Mike Tyson. Overrated Yes or No

[Double]

Frank Bruno isn't a great fighter? Razor Ruddock? Larry Holmes? Michael Spinks? Brian Nielsen (who only had 1 loss at the time)?









I was joking about Nielsen of course.

Larry Holmes would be the only one I would consider great, but he was coming out of retirement to fight Tyson, he was done way before he met Tyson

[one punch kid]

I think yes. A lot of Tyson fans think that he is the greatest fighter of all time, a sort of flawless unbeatable king of the ring but its just not true. I'll explain why: 1) He was ko'd five times, suggesting his chin wasnt top notch.
2) He couldnt fight on the inside. (this comment will cause some argument, but check out a video on Youtube "Mike Tyson was not an inside fighter" it shows that most of his damage was done mid-range and on the inside he did little more than clinch.)
3) He could be out-boxed and frustrated by clever fighters with good movement, check out the first round of the Tyrell Biggs fight and the first min of round four vs Larry Holmes. Both men boxed on their toes and totally neutralized Tyson.
Tyson was a good fighter but not as increadable as people make out.

[dde91]

before 1991 when he ACTUALLY cared about boxing, he wasn't.


after 1991 when he fought for just money, yea he was getting used just for his name.

[Boxing Scene]

Was it really ****ing necessary to bump a thread from 2005??!??!!?!?! Holy ****. This was when he was fighting guys. damn.

[Heru]

Frank Bruno isn't a great fighter? Razor Ruddock? Larry Holmes? Michael Spinks?

Tyson is the only one to ever knockout Holmes and he went on to school prime Ray Mercer.

Tyson isn't overrated, from the lists I've seen, he's usually rated among the top 10-15 GHOAT. It's hard to say a guy was overrated when he barely trained and was still demolishing decent-good opposition. He could have done more, but what he did do in his short prime is enough to have him ranked accurately in the top 10-15.

[RockyB]

everyone is judging him from the post prison times. it was all downhill from there IMO. 1985-86 - 89/90 he was an animal!

[Dynamite Kid]

No he is not overrated. Mike's fans perception of him is overrated though.

[The_Demon]

i dont think he is over-rated
just couldnt handle how good he was,it was all too much

[Kris Silver]

Tyson was an absolute animal, talker, and beast.

This is key to why I think, he's also... overrated.

[river rat]

Tyson is what he is, done what he done, accomplished what he accomplished, and that's all there is to it.

He captured every boxing fans imagination as being the baddest man on the planet, and looked the look! There will never ever be another like him, and that's what makes him special.

I get sick of all these overrated threads...........what happens, happens. how things turn out, is how things turn out.

Now on a lighter note, I'm sick of reading all the Pacman vs. Mayweather ****! Let's talk about it when the fight gets made and when it is a lot closer to happening.