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[Mike Tyson77]

Tyson is a top 10 great. His losses to Holyfield and Lewis where when he was out of shape, old, and had many lay off periods.


Tyson knocked out Buster in the 8th. The ref started the count 2 seconds AFTER the time keepers. Buster was down for 11 seconds. After that he would have then went on to beat Holyfield instead of facing him after rotting in jail for 3 and a half years. I mean he did win back the WBC and WBA titles after his prime.

[kjellho]

Tyson is a top 10 great. His losses to Holyfield and Lewis where when he was out of shape, old, and had many lay off periods.


Tyson knocked out Buster in the 8th. The ref started the count 2 seconds AFTER the time keepers. Buster was down for 11 seconds. After that he would have then went on to beat Holyfield instead of facing him after rotting in jail for 3 and a half years. I mean he did win back the WBC and WBA titles after his prime.

Actually, Buster was down for 14 seconds! And I agree, if Tyson wouldn't have lost that fight, he would've beaten Holyfield. Tyson of the late 80's and early 90's (before the Douglas-fight) was outstanding. After Douglas it all went downhill, even though he won back the WBC and WBA titles.. it just wasn't the same tyson.

[EsB818]

Douglas may have been down for 10+ secs, but all that matters is the ref's actual count. The thing is, if Tyson had actually inflicted any sort of punishment on Buster in any of the previous rounds then that upper cut would have finished him off. Instead the upper cut was merely a last grasp attemp to come back from a fight where Tyson's head was being used as a punching bag. I'm a Tyson fan, but he deserved to lose that fight in every way.

Actually, Buster was down for 14 seconds! And I agree, if Tyson wouldn't have lost that fight, he would've beaten Holyfield. Tyson of the late 80's and early 90's (before the Douglas-fight) was outstanding. After Douglas it all went downhill, even though he won back the WBC and WBA titles.. it just wasn't the same tyson.