The Great Tyson Debate

[sanjayint]

Tyson OWNED Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield in sparring sessions in 1984,

WHAT THE HELL, i hate that word "owned" its so gayyyy

[oldgringo]

I can't honestly believe that anyone on this forum thinks that Larry Holmes was at his best for Tyson when they fought. That makes me sick.

[kapersky]

tucker,smith,green,berbick,spink,old holmes,tubb and brigg none of them could really touch tyson in his prime, only 3 of them landed 1 single hard shot on tyson and that is nobody could hit tyson more than that in his prime. that must explain a lot i mean all in top10 took a lot of punishment in the prime by bad,mediem and good fighter tysons defence was that good. and his agressivite was to scary. after catskill when he fough bruno in the first fight he was ****ed up he got lucky to win over bruno, got hit and outmusclear by bruno. he looks dumb like he didnt had his brain with him. prime vs prime i choose ali,tyson and holmes.

[marvdave]

What are you talking about? The guy fell to pieces in 1988, it's not an illusion, the guy drove his car into a tree in a suicide attempt.

i think you missed the point junior

[Jarlaxle]

I rated the top ten heavyweights of all time and I think I had Tyson 7 or 8.

Ali
Johnson
Foreman
Liston
Holmes
Lewis
Holyfield
Tyson
Louis
Dempsey
Frazier
Marciano

[Parodius]

I rated the top ten heavyweights of all time and I think I had Tyson 7 or 8.

Ali
Johnson
Foreman
Liston
Holmes
Lewis
Holyfield
Tyson
Louis
Dempsey
Frazier
Marciano

Did you just put Joe Louis #9. Joe Louis was the most accomplished heavyweight of all time. He had 26 title defenses. Ali & Louis are #1 & 2 period. I put Marciano in the top 5, the guy retired undefeated with 49 wins. How many boxers you can find that retired undefeated.

[pinkpanther]

top 10......maybe just by the skin of his underpants, maybe

[marvdave]

I can't honestly believe that anyone on this forum thinks that Larry Holmes was at his best for Tyson when they fought. That makes me sick.

if someone said that, I will never respect their opinion again

[TKODoll]

So I was watching the rabbitpunchboxing.com show and they were having the usual babble-session about Mike Tyson and whether or not he's one of the all-time Top 10 heavyweights. I’d really like to get this debate over with, once and for all.

Mike Tyson never defeated a HEAVYWEIGHT of any consequence in his career. Sure, he KO’d Spinx for the title, but lets not forget Spinks was a natural light heavyweight. Aside from Spinx, who else was there that he defeated that worth worth a crap? Bonecrusher Smith? Please.

The “good” heavyweights of Tyson’s time all beat him, and beat him soundly. Does anyone remember the Ear Eating Contest with Holyfield? How about the supposed Brit with the glass jaw that absolutely destroyed Tyson?

Why people would even fathom Tyson being one of the all-time greats is beyond me. Sure he had power in both hands and was very aggressive. His defense was average, due to his head movement. His conditioning was horrible, along with a non-existent jab or any counterpunching ability. Also, Tyson had a chin like a 6 year old.

I’m sorry to say, but the people who love Tyson and think he was God’s gift to the heavyweight division really need to go back and watch the fights and especially WHO he fought. They might actually reconsider their argument.

I don't think Tyson had the chin of a six-year-old, but he sure as hell is NOT an all-time great. He beat bums.

[TKODoll]

Give me a break! That's ludicrous.

An undefeated Tony Tucker would of won every round against Lennox Lewis. An undefeated Michael Spinks would of won every round against Lennox Lewis.

Would've, okay, or would have. Not would of. By the way, ban this JUYJUY guy. He's a notorious troll on other boards. PM me for details. He's trouble, mate!