Re: Anyone Who Says Tyson Had No Chin Or No Heart Haven't Watched Ruddock Fights
Tyson always had a tremendous chin - he took some big one-off shots from Bonecrusher and Tucker, and his fights with Ruddock and Golota were punishing wars.
His losses to Douglas, Holyfield, Lewis and even Danny Williams came after he had taken a fearful beating in each case.
I think we as (sometimes) armchair fans - some of us who may never has actually stepped into the ring competitively - forget that you do not become the youngest world heavyweight champ in history, unify the title and conduct a reign of terror over the heavyweights without havuinga chin and some heart.
It was only later, when his life had fallen apart, when he fell out of love with boxing, and when his skills had diminished that his competitive fire led him to... shall we say... 'indiscretions.
There is lots of revisionism going on about Tyson ... I don't remember anyone saying any of these things when he was in his prime. At his peak, he ruled the hevyweights in a way we have not seen since Louis, he was an electrifying performer and I do (IMO anyway) think he would have been competitive against any heavyweight in history.
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