The Myth Of Mike Tyson

[mgkirkpatrick]

Here are my answers just for you kjellho.

1) I don't. I post on selected threads.

2) No.

3) Not applicable.

4) No.

5) Not applicable.

Now no more interviews please.

um.. could u answer my post please.

[BSD]

The poster I was responding to was LRR who stated that at 21 years of age Tyson was an All Time Great. I followed Tyson's career since the 1984 Olympic Trials and own copies of almost all of his fights. I've seen my share of Tyson, certainly enough to debate anyone on these threads. I did my leg work, you know my position and I backed it up.

I'm waiting for you to back up your rebuttal, unless you are not up to the intellectual capabilities of "any dumbass with internet access."

SABBATH, you have entirely too much time on your hands. I take it you don't think guys like Bruno, Botha, and Ruddock are good fighters. Your point of view will have more merit when you can knock those guys out.
Some people think Tyson did not live up to his potential. I think he did fulfill his potential and was the most dominant heavyweight of the 80s. The problem is that fans would have liked to see more and those that dislike him and make ****** threads do so because they don't like his character.

[BKM-]

Well, thats his fetish so you cant blame him.
I know who you are. You're Smasher.

[SABBATH]

u discredit his demolition of spinks because spinks was scared of him?

I re-read your post and this was the only question mark I found.

In any event that is a statement, not a question so I'm unsure what you want me to answer.

[SABBATH]

When Ali was 20, he was facing the likes of Don Warner who not only finished with a losing record and lost most of his bouts by KO, but only won one more bout in his career after Ali.

Tyson was busy starting to blow out the heavyweight contenders, champs, and former champs at age 20.

Well Dag Gummit! I do declare! You know son, if I didn't know ne better I'd swear youse a regulah Jackass! Now I reckon that boy Clay opened up a dang 50 gallon drum of whoop ass on that there Warnar fellah, cus he wouldn't shake Clay's hand at that there weigh-in. Dang Warner wasn't the same after. Feller did have a winning record though, 12-6 I do believe. Finished his career 13-14, well by golly I'll be a horned tooth craw daddy.

Now son, I'm about fixin do be all over you like piss ants on a snow cone. That there yankee boy Tyson won his title 'gainst the Berbick feller in his 28th fight. Now let me tell ya somethin' there pardner. That Clay feller? In his 28th fight he was whippin that 'Ole Octopus Terrell up there in yer neck a the woods Houston I recall.

When Clay was givin' 5 knuckle introductions and stoppin' heavyweight champs like that Big Ugly Bear and The Rabbit, your yankee boy was fightin' Tillis, Green and Gross. Sounds kinda like a law firm my my wife Lula Belle used ta work fer down there in Galveston. Yee Haw, I'll be fit ta be tied if them first two fellers didn't go the distance. ****, Tillis dang near won the hootin' match.

Now by my reckonin' Clay was the Champeen and that there fight was Clay's 8th defence. So any comparin' between that dirty yankee Tyson and country boy Clay should just about end right about there if yer understandin. If yer hard headed son, let one ole' country boy spell er out to ye in plain ol' english. Clay already had the better career 28 fights in boy. What's that? Yer hard a hearin' are ya?

If them two fellers ever did fight I figure Clay would hit that yankee boy so much his kids be borned dizzy, by god. Probly wipe the floor with Tyson then whup his yankee ass again fer not gittin in them corners.

Y'all come back now y'hear.

[butterfly1964]

Well Dag Gummit! I do declare! You know son, if I didn't know ne better I'd swear youse a regulah Jackass! Now I reckon that boy Clay opened up a dang 50 gallon drum of whoop ass on that there Warnar fellah, cus he wouldn't shake Clay's hand at that there weigh-in. Dang Warner wasn't the same after. Feller did have a winning record though, 12-6 I do believe. Finished his career 13-14, well by golly I'll be a horned tooth craw daddy.

Now son, I'm about fixin do be all over you like piss ants on a snow cone. That there yankee boy Tyson won his title 'gainst the Berbick feller in his 28th fight. Now let me tell ya somethin' there pardner. That Clay feller? In his 28th fight he was whippin that 'Ole Octopus Terrell up there in yer neck a the woods Houston I recall.

Now by my reckonin' Clay was the Champeen and that there fight was Clay's 8th defence. So any comparin' between that dirty yankee Tyson and country boy Clay should just about end right about there if yer understandin. If yer hard headed son, let one ole' country boy spell er out to ye in plain ol' english. Clay already had the better career 28 fights in boy. What's that? Yer hard a hearin' are ya?

If them two fellers ever did fight I figure Clay would hit that yankee boy so much his kids be borned dizzy, by god. Probly wipe the floor with Tyson then whup his yankee ass again fer not gittin in them corners.

Y'all come back now y'hear.

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.

[Mike Tyson77]

Hey SABBATH, maby you should tell the 52 guys that Tyson demolished this load of crap.

[SABBATH]

Hey SABBATH, maby you should tell the 52 guys that Tyson demolished this load of crap.

Well Tyson only had 50 wins and 4 of them were against 2 guys (Bruno, Ruddock) so that makes 48 different guys he defeated. I'll chalk you up as another Tyson fanboy who doesn't have his facts straight.

[LondonRingRules]

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.

** Hey, kid, after scares against Banks, Cooper, and Jones, it's no wonder they held him back from fighting more frequently. As it was, it was his lousy performances combined with his big mouth that secured him a title shot against Liston. Had he showed tougher earlier, he would have been put off a long time like Tyson was.

That's OK kid, your heart is in the right place, and when Sabbath can no longer change his Depends himself, why you can pitch right in and help him with the job and earn good karma!

[catskills23]

Alis comp in the 60's such as cooper, mildenberger, folley, terell , liston, patterson, london was no better than tysons comp of berbick, thomas, tucker,tubbs, spinks,holmes . Was alis win for an old liston who was between 35 and 40 when he fought ali and was undertrained and taking ali lightly , who just fought 3 rounds in the previous 3 years any better than tysons win over a 38 year old holmes who was just coming back from a 2 year lay off . ali demolished liston but if your being objective you cant give ali any more credit in demolishing a washed up liston than tyson demolishing a washed up holmes .