Why is Tyson the only boxer with Prime in his name?

[mickeyb]

why do people never say prime Leonard or prime Hearns???

my theory is that people feel cheated out of what could have been so the continue to remember him for the few fights he was at his best.

are there any other fighters we could say prime every time we talk about them??

[SpeedKillz]

i think we say that cuz when he was in his prime compared to after he got out of jail, there was such a HUGE and DRASTIC change that everyone saw what a waste of talent and skill he was, they wanna remember him when he was the baddest man on the planet, and not after his life was ruined...

[RockyMarciano]

Mike tyson is a prime *****

[SpeedKillz]

Mike tyson is a prime *****

thanks for your input.

now the whole boxing world will know the truth about mike, thanks to you... thank you my friend...

[!! Mr. Soprano]

Did you see Prime John Ruiz??? That mofo was something

[!! Mr. Soprano]

How about this....

When you use initials for certain fighters, everyone knows who they are, right?

RJJ - Roy Jones Jr.
MAB - Marco Antonio Barerra
JT - James Toney
DLH - De La Hoya
etc, etc, etc...

So here is my proposal... so that we don't confuse the Prime Mike Tyson, to the "Mike Tyson the waste"... Why not call him PMT?

[grayfist]

why do people never say prime Leonard or prime Hearns???

my theory is that people feel cheated out of what could have been so the continue to remember him for the few fights he was at his best.

are there any other fighters we could say prime every time we talk about them??

Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

I've read on this forum lines that contain, "Prime Barrera" and "Prime Morales" too...

I imagine: after a global devastation, some children of surivors may stumble on those lines and begin to think it's a rank or something... Like "King George" or "General Patton"....Or a contraction of "Prime Minister".

[Xyei]

i think we say that cuz when he was in his prime compared to after he got out of jail, there was such a HUGE and DRASTIC change that everyone saw what a waste of talent and skill he was, they wanna remember him when he was the baddest man on the planet, and not after his life was ruined...

It was such a waste. I agree with your entire post. When Tyson was "in his prime" he was pretty much unstoppable. He had some of the most exciting fights that I have seen to this day.

[TyrantT316]

In terms of history of HWs, he is probably one of the top 3 if not the most talented HW's ever

Power
Speed
Chin
Determination
Footwork
Conditioning
Jab
Body attack
Head attack
Defense/Head movement
Overall Skills
Killer Instinct

he had so much...then so much wasted

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

why do people never say prime Leonard or prime Hearns???

my theory is that people feel cheated out of what could have been so the continue to remember him for the few fights he was at his best.

are there any other fighters we could say prime every time we talk about them??

I also say "prime RJJ" all the time. My fear is that many of the fans who are new to the sport have only seen the recent version of Roy. Not the guy who beat Hopkins while injured, embarrassed Toney, hunted Montell, and pulverized Pazienza.