Mike Tyson: GREAT whether you like it or not

[Truth]

It seems all anyone does in this world is kick someone while there down. All anyone does is focus on the negatives of Mike Tyson's career. Which is normal because there has been alot of negativity. But what about the positive?
-Youngest Heavyweight Champion of all time
-revived Boxing when it was down
-Gave fans great highlights to salavge for years
-Reguardless of outcomes he fought the best heavyweights available. Sure journeymen to,but he fought Holmes, Spinks, Holyfield twice and Lennox Lewis. (also Razor Rud**** wasn't a bad fighter.)
-He brought alot of excitement to Boxing, I think alot of people would agree with me that Mike Tyson fights are usually very exciting to watch.
Had Mike Tyson not have screwed up so much in the last 10+ years he could have been the greatest. The Mike Tyson story is kind of like the movie Scarface as far as the moral goes. To me the theme of Scarface is when you get to much to soon some people do not know ho handle it. Mike Tyson had to much to soon just like Scarface and he lost it all in the end. Mike Tyson should be a lesson to young fighters coming up, saying when you become successful be careful of the people around and the things you do. Reguardless of what happens with the rest of his career whether your a fan or you hate him Mike Tyson's impact on the sport will forever be wrote in the pages of Boxing history. Mike Tyson's legend will eventually reside in Canastota, New York at the Boxing Hall Of Fame. The reason I wrote this thread is because I think people forget sometimes reguardless of his numerous mistakes he is a Boxing legend.

[The Fix]

mike tyson was great for a short time. he was a flash in the pan who was known more for his antics outside the ring than in the ring.he was beaten by all the top heavyweights in the 90's he had ever faced.short prime was close to unbeatable until being exposed by buster than holy and followed up by lennox and finally danny williams.

[borikua]

IMO He WAS great...

[Sir_Jose]

In a 20 year career Mike was great for 3 of those years. In my opnion he will go down as a wasted talent, a fighter who had it all and never fuffilled his potential and has now just become a side show.

[PacKillsMorales]

WELL EVEN THOUGH DANNY WILLAMS KNOCKED HIM OUT ID STILL TIP HIM TO KO AUDREY HARRISON

[Bubba Chunday]

I think tyson beat himself, he needed people like cus dmato to guide him. But him and cus and kevin rooney or teddy atlas, were a team that produced possibly the greatest heavywieght ever.
But like u said, it lasted only a few years.
Its interesting that more people want to fight tyson than they want to fight lewis. Tyson will always be the bigger name, just on his talent alone, without the chaos of his personal life.

I think hes was a great fighter at his best, and thats what u have to judge a figher on.

[PacKillsMorales]

I think tyson beat himself, he needed people like cus dmato to guide him. But him and cus and kevin rooney or teddy atlas, were a team that produced possibly the greatest heavywieght ever.
But like u said, it lasted only a few years.
Its interesting that more people want to fight tyson than they want to fight lewis. Tyson will always be the bigger name, just on his talent alone, without the chaos of his personal life.

I think hes was a great fighter at his best, and thats what u have to judge a figher on.

great status needs to be earned and hes been seriously ass whupped in his career.
just the same lewis shouldnt be classed as a great.best of his generation no doubt

oh and welcome woman (lol joke)

[cple]

-Overrated, but still a top 10 heavyweight all-time, barely. I have him slotted at #10.

-When discussing Tyson's greatness, his fans usually bring up that he revived the sport. Yeah, he did, but that has nothing to do with his in ring accomplishments, thus does nothing for his all-time ranking, imo.

-Exciting? No. Providing concussive knockouts that you knew he was going to produce isn't exactly exciting. He gave an aesthetically pleasing highlight reel, but his fights overall weren't on par with Gatti, Saad Muhammad, etc. Still, what does excitement have to do with greatness?

-Tyson's legend will probably live on for a very long time, but his legend won't be because of what he did inside the ring.

-Once again, hall of famer, top 10 heavyweight all-time, and a waste of talent.

[Bubba Chunday]

great status needs to be earned and hes been seriously ass whupped in his career.
just the same lewis shouldnt be classed as a great.best of his generation no doubt

oh and welcome woman (lol joke)

True, he got his ass kicked a few too many times, but any of those fights, its so obvious what hes doing wrong, weather ut was douglas or holyfield or lewis, he would imo kod them at his best.
love that pink! lol

[Dr.Depravity]

Tyson lost the people he needed most after signing with Don King. Tyson bought in to Kings bull****. King gave Mike an entourage, cars, money, etc. But failed to give him tools to stay at the top.