mike tyson?

[The Noose]

He does very well in any era, but would lose to some of the best.

[QuCongee]

No, the other guy thinks, as most people do, that Holmes would've beat Tyson. That Tyson fought his corpse is meaningless and not proof of anything.

Holmes got knocked out by someone else too?

[Squabbles94806]

Jim that fight is about as relevant as Ali vs Holmes, Louis vs Marciano or Tyson vs Williams.

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Yeah sure, but I'm not talkin about the significance of the fight. i'm just sayin that Tyson did knock Holmes. Did he or did he not?

[larryx]

tyson wouldve been heavyweight champ atleast once

[QuCongee]

A big part of Tyson's armoury was the intimidation factor. Most of his opponents were beaten before they even stepped in the ring

I've been sick of that ****** cliche for years. He won because he was better than everyone else. Period.

[Squabbles94806]

WTF!!!! Do you guys even know who the fcuk Tyson is? C'mon!! I was on some Tyson ***** last night. The mutha fcuka threw elbows and bites...Mike Tyson is raw a fcuk. (not cus of that, i'm just sayin) I grew up on Mike. His career was fcuked from jump street. As soon as Cus died, it was curtains for Mike's legacy.

Man, the guy was a freak of nature. Put that in the boxing world and you have millions. That's why he was such a spectacle. Was he great? That's a far stretch, but it could be argued by some.

Heavyweights in the '90's? Slim pickins. Tyson never fought the people he should have fought when he was in his early 20s. Why? Because of the people he had around him. Hence, Don King.

i still say Tyson vs. Frazier would be the best line up.

[Mugwump]

Tyson lasted till the 10th against Lewis when he was completly shot.

Lewis was also well past his prime.

I think he tags Lewis early and has an early night.

A prime and focussed Lewis is a formidable proposition. As for the implied assumption that Tyson only need land a big shot - I'll refer you to the youtube video (posted on the board today/yesterday) of Lewis taking enormous shots - some from harder hitters than Tyson (Vitali) - and staying upright.

[Mugwump]

I've been sick of that ****** cliche for years. He won because he was better than everyone else. Period.

Cliche or not - it's a fact. If you don't believe so I'll refer you to the two fights against Frank Bruno. The second was a fiasco of the highest order. I've never seen a fighter so terrified.

[QuCongee]

Cliche or not - it's a fact. If you don't believe so I'll refer you to the two fights against Frank Bruno. The second was a fiasco of the highest order. I've never seen a fighter so terrified.

Nobody was afraid of Ali I suppose.

[boxasmash]

one of the best

frazier, ali, foreman beat him