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Tyson COULD have been a great inside fighter if he choose to fight for the long haul and wear his opponents down. As is he was a great mid range fighter in the early rounds only. Once an opponent figure him out, whether they could win or not, they knew how to survive. As talented as he was, Tyson never had a plan B. -
The Way to Survive against Mike is to Move away, once he lunges in, Just hold on, cos he wont try to shack you off.Originally posted by JAB5239 View Post
Holyfield destroyed Tyson by using the inside game against him.
For a shorter man , in a tall mans world, its strange he was never able to master some kind of inside plan.Comment
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Originally posted by 0Rooster4Life0 View Post
This is my biggest knock against him all time. If an opponent didn't do what he wanted them to do, he had little else. Raw talent and ability made him able to compete. It certainly wasn't his ability to adapt. If he had the ability and mindset to adapt he probably would have been the greatest heavyweight ever.Comment
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i suggest you watch Tyson vs Ruddock (2) then come back and say he could not fight insideComment
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Tyson was a great fighter but didn't hav the brains of say; mayweather with adaptability etc.. But then again he didn't need them wat he needed was a great trainer (cus) but unfortunately he didn't when he first lost against Douglas...
Had cus lived I don't believe anyone cud hav beaten him, he wud've stayed prime n focussed for alot longerComment
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It comes down to ur definition of 'inside fighter'.
Tyson obviously wasnt an outside fighter.
He wasnt an inside fighter like Chavez, he was lazy and his opponents clinched to survive.
But many of Tysons KO's came from combinations thrown on the inside.
He was also extremely dangerous moving in.
U could call inside fighters pressure fighters, swarmers, it all depends on ur definition. Tyson was an inside fighter but he could also do much more.Comment
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Ofcourse Tyson was a inside fighter.. ( I aint even going to watch your video )
He wasn't a inside fighter like Chavez who wore opponents down, no
Tyson in his prime, use his JAB to set up all his body shots and his combinations
He came at guys, controlled exciting aggression. He wasnt a fighter to wear you down, and take you out in the later rounds but which he did against Jose Ribalta. If it did go the distance it was a clear victory in all fights between 1985 - 1988 ( Prime )Comment
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He wasn't an inside fighter.
George Chuvalo:
And Tyson. He’s a tough kid. He walks right in. He’s that kind of a guy. He’s got lots of balls too. I like Tyson. I’d like to meet Tyson and show him a couple of things. I could help Mike.
His problem is he doesn’t know how to fight on the inside. If you take a look at his fight with Buster Mathis, Jr., he exposed that. There’s a chi nk in the armor. He’s too straight up on the inside. If he ever pulled his right leg back, his whole upper body would be at a forty five degree angle. He’s have his head on the other guy’s chest. He’d be safe. The other guy would have no room for any leverage and Mike would have all the leverage. His stance works against him on the inside. He’s easy to push back and he can’t fight when he’s going backwards. But Mike is a helluva an athlete. He’s very quick, got great reflexes and punches like a bazooka. He’s the only guy out there in the heavyweights who can give you goosebumps.Comment
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Ah so what if he wasnt?? apart from his downfall, prison sentence and at times ridiculous antics and upsets look what he Achieved..
1) Youngest HeavyWeight Champion Ever...
2) Olympic Record Win by 8 Seconds KO
3) Only Man to ever Beat Michael Spinks
4) Took All the HeavyWeight Titles at a young age
5) after all the **** hes been through hes still a survivor and kept his head up fair enough he lost to fighters such as holyfield,lewis and douglas but so what thats life get over it...
Now you see someone Win the HW Championship at 20 years old and knockout someone in 8 seconds then we can talk....apart from that **** offComment
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