Tony Tucker believes he beat mike tyson

He said that out of all the punchers, Holyfield was the hardest out of them all because he kept punching and punching and punching. Of course it's going to be different to Tyson anyway because he wasn't the same fighter, so he couldn't deal with a person like Holyfield anymore, but Foreman did mention that Holyfield was problematic for the same reason. I am not sure on the compubox for Douglas, but Douglas seemed like he landed at a high percentage and with some bombs. That had to be painful, especially when you take that Tyson wasn't in mental or physical fighting shape. I thought Lennox would have hurt him more than Holyfield but i mean before he lost to Buster. People like Bonecrusher gave him a few rounds of pain i bet and yes Tony Tucker. But he didnnt really seem in too much trouble in those fights.

i disagree punch stats mean a lot who ever lands the more punches wins the fight in my opinon and according to punch stats it was a very close fight. tyson punched with all powershots compared to tuckers taps. get real catskills

He said that out of all the punchers, Holyfield was the hardest out of them all because he kept punching and punching and punching. Of course it's going to be different to Tyson anyway because he wasn't the same fighter, so he couldn't deal with a person like Holyfield anymore, but Foreman did mention that Holyfield was problematic for the same reason. I am not sure on the compubox for Douglas, but Douglas seemed like he landed at a high percentage and with some bombs. That had to be painful, especially when you take that Tyson wasn't in mental or physical fighting shape.

I wonder if u asked Tyson in his career what were his toughest fights and how did he feel in them what he would say? Before the Buster defeat im talking about, and not the defeats to Holyfield and Lennox. He nver seemed tired to me in any of the fights as if they were easy. I suppose it was his poker face, but inside i bet he was really tired, and even hurting.

i disagree punch stats mean a lot who ever lands the more punches wins the fight in my opinon and according to punch stats it was a very close fight. Really? So a jab is the same as a big left hook? To me, Tyson's 3-4 hit combos, were better than say someone like Meldrick Taylor landing 10 flurry punches.

Punch stats dont mean everything. Sometimes a guy just lands the more effective punches. Tyson's defence caused Tony Tucker a lot of problems. I didn't watch the fight a while ago, but i know about it. It was a close fight, but by the end, it was obvious who won. Tucker was trying to be cool and was showboating at the end, but got the worse of it. He really showed a good chin in that fight though. And what's with people always talking about Tyson being stunned, out of his feet etc. In the first round, he caught Tyson with a fast good uppercut. And Tyson actually crouched when Tucker was throwing the punch, basicely going into the uppercut, Like his ko loss against Lewis. You're gonna feel that. It got his attention, but he wasn't even hurt if you look closely. He came right back at TNT. i disagree punch stats mean a lot who ever lands the more punches wins the fight in my opinon and according to punch stats it was a very close fight.

In a very weak HW era Toney Tucker for at least a few moments was a very underrated fighter and certainly a fighter that is overlooked when discussing Tyson's overall body of work.

yeah but the punch stats suggest that it was a much closer fight than people thought. the punch stats state that tyson only outlanded tucker by 40 punches . It was as close as the second holyfield lewis fight. Punch stats dont nessacarily mean anything bud, plus look at Tysons punches next to Tuckers - far more hurtfull and he still outlanded him.

Damn, you beat me to it:nono: Good post. :biggthump Hey, just doin' my job.

In all seriousness, it was a relatively close fight and it was the one fight that really showed how important Kevin Rooney was to Mike Tyson...another example would have been the Pinklon Thomas fight; but that's another thread. Tony got off to a good start and was frustrating Mike with his movement, jab, uppercuts, clinching, and multiple hooks. Rooney got Mike to settle down after about 4 rounds and "box", just box Tony. The fight evolved into a very workman-like effort and Mike eventualy began to frustrate Tucker as Tony's activity level dropped. Mike won by about four rounds, give or take, because he won the rounds that he did by presenting a more dominant picture to the judges; he was controlling the tempo of the fight and putting Tucker on the defensive. If Tucker had been more mobile or smarter, who knows; but he didn't win. Damn, you beat me to it:nono: Good post.

Punch stats dont mean everything. Sometimes a guy just lands the more effective punches. Tyson's defence caused Tony Tucker a lot of problems. I didn't watch the fight a while ago, but i know about it. It was a close fight, but by the end, it was obvious who won. Tucker was trying to be cool and was showboating at the end, but got the worse of it. He really showed a good chin in that fight though. And what's with people always talking about Tyson being stunned, out of his feet etc. In the first round, he caught Tyson with a fast good uppercut. And Tyson actually crouched when Tucker was throwing the punch, basicely going into the uppercut, Like his ko loss against Lewis. You're gonna feel that. It got his attention, but he wasn't even hurt if you look closely. He came right back at TNT.

In all seriousness, it was a relatively close fight and it was the one fight that really showed how important Kevin Rooney was to Mike Tyson...another example would have been the Pinklon Thomas fight; but that's another thread. Tony got off to a good start and was frustrating Mike with his movement, jab, uppercuts, clinching, and multiple hooks. Rooney got Mike to settle down after about 4 rounds and "box", just box Tony. The fight evolved into a very workman-like effort and Mike eventualy began to frustrate Tucker as Tony's activity level dropped. Mike won by about four rounds, give or take, because he won the rounds that he did by presenting a more dominant picture to the judges; he was controlling the tempo of the fight and putting Tucker on the defensive. If Tucker had been more mobile or smarter, who knows; but he didn't win.

Tuckers full of shit! It wasnt even close, he had the rite game plan but wasnt good enough to execute it against the young Phenom! yeah but the punch stats suggest that it was a much closer fight than people thought. the punch stats state that tyson only outlanded tucker by 40 punches . It was as close as the second holyfield lewis fight.

All I know is that everytime I get to fight Tyson old Lil' Mac lets me down and I get my ass kicked!!!

I literally watch that fight 2times a week for the last year and a half to study it.cause to me that was his best performance ever. but I had tyson winning by only 4 rounds. if tyson would of slipped up alittle and tucker didn't start running then he coulda won.it was a high stamina fight with tons of action

Yeah, and I've got an uncle that believes he's Abraham Lincoln....

I saw a post fight interview of tucker after the fight and tucker says to merchant . "i know i beat tyson and i feel tyson knows i beat him" . i dont agree with what tucker says . But statistics show it was a close fight . Tyson only outlanded tucker by 40 punches . Tucker actually threw more punches than mike but mike landed more . After seeing those statistics i would have to give tucker 4 rounds from the 12. How did you score the fight?. Tuckers full of shit! It wasnt even close, he had the rite game plan but wasnt good enough to execute it against the young Phenom!

he lost but in a couple of rounds he showed he could have won had he kept it up

I never bothered to score it because I remember scorecards widely favoring Mike. Now I'm intrigued and feel like I should score it later today or something.

Isn't it a little too late for him to say this now? Geez, what's it been? 10 years? He lost anyway.