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Will we ever see another Mike Tyson?
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Originally posted by Plat View PostPrime Iron Mike, that is. The combination of raw God given talent, power, speed, quickness, punching combos and aggression, especially in the HW division. Personally I think the NFL is making sure that we wont see another one for a while.
I could watch this all day long
http://youtu.be/g-478QGV9pc
I loved watching Tyson put people away, but I prefer Tyson Fury as a champion, he is a complete fighter which I don't think we've ever seen at HW. His peak is limitless.
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There will never be another Mike Tyson because there will never be another Cus D'Amato to create one.
Trainers nowadays seem to be more concerned with muscles and body fat percentages than actual boxing skills.
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Originally posted by LoadedWraps View PostWe already have Golovkin and Kovalev, they provide that same kind of magic, that same kind of exitement...
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Originally posted by Panamaniac View PostNot exactly. Their KO records is where the similarity ends. There has never been a fighter with the same sense of urgency to dispatch an opponent before or since Tyson. At least not at his rate of success. GGG and Kovalev would take at least a few seconds to size-up an opponent before pouncing. Not Tyson... At the sound of the bell, he was all over his opponents like white on rice!
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Originally posted by LoadedWraps View PostWe already have Golovkin and Kovalev, they provide that same kind of magic, that same kind of exitement.
I loved watching Tyson put people away, but I prefer Tyson Fury as a champion, he is a complete fighter which I don't think we've ever seen at HW. His peak is limitless.Originally posted by Panamaniac View PostNot exactly. Their KO records is where the similarity ends. There has never been a fighter with the same sense of urgency to dispatch an opponent before or since Tyson. At least not at his rate of success. GGG and Kovalev would take at least a few seconds to size-up an opponent before pouncing. Not Tyson... At the sound of the bell, he was all over his opponents like white on rice!Originally posted by LoadedWraps View PostYou're exaggerating here, he didn't always pounce on his opponents immediately, and GGG and Kovalev look for the KO pretty immediately themselves, just more patience with the aggressiveness sometimes depending on the person, but still coming forward and looking to end it early.
Don't get me wrong, Kovalev and GGG are big power punchers and are dominate, but they lack that classic Mike Tyson style of power, agility, head movement, and aggression all in one.
And that might not be Kovalev and GGG's fault. Maybe if it was the 80's or 70's, Kovalev and GGG would've been bigger in popularity. Let's face it, boxing's become a vary niche sport. It's highly unlikely we'll have another fighter reach the level Mike Tyson did.
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