No more convincing is one-time cruiserweight beltholder Kelvin Davis. Davis is so enamored of the Tyson mystique that for years now he has done his best to ape Tyson's style and look, even going so far as to have his face tattooed, as Tyson did before his win over Cliff Etienne. He fights in the same do-or-die style, but lacks Tyson's speed and explosiveness, a failing that has resulted in losses to most of the division's better names and several lesser ones, too.
It was hoped for some time that another big, strong heavyweight, Sam Peter, would be the next Tyson. He seemed to have some of the tools: size, obvious physical strength, a fearsome reputation as a puncher, and a certain ring presence that intimidated opponents. Indeed, none other than Wladimir Klitschko, the consensus best heavyweight in the world, appeared so anxious during his win over Peter that every time Peter brushed against him Klitschko flopped to the canvas.
Fortunately for Klitschko, he won every second of their match that didn't feature an eight-count, and that, for the most part, suspended any discussion around Peter's potential as the next Tyson. Troubles later against James Toney, a blown up middleweight, answered the question definitively and even if Peter ends up with an alphabet title or two, his suitability as the next Tyson has been repudiated. You get the sense we have seen of him all there is to see, while Tyson supplied endless small surprises.
"Mike was deceiving," recalled Brooks. "I came in under the impression that I'd have to teach him everything. But Mike knew what he was doing. He'd set traps. He was smarter inside the ring, and outside, too, than people gave him credit for. He was a salesman -- selling himself. He knew asses in seats means more money."
We'll learn eventually the hard way that there never will be another Tyson. Regardless of where you place him among the sport's great fighters (if you place him among them at all) he occupied a unique place in popular culture during his time at the top and single-handedly brought to a close a particularly moribund era in heavyweight boxing. At the same time he transcended the sport like few others have done in recent times.
Will we ever find the next Tyson? No. But sooner or later someone will come along who is different, and just close enough. He always does. "
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