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Hi everyone this is my first post. I was watching old Tyson tapes and i couldnt help but think to myself what would have happened if Cus never died, and rooney stayed as tysons trainer. It seemed that after rooney left tyson stoped training, thought he was unbeatable, partied way too much, and stop being the scientific fighter he once was. I was wondering if cus never died would mike tyson have gone down in history as the greatest heavyweight ever?? It seemed cus was the only one who could completely contol mike. If rooney stayed with tyson the only fighters that would have a chance in my opinion would have been Holyfeild or the late Foreman, maybe Riddock bowe, or Lennox Lewis?? Thoughts???
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did you ever see the fallen champ documentary.......????iron mike was and is an animal..awsome...too bad he was succumbed by the mental aspect of the sport, among other things his mind wasn't right..but he will go down as #1 HW in my book
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Every now and then someone makes this claim in a first post.
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his overall career is def not the best lol. But at 20 he looked unbeatable, and i think if his personal life wasnt in shambles he would of had a chance as going down in history as the best ever, or at least be in the top 3...Comment
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Yes, he was an animal, perhaps the most gifted (with the most potential) of all time. Unfortunately, he lacked the mental fortitude, even from the early amateur stages of his career, to compete at the top level. Had his managers tried seasoning him as opposed to going for the "youngest champion ever" track, he may have overcome this. A kid on top of the world is a kid doomed to die young.Comment
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Bah.. at the end of the day you are saying "If it wasn't for the ill mental health of Mike Tyson, would he have been the greatest ever?". In honesty - i think his poor mental state and problems was the main contributary factor in the reason he WAS the great that he was. Sadly, the same fire that kept him roaring also burnt him also.
In my eyes... I think Tyson WAS the greatest ever, and often argue this point. Do I think he'd **** Ali up? ... nope, but I reckon he'd have a good chance of beating him.
Its a shame that Tyson, quite frankly, was a nutjob. But if he wasn't then we'd have never heard from him.Comment
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Tyson is and was the man.Comment
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Prime Lewis beats Prime Tyson for me.Comment
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