Was tysons power overrated ?.

[Abe Attell]

you think Tyson did not use steriods, Lots of boxers use steriods

Unless you have proof, you can't say with guarantee

For Tyson, I don't see why he would need them, at least not in his first part of his career:
Teddy Atlas said that Tyson was 200lbs by the time he was 13 years of age...Tyson was also a monster of a young man by the time he was 15, let alone 18, when he turned pro.
There are genuine "Genetic Freaks" that walk amongst us, but ever since the whole Steroid Scandal came out, unathletic or not talented enough athletes like the feeling that they didn't make it because they weren't "Juicing."

Tyson isn't the only one that has such genes, many top athletes have such genes, but when you look at the percentage that make up them vs the common person it is a very tiny few.

So is Shaq on steroids, the guy was like 6'7, 250lbs when he was 15 (?)

How about Lebron James, the guy has looked like a man since he was 15 too...6'8, 240lbs of muscle, must be on steroids

Bo Jackson, another great athlete with great genes...he was 6'1, 220lbs solid muscle, never lifted weights, when he entered college...his head coach in college told he wanted to check his strength...the bench press was required...Bo said he never lifted weights and didn't want to...any way, Bo had to for the coaches pleasure and he put up something like 375lbs the first time he ever lifted.

Hell, even my friend looked like Tyson when he was 17 years of age, no steroids. Just go to the ******s, you will see a few of them


It just seem to me that the people accussing all athletes of using steroids don't have much muscle themselves.
A lot has to do with GENES, Nutrition, and what we blue-collar people like to call EXERCISE/LABOR.

[Dye]

thats not what i said, your saying that just because someones big they must be on steriods, there have been so many boxers on steriods now

[catskills23]

no i am not quoting larry holmes, that is what has been said by many boxing experts

like who?.

[catskills23]

Heres what a number of boxing experts have said about tysons power

angelo dundee after the francois botha fight "mike tysons punching power is definitely up there with sonny liston and george foreman

sugar ray leonard "mike tyson is the only guy in the heavyweight divsion who can finish a fight with one punch"

bobby cyz "tysons power is phenominal "

frank bruno "tysons got nuclear powered fists"

Michael spinks " i never thought a man could hit that hard, tyson has got to be on something"

muhammed ali " mike tyson is the most devastating puncher i have ever seen "

larry merchant " i never seen anyone punch like mike tyson

emanuel steward " mike tyson has got enormous power

[Abe Attell]

thats not what i said, your saying that just because someones big they must be on steriods, there have been so many boxers on steriods now

There are probably more right now, then ever before, but look at those that we think may be on them, not many were great anyway.

There was a study done by a Doctor and a team at a University that said they found that more people took steroids that were of average ability...it was because they were "average" they took them, in order to compete with the genetically gifted.

They also found that those born under the "Genetically gifted" were mentally stronger...they thought to themselves that by taking steroids it is a sign of weakness, plus they didn't want to put such a chemical into their "Temple"

[catskills23]

what are you talking about, Pinklon thomas, Dave Jaco, and lorenzo canady all said Tommy hit alot harder than Mike Tyson

morrison was on rods , tyson wasnt . without roids morrison probably wouldnt of being able to crack an egg .

[Abe Attell]

Morrison said he was the size of a cruiserweight, but needed roids to gain the extra 20+ pounds to fight in the heavyweight division.

[catskills23]

no i am not quoting larry holmes, that is what has been said by many boxing experts

i am still waiting to hear what experts said tysons power was overrated .

[catskills23]

Morrison said he was the size of a cruiserweight, but needed roids to gain the extra 20+ pounds to fight in the heavyweight division.

exactly and without roids morrisson wouldnt of being able to punch like a heavyweight .

[Dye]

How many Morrison fights have you seen? And Tommy would be able to punch like a heavyweight without steriods.