying Mike Tyson didn’t do anything controversial outside of the ring? He did plenty and wasted his best years in prison because of it. He was a brutal knockout artist but struggled when he wasn’t able to physically dominate his opponents.
I wouldn’t say it was weak - a lot better than it is now that’s for sureLooking back, Tyson's rise looked unstoppable. From pro debut to capturing the world title was less than 21 months. In that time, he had 28 fights and won them all.
Yes, a lot of those fights were only 1 round, and you do wonder about the quality of the opponent that he was paired against, but simply figting that often seems incredible now. He must have begun preparing for the next fight immediately after knocking the previous guy out, or maybe just who he was.
For those who weren't 8-9 like me at the time, was the heavy weight division considered weak at the time? Tyson ultimately seem to be found out by the next generation of heavywieghts.