Why was Mike Tyson so hyped up? And his 5 best wins.

**rolshans** · 12-12-2019, 06:39 PM

Now you mention it, very Wilder-like. Even though Wilder only has one loss.

**4truth** · 12-12-2019, 06:40 PM

Holmes was 38...the rest of that nonsense isn't much better.

**hugh grant** · 12-12-2019, 06:48 PM

For a long time he beat everyone. His resume was better than Crawford's yet look how rated Crawford is

**turnedup** · 12-12-2019, 06:51 PM

Tyson walked through opponents..sometimes you just want to see someone get totally fkd up and Tyson delivered until the train went off the rails.

**lparm** · 12-12-2019, 06:54 PM

Tyson would put you in a coma lad let’s be honest about it

**boliodogs** · 12-12-2019, 06:57 PM

In his prime he was scary good and a killer puncher with great hand speed. He didn't take care of himself and did not stay on top as long as he could have. The hype for the murderous young Tyson was very real. He was a heavyweight boxer to be feared.

**SN!PER** · 12-12-2019, 06:58 PM

Originally posted by rolshans

Now you mention it, very Wilder-like. Even though Wilder only has one loss.

Wilder has never been stopped or knocked out.

He's an unstoppable beast that strikes fear into the hearts of all mortal men.

**PeasantCrusha** · 12-12-2019, 07:01 PM

Tyson's wars with Ruddock....

Tyson was a beast and would have given ANY legend of old a good fight if not an ass whoopin.

The Tyson that lost to scrubs like McBride and Williams was not the same Tyson. Against Williams he basically gassed out and sat down/quit. Against McBride he got pushed down to the floor and you could see he was beyond gassed out... Tyson was done at this stage.

**OldTerry** · 12-12-2019, 07:03 PM

Originally posted by The Gypsy Queen

There's no doubt that Tyson had really good power, speed and skill, but came unstuck every time the going got tough. He was the ultimate C/D level bully beater, but was no more than B-Level himself.

His 6 losses.

Lennox Lewis - Outclassed.

Evander Holyfield x2 - Outclassed x2.

Buster Douglas - Knocked out and only really won 1 round in the fight.

Danny Williams - English journeyman W53 L28. Knocked Mike out.

Kevin Mcbride. Irish journeyman W35 L10. Knocked Mike out.

Of course as Mike Tyson lost these fights, his fans conveniently label him as past prime. So what are these wins in his prime that made him so unbeatable?

Was it the two times he blew away a prime Rid**** Bowe? Or the time he outpointed a prime Lennox Lewis? Or the time he won a war against Evander Holyfield? No, because these things never happened, and couldn't happen. Mike wasn't on that level. Facts.

His best 5 wins below:

1. Larry Holmes - aged 45 (a 40 year old Larry beats Tyson up)

2. Michael Spinks - A light heavyweight. What else could have happened in this fight?

3. Tony Tucker - the most padded 34-0 record in the history of boxing. The bum went on to lose 7 times to many only average fighters.

4. Tony Tubbs - Another massively flattering record. Entering the fight 24-1 and ending his career W47 L10.

5. Frank Bruno - The original Danny Williams.

I'm not getting the fuss over Iron Mike and his legend seems to grow and grow. It's bizarre.

Mike Tyson was dynamite! He won the World Heavy weight championship at the age of 20 years and 6 months. He also unified all factions of the heavyweight titles. I was there and for quite a while there was absolutely no one who could beat him. Mike Tyson enjoyed hurting his opponents and did so in a calculating vicious manner, in other words he was a dangerous man. Had Tyson stayed with Jimmie Jacobs and not been lured into what wound up being his downfall by Don King you would not be suggesting that he was not one of the absolute best. However he chose to do things that have detracted from his legend but I will say a prime Mike Tyson would destroy a prime Anthony Joshua and perhaps Wilder as Well.

Why was Mike Tyson so hyped up? And his 5 best wins.