Mike Tyson is the greatest heavyweight of all time

**Benny Leonard** · 12-16-2008, 10:16 PM

Truth is, we really don't know how great Tyson was; he burnt out from the pressure and life-style and threw it away after Spinks.

**Gopgop** · 12-16-2008, 10:18 PM

tyson forever!

**Mike Tyson77** · 12-16-2008, 10:18 PM

THE BADDEST OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!

**brently1979** · 12-16-2008, 10:20 PM

There was this guy called Muhammad Ali, he was pretty decent in his day. You may not have seen him fight, other wise you would have not made this thread.

**Johnny Vincent** · 12-17-2008, 03:08 PM

Originally posted by brently1979

There was this guy called Muhammad Ali, he was pretty decent in his day. You may not have seen him fight, other wise you would have not made this thread.

Ali admitted Tyson would knock him out.

**Jambo boy** · 12-17-2008, 03:10 PM

Originally posted by Johnny_Vincent

Ali admitted Tyson would knock him out.

Yeah, now maybe.

**BritishFightFan** · 12-17-2008, 03:12 PM

Tyson won twelve Heavyweight World title fights in his career, which is rather impressive. In the mid-eighties he completely cleaned up the Heavyweight division and successfully defended his the world heavyweight title nine times, beating the likes of Larry Holmes, Frank Bruno, Michael Spinks and Trevor Berbick along the way. Sadly, after the eighties he got ridiculously complacent and stopped training hard and then he went to jail for many years.

What I find really impressive about Iron Mike is that he is only 5'10 and that is hardly huge when it comes to the Heavyweight division.

Apparently he used to watch Rocky Marciano videos incessantly to get a better idea how to fight against huge guys who were 6'2 or 6'3 etc.

**THE REED** · 12-17-2008, 03:13 PM

Originally posted by BritishFightFan

Tyson won twelve Heavyweight World title fights in his career, which is rather impressive. In the mid-eighties he completely cleaned up the Heavyweight division, beating the likes of Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks and Trevor Berbick. Sadly, after the eighties he got ridiculously complacent and stopped training hard and then he went to jail for many years.

What I find really impressive about Iron Mike is that he is only 5'10 and that is hardly huge when it comes to the Heavyweight division.

Apparently he used to watch Rocky Marciano videos incessantly to get a better idea how to fight against huge guys who were 6'2 or 6'3 etc.

You really just mentioned Larry Holmes didnt you.

**BritishFightFan** · 12-17-2008, 03:14 PM

Originally posted by reedickyaluss

You really just mentioned Larry Holmes didnt you.

Sorry, I shouldn't have.

He was old when Tyson fought him.

Almost as old as Calzaghe is right now.

Mike Tyson is the greatest heavyweight of all time