The Myth Of Mike Tyson

[butterfly1964]

Hahaha good ownage.

Or Ali might have a broken arm.

[SABBATH]

Or Ali might have a broken arm.

He'd only need one arm.

[butterfly1964]

He'd only need one arm.

Haha, lol!

[Brassangel]

I think Ali was too slippery (and probably too tall) for Tyson to get his ear. Maybe he'd bite his chin and Ali would crack a joke about the marks on his face.

Seriously though, he just rarely ever had all of the pieces together at once. When he did, sure, he was great, probably one of the best ever. Others, like Ali, had it together more consistently.

P.S. @ Yaman: Yeah, he showed heart in his fights with Ruddock. He also showed stamina, and body work. He also showed the ability to overcome the height and reach disadvantage that most people claim would keep Tyson from defeating various opponents. Ruddock was 6'3", 228 lbs., and had a big reach. This was one of few moments where he showed that he learned something from a previous bout (ie: Douglas). Tyson came in 4 pounds lighter than he was in his fight with Douglas, jabbed, and hit the body. The announcers made mention several times of how visibly winded Ruddock was.

Also, while he beat Tillis, he spent too much time swinging for the dome which made things difficult for him. His trainers worked on this with him, and he came out against Mitch Green swinging at the body. He used more conservative shots, scoring points via combinations. While he didn't knock either fighter out, he again showed the ability to adapt and learn.

Unfortunately, these little details form the matter of his Myth since he only put these pieces together for a few moments at a time.

[micky_knox]

Or Ali might have a broken arm.

or a broken jaw






hell huys i love Ali too...........but i dont see why some of you pick on tyson so much.......or on marciano for that matter....im new here but i sence a lot of tyson and rocky hatred.........they all had there moments of greatness,some more than others granted........but we should be thankfull for all of them.......i don not believe the tyson haters didnt watch and enjoy his fights when he was at the top of his game.......

[Muchmoore]

Tyson is the best head to head heavyweight ever. He had it all, power, speed, chin, heart, technique....

Everyone says he didnt live up to his potential, but he had 12 defenses of his title and unifed the titles twice! Thats not too shabby

[Verstyle]

yes, this is true. tyson may have won the title quicker than ali did, but ali won the title in much fewer fights than tyson did.

being an olympic gold medalist also works good.ahahaa

[Southpaw Stinger]

being an olympic gold medalist also works good.ahahaa

tell that to Audley harrison. lol

[Verstyle]

tell that to Audley harrison. lol

i was refering to why he got a title shot quicker then tyson.

[SABBATH]

i was refering to why he got a title shot quicker then tyson.

It took Ali four years as a pro to get a title shot and Tyson just two years, so Tyson in fact got a title shot quicker.