can there ever be anyone cooler than the 1995-1997 version of Mike Tyson?

[Ghazan]

i mean the man was a GOD at the time..he earned $140 million in 18 months..he earned like $30 million for an 80 second fight with Seldon..he slept with hundreds of women and bought himself ferrari's or Bentleys every week.

can there ever be anyone cooler than the 1995-1997 version of Mike Tyson?

[Sugar Adam Ali]

yes the 86-89 tyson was way cooler,,,

he had his own damn video game.....

[-MAKAVELLI-]

i used to have Tyson pics in my high school locker...he was a big deal back then and was a major reason why people got into boxing

[bojangles1987]

yes the 86-89 tyson was way cooler,,,

he had his own damn video game.....

Probably wasn't making the same money, but he also wasn't a convicted felon about to get his ass kicked by Evander Holyfield. I agree with this.

[CubanGuyNYC]

i used to have Tyson pics in my high school locker...he was a big deal back then and was a major reason why people got into boxing

Very few fighters have been known by people who can't even be considered casual boxing fans. It's a very, very short list...and Tyson is on it.

[Bigg Rigg]

i mean the man was a GOD at the time..he earned $140 million in 18 months..he earned like $30 million for an 80 second fight with Seldon..he slept with hundreds of women and bought himself ferrari's or Bentleys every week.

can there ever be anyone cooler than the 1995-1997 version of Mike Tyson?

Yeah, 2013 Lucas Matthysse. According to NSB, He's a ****ing GOD!!! Knocks people out, bbq's Iguana's and says stuff like "En La Concha De Tu Madre" (In Your Mothers P*ssy) after his fights. Lol He also has the coolest nickname in the business "The Machine".

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Probably wasn't making the same money, but he also wasn't a convicted felon about to get his ass kicked by Evander Holyfield. I agree with this.

He wasnt making the money, but its inflation and a worthless dollar that has given rise to huge paydays,,,,

Tyson was the biggest athlete on the face of the planet,,,
floyd or manny cant say that,,, its now tiger or lebron or kobe.....

Tyson was the MAN in the 80's

pepsi commercials
video game...

has anyone played manny or floyd's video game,,,,

Tyson was the last true global boxing superstar,, him and ali are about the only 2,,,, everyone else is domestic

[The Big Dunn]

Mike Tyson was at one point the most well known athlete and easily one of the 3-5 most recognized people on the planet.

Can't get any better than that.

[Alec900]

Mike Tyson was at one point the most well known athlete and easily one of the 3-5 most recognized people on the planet.

Can't get any better than that.

this.

Mike Tyson is the reason why I watch boxing today

[Interloper]

None of what you listed really makes anyone "cool" per se. That's just a bunch of shallow stuff, and being cool is the antithesis of shallow. You can be homeless, broke and be the coolest person on the planet.

Cool is sort've like an effortless heroism. It's about class, grace, generosity, wit, style, humility, economy of moves, integrity, respect, behavior under pressure, versatility, etc.

None of those things apply to a 95-97 Mike Tyson. If you had said "can there ever be anyone more terrifying than the 1995-1997 version of Mike Tyson?," you might have a case for that. But even then I would say a 88-89 Mike Tyson is genuinely one of the most terrifying people in recorded history, if not the most.