Mike Tyson: GREAT whether you like it or not

[Truth]

the title should read
Mike Tyson was great

I like mine better...LOL

[buff_mike10]

One more thing. I know there is going to be a lot of people arguing that he was unbeatable until he fired Kevin Rooney, there always are. To those people, I challenge you to answer this question: Why has this man with an IQ of 160 never decided to rehire Rooney at any point in his career, even long after his King associations were severed.

If Rooney was what truly held everything together, why has he never gone back to him? At any time all it would have taken was one phone call, because Rooney sure as hell wasn't too busy handling all of the other big name fighters he supposedly developed

After Mike fired Kevin, Kevin took Mike to court and sued him for money, and they got in a big arguement and haven't talked since. I'm not saying Mike would have won with Kevin setting in his corner. However, if Kevin was setting in his training sessions and training him the right way, like head movement, and throwing combo's then Mike would have won the Douglas fight. Look at some older Tyson fights, (biggs, holmes, spinks, berbick) then watch the Douglas fight. That was a totally different person out there from round one. There's no doubt that someone would have eventually took him into deep water and beat up on him, but Buster Douglas would not have been that person. Tyson trained by Rooney would have knocked out Douglas in round one

[BAREKNUCKLES]

Mike Tyson gets too much press. He has ****** for a long time now.

I'm tired of looking at him and hearing about him.

My suggestion to him is that he move in with Michael Jackson and disappear.

[+= El Jefe=+]

Mike Tyson gets too much press. He has ****** for a long time now.

I'm tired of looking at him and hearing about him.

My suggestion to him is that he move in with Michael Jackson and disappear.

Mike Tyson is the reason boxing is were it is right now good or bad

[Sir_Jose]

Great talent NOT a great fighter.

1. He burned out way to fast. He as already past his prime at 23

2. Fought in an extremaly weak era.

3. Caved every single time someone stood up to him.

[jack_the_rippuh]

Michael Gerard Tyson...best Heavyweight of all barnone..

[Gemini531]

Tyson Is The Greatest Heavyweight Fighter Of 3 Decades. 2000's No One Is A Bigger Draw Or Entertaining.


"**** Holyfield"

[BAREKNUCKLES]

Mike Tyson did make boxing what it is today. A side show for freaks with no skills. Boxing sucks today, and you know what, it ****** when Tyson was champ.

Evander Holyfield was the only real bright spot on the heavyweight division since Ali retired. Tyson was a blight on boxing and was bad for the sport.

Mike Tyson KO'd by Evander Holyfield

Mike Tyson KO'd by Lennox Lewis

Mike Tyson KO'd by Buster Douglas

Mike Tyson KO'd by Kevin McBride

Mike Tyson KO'd by Danny Williams

He beat a bunch of nobodys. Francois Botha, A whole string of club fighters in the 80's, and when he finally faced a fighter with skills, his ass was grass. He had his ass kicked when he was in his so-called prime. He was good for two years, but against thugs.

Take his monkey ass to the circus where he belongs. He hasn't even resembled a fighter for 16 years.

He can sell tickets, but he can't fight and never could.

[Verstyle]

Here we go w/ that Rooney bull**** again(lol). Let me ask y'all this who was Kevin Rooney before and after Tyson? I don't hear Rooney's name being thrown around as being one the most sought after trainers of today or even back then! All of us could've been Tyson's trainer back in the good 'ole days and we would've achieved the same things when Rooney was with Iron Mike. It would've been easy to have trained Tyson back then cause nobody had to! As alot of you have stated, ******* were already ****tin' their trunks before they even stepped in the ring with Tyson. Don't get me wrong I'm a huge Tyson fan but I cannot consider him a great . To be listed with the best of all-time, and this may sound cheesy or cliche, but you have got to have mind, body, and soul and not just one or two out of the three but all of 'em working together, especially when the going gets tough, and Tyson failed everytime he had a big test in front of him(inside and outside of the ring). A perfect example of a fight(s) having all three characteristics was the Ali - Frazier series. Those two GREATS left no stone unturned.

and not ne one could have trained tyson back then. that style that rooney haf was invented by cus so no one would have been able to train him to fight like he was in his prime.rooney called out number combos to tyson,they had different methods and strategies so i dont really think n e one could have. u saw what happened to his skills once he left rooney

[Gemini531]

besides if you compare his accolades with any other great fighter he rivals only Ali.

Boxing without Tyson = Martha Stewart
Boxing with Tyson = JLO,