Wot wud of happened if Tyson didnt go 2 jail & stayed with Rooney in 88?

**ozzienumber1** · 10-03-2007, 08:31 AM

Originally posted by IronMike1984

What would have happened if Tyson stayed with trainer Kevin Rooney and manager bill cayton in 1988 and didnt go to jail in 92? After the Spinks fight in which was Tysons greatest performance Tyson would have went on to do the following in my opinion:-
tyson ko win bruno round 3 1989
tyson ko win douglas round 1 1990
tyson ud win holyfield 1991
tyson tko win foreman round 4 1991
tyson ud win bowe 1992
tyson ko win ruddock round 6 1992
tyson ko win moorer round 1 1993
tyson tko win tommy morrison round 4 1993
tyson ko win mercer round 5 1994
tyson ko win Lewis round 5 1994
tyson ud win mccall 1995
tyson tko win holyfield round 8 1995
tyson ko win golota round 1 1996
tyson ud win bowe 1996
tyson ud win lewis 1997
tyson ko win botha round 2 1997
tyson ko win briggs round 3 1998
tyson ud win tua 1998
tyson ko win rahman 1999
tyson tko win vitali klitschko 2000
(Tyson would retire in 2000 with his undefeated record and the undisputed champion!)

****in Drongo, then that would have proved what we knew all along. Tyson only lost to Douglas because he stopped taking performance enhancing drugs.
By the way Rooney was only a kid back then on the streets of Everton he would never have made a footballer, even if Rooney had trained him

**moofo** · 10-03-2007, 08:32 AM

I wish I could live in a Fantasy world.

**Stallone60** · 10-03-2007, 08:35 AM

Tyson when he was at his best in the 80's was a really amazing fighter to watch. I agree if he stayed with his team that made him he prob wouldnt have been beaten. They fights you put up would of made some great viewing i believe he could of beat all of those guys!

**ozzienumber1** · 10-03-2007, 08:40 AM

Originally posted by Stallone60

Tyson when he was at his best in the 80's was a really amazing fighter to watch. I agree if he stayed with his team that made him he prob wouldnt have been beaten. They fights you put up would of made some great viewing i believe he could of beat all of those guys!

Another drug taking delusional american

**boxingfan4life** · 10-03-2007, 08:54 AM

His career would have been better but I doubt he would have retired undefeated.

**BmoreBrawler** · 10-03-2007, 08:59 AM

Prison just multiplied the time at which his leg speed deteriorated. that was the do or die for tyson because of his other physical deficiencies...he needed to keep that at the insane levels he started with. Tyson needed that speed to get to the inside. We saw a decline(granted he didnt train for the fight) in his first loss, and it snowballed from there, so Tyson probably would have physically been the bum he retired as by about 1998 I'd say. Not as bad, of course, but not dominant vs the top guys. Prime tyson beats anyone at any time ever, imo.

Wot wud of happened if Tyson didnt go 2 jail & stayed with Rooney in 88?