Damn Tyson is looking good...Update

[GranTorino]

hey, whether he does good/bad in the ring, it's good to see the guy in good health, gettin his **** together.

Exactly, dude. I'm no Tyson hugger, but I do have faith in his abilities. His knee injury is legit, and he will be back. Why people always have to detract from something positive about a boxer trying to get his act together is beyond me. Mark my words fellas, We're gonna see Tyson with a belt sometime in late '05. Next year is gonna be a good year for the heavywieght soap opera.

[GranTorino]

I find it so bizarre that so many are rooting for this one-time multi millionaire to come out of debt & be sickeningly rich once again.
What kind of misplaced symapthy is that ?

He has made an absurd amount of money....& squandered it like an idiot.

Too bad. Let the ****er eat ramen noodles for the rest of his life.

Hey Jabs, use your noggin for a minute, man. When he hit that jackpot and made all that money, he was just a boy. Barely even 20 years old. And a boy who basically grew up with no parenting whatsoever. The only father figure he had was his trainer, Cus D'Amato.

Now imagine a 20 year old kid, with no common sense instilled into him at all, suddenly getting overwhelmed with more fame, popularity, and money than you ever dreamed of. How many young celebrities (and yes, thats what he was) have we seen just go crap or commit suicide or get jailed, etc... because of this.

Now, add to this the number of people who saw a cash cow in him, and realized how impressionable and manipulatable (is that a word? I dont know, but you get the picture) he was and saw a way to get rich just by hanging around him as part of his entourage, complimenting him, and basically being a "yes man". Not to mention the financial beating he must have taken from Don King, and who knows how many others.

You had a kid who had never had friends or family before suddenly besieged with people who claimed they were his friends and he didnt know how to deal with it. He was young and impressionable and didnt konw any better, so he was far more generous than he should have been, because, where aer all the friends he had now? When the money ran out, so did they.

Dealing with something as jarring as an instant change in your entire lifestyle is, as we have seen, exceedingly difficult. Its amazing to me that he didnt wind up dead.

So watch your ignorant mouth and think before you make that kind of statement, you insensitive prick.

[jabsRstiff]

Hey Jabs, use your noggin for a minute, man. When he hit that jackpot and made all that money, he was just a boy. Barely even 20 years old. And a boy who basically grew up with no parenting whatsoever. The only father figure he had was his trainer, Cus D'Amato.

Now imagine a 20 year old kid, with no common sense instilled into him at all, suddenly getting overwhelmed with more fame, popularity, and money than you ever dreamed of. How many young celebrities (and yes, thats what he was) have we seen just go crap or commit suicide or get jailed, etc... because of this.

Now, add to this the number of people who saw a cash cow in him, and realized how impressionable and manipulatable (is that a word? I dont know, but you get the picture) he was and saw a way to get rich just by hanging around him as part of his entourage, complimenting him, and basically being a "yes man". Not to mention the financial beating he must have taken from Don King, and who knows how many others.

You had a kid who had never had friends or family before suddenly besieged with people who claimed they were his friends and he didnt know how to deal with it. He was young and impressionable and didnt konw any better, so he was far more generous than he should have been, because, where aer all the friends he had now? When the money ran out, so did they.

Dealing with something as jarring as an instant change in your entire lifestyle is, as we have seen, exceedingly difficult. Its amazing to me that he didnt wind up dead.

So watch your ignorant mouth and think before you make that kind of statement, you insensitive prick.

Hey,DUNCE....

Do you know the majority of Tyson's money was made AFTER he got out of prison ?
How old was he then genius ?

No excuses.

You're the ignorant one....for wasting your sympathy on a former millionaire.
You are truly an idiot.

[realheavyhands]

let be real like tyson shirt say ... all tyson got to do is run run and run ... nobody can punch like him .. it aint gone be hard as yall think.. if he gets his stamina up there aint nobody that can beat him right now.. time will tell

[jabsRstiff]

let be real like tyson shirt say ... all tyson got to do is run run and run ... nobody can punch like him .. it aint gone be hard as yall think.. if he gets his stamina up there aint nobody that can beat him right now.. time will tell

If that's the case....when's Earnie Shavers coming back to win a championship ?
C'mon, heavy....you get real.
The guy is a FRONTRUNNER !

[GranTorino]

Hey,DUNCE....

Do you know the majority of Tyson's money was made AFTER he got out of prison ?
How old was he then genius ?

No excuses.

You're the ignorant one....for wasting your sympathy on a former millionaire.
You are truly an idiot.

It doesn't matter, ******. Do you honestly think that prison time would make him any more emotionally mature? If anything, he probably regressed, and needed the attention more then than at any time. Are you denying that what I posted? Are you denying that King robbed him? (Oh right, King has never robbed ANYONE, has he? He's a goddam saint). Are you denying the leeching entourage that followed him and did what they did just cause he had money? You cant deny any of that, you moron. You're a goddam ****** if you think you can blame his current financial state on him alone. Sure he's partly responsible, but any quasi-intelligent, rational individual, with a normal functioning brain (not you, obviously)would understand that.

[jabsRstiff]

300 million dollars, *******....300 million dollars !


Who told Mike to buy a 21 million dollar house & some white tigers ?


I don't care about POOR MIKE & what other people did to him.

He's a big boy now.

& why is it so important he become a millionaire again ?
Why can't you all just hope he lives a quiet life ?

If he gets over his debt, & returns to multi-millionaire status, I guarantee he squanders it again. I also guarantee geeks like you will be praying he strikes it rich a THIRD TIME.

Admit it....you jerk off to the guy, don't you ?

[GranTorino]

300 million dollars, *******....300 million dollars !


Who told Mike to buy a 21 million dollar house & some white tigers ?


I don't care about POOR MIKE & what other people did to him.

He's a big boy now.

& why is it so important he become a millionaire again ?
Why can't you all just hope he lives a quiet life ?

If he gets over his debt, & returns to multi-millionaire status, I guarantee he squanders it again. I also guarantee geeks like you will be praying he strikes it rich a THIRD TIME.

Admit it....you jerk off to the guy, don't you ?

LOL, alright you got me. You figured me out.

[jabsRstiff]

LOL, alright you got me. You figured me out.

Not hard to do when YOU are caught with your pants down, two-incher in hand....& an 8 x 10 glossy of Tyson is nearby....

That's the image you've created.

[GranTorino]

300 million dollars, *******....300 million dollars !


Who told Mike to buy a 21 million dollar house & some white tigers ?


I don't care about POOR MIKE & what other people did to him.

He's a big boy now.

& why is it so important he become a millionaire again ?
Why can't you all just hope he lives a quiet life ?

If he gets over his debt, & returns to multi-millionaire status, I guarantee he squanders it again. I also guarantee geeks like you will be praying he strikes it rich a THIRD TIME.

Admit it....you jerk off to the guy, don't you ?

But on a serious note, though, I would like to see him make a good honorable go of it one last tiem, and possibly grab a belt. And I dont necessarily think that its over for him after his fighting days are over. I can easily see him becoming a trainer, commentator (someone, I forget who, said that when he as a guest commentator at some fight, he was able to give intelligent, insightful input about both fighters) or possibly even promoter. I would think the name recognition he's got might just carry him to a little succes..