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  • The Iron Man
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    #11
    It has to be Tyson. It was a different level, he was more agressive in and out of the ring than Liston and Foreman. That is shown by how he finished people

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    • TheGreatA
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      #12
      Tyson was aggressive as a fighter and looked tough but he never seemed that 'bad' to me until the 90's. Seemed like a nice guy really... not in the ring of course.


      Tyson & M. Spinks interview


      Tyson talking about Jack Dempsey.

      He did not usually try to 'stare down' his opponents like Liston and Foreman did either.


      Foreman


      Liston


      Tyson

      Some highlights:



      Last edited by TheGreatA; 04-12-2008, 12:52 PM.

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      • The Iron Man
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        #13
        The Title Baddest Man On the Planet was given to him after he came back from prison. So that was taken into account. They were all bad guys, but at any time in his career in the ring tyson was the most ferocious fighter.

        BTW The video with tyson talking about Dempsey is great, havent seen that before!

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          #14
          Originally posted by TheManchine
          Tyson was aggressive as a fighter and looked tough but he never seemed that 'bad' to me until the 90's. Seemed like a nice guy really... not in the ring of course.


          Tyson & M. Spinks interview


          Tyson talking about Jack Dempsey.

          He did not usually try to 'stare down' his opponents like Liston and Foreman did either.


          Foreman


          Liston


          Tyson

          Some highlights:



          Interesting to note that Foreman, Liston and Tyson were all 'nice guys' in real life. Confirmed by people that knew 'em.

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          • Thread Stealer
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            #15
            Originally posted by Yaman
            Interesting to note that Foreman, Liston and Tyson were all 'nice guys' in real life. Confirmed by people that knew 'em.
            Yeah, if you were on their good side and they were in good moods.

            If they weren't in good moods, or especially in Liston's case, drunk, then stay clear.

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              #16
              Originally posted by The Iron Man
              The Title Baddest Man On the Planet was given to him after he came back from prison. So that was taken into account. They were all bad guys, but at any time in his career in the ring tyson was the most ferocious fighter.

              BTW The video with tyson talking about Dempsey is great, havent seen that before!
              Tyson was called "the Baddest Man on the Planet" well before he went to prison in 1992. He was called that when he was running things in the late 80s.

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              • The Iron Man
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                #17
                Not sure about that. He only started using it at a title possibly slightly before prison..but definatley after. I dont recal it being used before the douglas fight, remember Cayton and Jacobs wanted a marketable image so im pretty sure they wudnt of assigned him that title

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                • OldSkool
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                  #18
                  im gunna have to go with iron mike even in light of the manchines evidence. at his peak he was one mean mutha ****er

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                  • Mike Tyson77
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                    #19
                    No one could even last with this......


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                    • Mike Tyson77
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                      #20
                      Originally posted by Cuban Link
                      refer to my sig..

                      so much for being called "THE BADDEST OF ALL TIME"
                      Go back to suckin' **** whore.

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