The Myth Of Mike Tyson

[enadeus]

A very insightful put together article with plenty to back it up. However, just on sheer popularity and world appeal, Tyson is an all time great. That, and he was only a 5'10 heavyweight, and still competed well with the real heavyweights. Comn now.

[butterfly1964]

Hey Yaman your probably reading... why don't you contribute some more of your awesome logic... oh thats right YOUR BANNED... WHAT A DISASTROUS OCCURANCE!

oh, snap! he's banned? why did they ban him?

[SABBATH]

Goodbye Yaman

Rest In Peace

We will miss you and your funny Tyson threads

[butterfly1964]

Goodbye Yaman

Rest In Peace

We will miss you and your funny Tyson threads

You're smasher, aren't you?

[Heckler]

He got banned because he's an idiot.

[butterfly1964]

Goodbye Yaman

Rest In Peace

We will miss you and your funny Tyson threads

you still haven't answered my question.

[Mike Tyson77]

If Mike Tyson isnt great, than neither are these guys.....

Jack Dempsey
Jack Johnson
Sonny Liston
Lennox Lewis
Ezzard Charles
Jersey Joe Walcott
Joe Fraizer


Tyson had better records than these guys, and was more dominant than them. Everyone forgets HOW Tyson won fights, not that he just won the fight. Tyson was the greatest, people will understand that when our crap generation is gone. NO ONE beats an 87' Tyson.

[Brassangel]

I don't know if it's safe to say that "NO ONE" beats '87 Tyson. Any fighter in their prime was still beatable...they were only men.

I think that as long as Yaman isn't here, this thread will go well. Yogi, Heckler, kmet14, SABBATH, keep it up. This is really interesting.

K to you guys.

[ricecrispi]

not true. Tyson was beatable.

Tyson was good at 87' but beatable. This guy was scary good for his age. He didn't even reach his full potential and still had potential. Tyson never built that determination and heart that makes a true dominant champ. Tyson's mental state was his flaw like Ibeauchi and McCall and Foreman. Its like flaw much like for Bowe being lazy and out of shape or tToney eat and talking too much.

[butterfly1964]

not true. Tyson was beatable.

Tyson was good at 87' but beatable. This guy was scary good for his age. He didn't even reach his full potential and still had potential. Tyson never built that determination and heart that makes a true dominant champ. Tyson's mental state was his flaw like Ibeauchi and McCall and Foreman. Its like flaw much like for Bowe being lazy and out of shape or tToney eat and talking too much.

Sure he' beatable, anybody is beatable, even the great Ali. But he was the biggest thing in boxing.