Was Mike Tyson a great champion?

[squealpiggy]

Tyson had heart

He lacked heart as an amateur. Ask Teddy Atlas.

He was an incredibly entertaining fighter and he had the raw physicality and the skills to have been the greatest of all time, but his heart, his attitude and his lack of discipline were the things to barred his path to greatness. Boxing is a mental game and I don't think that Tyson had the mental strength to be an all time great.

[Verstyle]

He lacked heart as an amateur. Ask Teddy Atlas.

He was an incredibly entertaining fighter and he had the raw physicality and the skills to have been the greatest of all time, but his heart, his attitude and his lack of discipline were the things to barred his path to greatness. Boxing is a mental game and I don't think that Tyson had the mental strength to be an all time great.

first off teddy is a hater. did u hear him on tyson marathon on espn class? enough said right there.ahaha

[squealpiggy]

Teddy Atlas has a reason to be a hater, it's in his autobiography.

[adietheforestfa]

It's a simple question, was Tyson great or not? His career is over and now we can look back. He had his ups and downs, but I think when it's all said and done he belongs up their with Dempsey,Ali,Louis,Marciano,Johnson. Maby Tyson wasnt the greatest, but I think he was one of them.


What do you guys think?

Easiest question ever. Yes.
Never quite same fighter after prison.

[Verstyle]

damn look at the vote difference. the ppl for just tower over the doubters. thats a huge spread

[realheavyhands]

if tyson fought in a weight division with a limit he would have been known as the greatest fighter that ever lived.

[aljon]

if tyson fought in a weight division with a limit he would have been known as the greatest fighter that ever lived.

So you're saying Tyson was p4p the greatest fighter that ever lived?

[realheavyhands]

yes i belive no man his size would have ever beat him. hoyfield had 10-15 pounds of muscle on an undertrained fat tyson the both weighed 218 for the second fight and holyfeild must of had zero percent body fat ive never seen anything like that he had to be on somehing... danny willams 265 mcbride 270 lewis 250 douglass 230 and 6'4... only a skilled tall man who was also physically bigger and stronger would have shot. but tyson could even beat hem if his mind was right and he didnt just try to blast them out

[Verstyle]

yes i belive no man his size would have ever beat him. hoyfield had 10-15 pounds of muscle on an undertrained fat tyson the both weighed 218 for the second fight and holyfeild must of had zero percent body fat ive never seen anything like that he had to be on somehing... danny willams 265 mcbride 270 lewis 250 douglass 230 and 6'4... only a skilled tall man who was also physically bigger and stronger would have shot. but tyson could even beat hem if his mind was right and he didnt just try to blast them out

to be fair tyson did gain weight and blow up to like 230 something to compete with the big boys

[j]

yes i belive no man his size would have ever beat him

wow! you must not know a lot of people. tyson is one bad man, but i know quite a few like that.