Mike Tyson - A Hero

[slickwalt210]

tyson was way ahead of his time when he started fighting. his peers, bowe, holyfield, lennox were babies in boxing when he was a champion at 20 years old and undisputed at 21.. he was a shooting star and shooting stars very seldom last long. by the time his peers matured and were ready to fight him tyson was done. what he did within his first 3 years of boxing, become undisputed heavyweight champ of the world, is unmprecedented in sports period. hell, it took jordan 8 years to win his first nba championship. for three years, he was the best thing since sliced bread. he also revitalized boxing and brought untold millions to a sport which was dying for a hero. he has unprecedented pay-perview numbers that will probably never be broken. no fighter in history has generated more live gate money than he has; the list goes on. is he a hero, probably not; but he definitely change the complexion of a sport that has never been the same since he left. when tyson fought, it wasn't just a fight, it was a major event in the world of sports...

while i don't agree with many of the things tyson did outside the ring and a few inside, there is no question, that at one period of time he was an icon.

[Katz]

i dont hate tyson,i travelled 200miles just to a glimpse of him in 2002

what i hate are people thinkin hes a unstoppable force because he dominated a average division for 3years

also his fans are delusional which never helps

just like you...

[Bogler]

tyson was way ahead of his time when he started fighting. his peers, bowe, holyfield, lennox were babies in boxing when he was a champion at 20 years old and undisputed at 21.. he was a shooting star and shooting stars very seldom last long. by the time his peers matured and were ready to fight him tyson was done. what he did within his first 3 years of boxing, become undisputed heavyweight champ of the world, is unmprecedented in sports period. hell, it took jordan 8 years to win his first nba championship. for three years, he was the best thing since sliced bread. he also revitalized boxing and brought untold millions to a sport which was dying for a hero. he has unprecedented pay-perview numbers that will probably never be broken. no fighter in history has generated more live gate money than he has; the list goes on. is he a hero, probably not; but he definitely change the complexion of a sport that has never been the same since he left. when tyson fought, it wasn't just a fight, it was a major event in the world of sports...

while i don't agree with many of the things tyson did outside the ring and a few inside, there is no question, that at one period of time he was an icon.

short but good. if you hadn't lived the tyson era, it'll be hard to fathom all these just by reading history.

[PATO 1]

just like you...

comin from a pacman ****licker

[dans0123]

just like you...

Seriously that banner is terrible. Pacman is toast come this fall. Morales won't go out with a loss, he just won't.

[Southpaw16]

lol its funny how many tyson haters are here when tyson lost when he was out of his prime, the losses after holyfield fights were when tyson was out of his game, so really tyson only lost 3 times legitimately..tyson was a monster in his prime and would have gave anyone problems.

OK, but here is the thing: you at least admit that he has three legitimate losses. A lot of Tyson fans declare his prime to have ended before he lost any fights, then saying that he doesn't have any legitimate losses because none of his losses came when he is in his prime. This is what Tyson fans do that drive me absolutely nuts, trying to discount all of his losses because of a coaching change.

[shellroc513]

When It Comes To Mike Don't Take Anything Elterrib Says To Heart, He Is Totally Biased Against Mike. To Say Mike Never Beat A Fighter In His Prime Is Like Saying Crack Didn't Rule The 80's. Either Or Ask Him When Lennox Did And He Will Say He Was The Best Ever And Dominated Guys, Even When He Was On His Back Arms Flailing Like A Fish Out Of Water.

[GreatestIam]

i dont hate tyson,i travelled 200miles just to a glimpse of him in 2002

what i hate are people thinkin hes a unstoppable force because he dominated a average division for 3years

also his fans are delusional which never helps

He dominated it in a way NOONE has ever dominated it before.

[Verstyle]

my hero no. i do alot of things he does(not fighting style wise)and its not on purpose neither. i jus like the way he did his **** in the ring and try to do what ppl wanna see k.os

[Verstyle]

He dominated it in a way NOONE has ever dominated it before.

its no one dummy