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Alot of people say Mike Tyson didn’t reach his peak of his prime but to me he was so athletic so smart and so advancely skilled at his age what did he really have left to improve?
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im not an expert on mike but i think he did pretty good, could he have been better managed and consistent sure -
We will never really know.
I would’ve lived to see him stay with Cus his whole career and what he’d have become. Obviously he probably isn’t as rich as he was with King, but he wouldn’t have had so many problems and avoided jail.Comment
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- - King lifted Tyson's %50 mil retirement fund while Mike was in prison.
Mike subsequently had his purses lifted for further King purposes such that Mike filed bankruptcies. The only reason he has any $$$ is his p0t biz is all the shelf popular and his recent multimillion bonanza provided by Jake Paul.
Time for some of you boys to study up, but don't hold your breath...Comment
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I imagine he was close to being the best he would have become, it just didn't last as long as it did for others. Unless you are referring to his resume during his title run not being as dense as others; in which case its not really an evaluation of Tyson himself, but of his opponents.Comment
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He may have reached his peak in terms of raw athletic ability, but? He did not reach his peak in terms of experience and feats achieved 'Mike Tyson could have so easily beaten Buster Douglas II in a rematch or maybe Evander Holyfield in their very first original fight back during the early 90's. Which would have added more impressive feats to his resume'.
When athletes first turn professional, they are in reality? Not really far from their athletic peak. Absolute peak is not just about athletic ability; it is about all round game. Mike Tyson was in terms of athletic ability; very close to his peak when he disappeared from the game due to his unfortunate circumstances outside the boxing ring.
Note: But Mike Tyson's overall game was still improving i.e. his technical ability, and experience 'knowing how to prepare for fights, and tactically approach each opponent. Mike Tyson was still in the process of accumulating data on all of those competitive fight situations. And that experience in my opinion was only going to make him a more formidable and improved fighter with the correct team around him'.
To conclude: So overall? It is absolute nonsense in my opinion when certain folk in the boxing community 'claim Mike Tyson reached his peak in the late 1980's. Just like Muhammad Ali, and even Tyson Fury? Mike Tyson's peak was abruptly disrupted, and impeded by circumstances outside the boxing ring'.
But regardless of this, Mike Tyson still achieved a lot as a heavyweight Champion 'In my opinion, since he became the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. Only really Lennox Lewis, can really be rated above him. Evander Holyfield may have beaten Mike Tyson, but overall he was not a better heavyweight fighter but it was close. Holyfield does have some great individual wins, but as a Heavyweight Champion he was not as dominate as Mike Tyson'.
I don't rate any current heavyweight fighters, above Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, or Evander Holyfield 'and I consider Wladimir Kiltschko as one of the last great Heavyweight Champions in terms of defending his titles against all comers' etc.
Last edited by PRINCEKOOL; 12-16-2025, 12:31 PM.Comment
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Yes he could have achieved a lot more his problems were mental and emotional. He was drinking and doing coke and training half ass. If he lived up to his peak he doesn't loose to Douglas and he makes it into the 90s no prison time and look at all the names there were in the 90s to fight and really make a legacyComment
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We never got to see his prime which is like 26-28 for most some of it his own fault some of it him being manipulated but smarter people than him. How well would you have handled being in his position at 20-21?Comment
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