Why did Mike Tyson duck Ray Mercer?

[BangEM]

That would've been a great fight but it's funny how Mercer fought Lennox and Holyfield back to back but somehow didn't fight Mike Tyson.

Also, Mike Tyson also somehow escaped fighting Moorer, Tommy Morrison, Tua and Bert Cooper. Shocking, isn't it?

[champion4ever]

That would've been a great fight but it's funny how Mercer fought Lennox and Holyfield back to back but somehow didn't fight Mike Tyson.

Also, Mike Tyson also somehow escaped fighting Moorer, Tommy Morrison, Tua and Bert Cooper. Shocking, isn't it?

Because Lennox Lewis had threaten to sue him in court if he didn't fight him.

[famicommander]

That would've been a great fight but it's funny how Mercer fought Lennox and Holyfield back to back but somehow didn't fight Mike Tyson.

Also, Mike Tyson also somehow escaped fighting Moorer, Tommy Morrison, Tua and Bert Cooper. Shocking, isn't it?

Tyson also didn't fight Bowe, Foreman, or Briggs.

post 1989 Tyson just wasn't that good.

[BodyBagz]

He wouldn't have been the baddest man on the planet if he didn't fight so many stiffs.

[BangEM]

Because Lennox Lewis had threaten to sue him in court if he didn't fight him.

But he could've fought him after Lennox. Mercer didn't retire until mid-2000s.

[BangEM]

Tyson also didn't fight Bowe, Foreman, or Briggs.

post 1989 Tyson just wasn't that good.

I guess Mike Tyson is the first boxer in history to peak at 20 and fall off a cliff at 22, no?

And people still think he's the baddest. LMAO. I won't be surprised if he gets sparked by Roy Jones in the pensioner bout despite all the fancy videos he keeps releasing. LMAO.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Tyson also didn't fight Bowe, Foreman, or Briggs.

post 1989 Tyson just wasn't that good.

Mike Tyson beat Andrew Golota, who was involved in two wars with Rid**** Bowe etc

Up until 2001 Mike Tyson was still a serious force.

Nobody at any point during Tyson's career, view him as some sort of joke or lesser threat 'His opponents and peers where always apprehensive'.

[BangEM]

Mike Tyson beat Andrew Golota, who was involved in two wars with Rid**** Bowe etc

Up until 2001 Mike Tyson was still a serious force.

Nobody at any point during Tyson's career, view him as some sort of joke or lesser threat 'His opponents and peers where always apprehensive'.

But why did he skip a lot of decent boxers in his era?

[PRINCEKOOL]

But why did he skip a lot of decent boxers in his era?

Why did they skip him? I cannot remember Mercer ever calling for Tyson etc

Tyson was meant to fight Tommy Morrison.

The top guys Tyson fought in the 90s were: Razor Ruddock, Alex Stewart, Francis Botha, Frank Bruno, Andrew Golota, Evander Holyfield.

[BangEM]

Why did they skip him? I cannot remember Mercer ever calling for Tyson etc

Tyson was meant to fight Tommy Morrison.

Mercer was fighting everyone but Tyson didn't want that smoke.

Look at the names he skipped:

Moorer, Tommy Morrison, Tua and Bert Cooper.