Comments Thread For: Mike Tyson: All his fights ranked from 59 to 1

[BoxingUpdates]

The long career of Mike Tyson is arguably the most attention-grabbing in boxing history. From 59 all the way down to 1, we rank each of his performances in order of excellence.
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[Tatabanya]

Thanks for the memories. One tiny note: it's Brian NIELSEN, not "Nielson".

[CubanGuyNYC]

That was a lot more fun to read than I thought it would be. Kudos to author Matt Christie for that, and for knowing enough about all those fights to compile such a list.

[sidefx996]

So according to this article his two best fights/wins were against a blown up light heavyweight in Spinks and a 2 years retired, 38 year old Larry Holmes. I'd personally rather watch his two wars with Ruddock (ranked 8th and 20th here) but what do I know...

[HoltHorror]

This is great! While you’re doing mediocre champions, do Oleg Maskaev next.

[CubanGuyNYC]

So according to this article his two best fights/wins were against a blown up light heavyweight in Spinks and a 2 years retired, 38 year old Larry Holmes. I'd personally rather watch his two wars with Ruddock (ranked 8th and 20th here) but what do I know...

In the final analysis, those are indeed his two best wins. Tyson lost all his biggest fights beyond those. I have a lot of good things to say about Mike as a fighter and as a person, in recent years, but I’ve also always said he’s overrated.

[mjh1969]

Tyson fought some credible contenders on his way up the ranks. He fought often and was at his best when he was trained by Kevin Rooney. His career tanked after he fired Rooney, came out of prison and got beaten up by Holyfield during bite night. After that Tyson was a good B level fighter. He was a mismanaged fighter by Don King. He also lost every fight against the best fighters of his time. Tyson had a trainer set for him by Cus D Mato. As Tyson got away from his roots, he was never the same fighter again.