Re: Lets end the Mike Tyson debate
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i made some changes to your post :)
I'm not "more negative" about Tyson, I'm pragmatic about him. But hey you must feel horrible because he demolished Bruno twice
Re: Lets end the Mike Tyson debate
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erics44
i made some changes to your post :)
I'm not "more negative" about Tyson, I'm pragmatic about him. But hey you must feel horrible because he demolished Bruno twice
every fighter has his bogey man, nowt you can do about that
and youre about as pragmatic as a conker
Re: Lets end the Mike Tyson debate
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El Kabong
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erics44
i made some changes to your post :)
I'm not "more negative" about Tyson, I'm pragmatic about him. But hey you must feel horrible because he demolished Bruno twice
every fighter has his bogey man, nowt you can do about that
and youre about as pragmatic as a conker
ummmm what?
Re: Lets end the Mike Tyson debate
I think a lot of Tyson's opponents are criminally underrated, best example is Tony TNT Tucker who was an absolute beast. Huge power and amazing boxing skills. Tyson was the only guy to beat him until he was 35 or so, when he lost to a young Lennox Lewis.
Re: Lets end the Mike Tyson debate
Who the fuck did Gene Tunney beat besides Dempsey himself? Greb, a middleweight? Who also beat him? Sheeesh, these old timers get a free pass on everything.
Re: Lets end the Mike Tyson debate
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El Kabong
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erics44
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El Kabong
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erics44
i made some changes to your post :)
I'm not "more negative" about Tyson, I'm pragmatic about him. But hey you must feel horrible because he demolished Bruno twice
every fighter has his bogey man, nowt you can do about that
and youre about as pragmatic as a conker
ummmm what?
conker
Re: Lets end the Mike Tyson debate
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erics44
conker
And that is?
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El Kabong
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erics44
conker
And that is?
conkers arent very pragmatic
Re: Lets end the Mike Tyson debate
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erics44
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El Kabong
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erics44
conker
And that is?
conkers arent very pragmatic
Apparently
Re: Lets end the Mike Tyson debate
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so hows this thread going? have we ended the debate?
No only just getting warmed up. :)
Re: Lets end the Mike Tyson debate
I've got plenty of gasoline left to throw on the fire if need be! ;D
We haven't even discussed prime Tyson vs prime Larry Holmes yet!!
Re: Lets end the Mike Tyson debate
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Who the fuck did Gene Tunney beat besides Dempsey himself? Greb, a middleweight? Who also beat him? Sheeesh, these old timers get a free pass on everything.
Greb, Dempsey, Carpintier, Tommy Loughran, Tommy Gibbons, Battling Levinsky....Tunney fought some good competition.
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Beanflicker
Who the fuck did Gene Tunney beat besides Dempsey himself? Greb, a middleweight? Who also beat him? Sheeesh, these old timers get a free pass on everything.
Greb, Dempsey, Carpintier, Tommy Loughran, Tommy Gibbons, Battling Levinsky....Tunney fought some good competition.
Not as a heavyweight champion.
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Master
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Who the fuck did Gene Tunney beat besides Dempsey himself? Greb, a middleweight? Who also beat him? Sheeesh, these old timers get a free pass on everything.
Greb, Dempsey, Carpintier, Tommy Loughran, Tommy Gibbons, Battling Levinsky....Tunney fought some good competition.
Not as a heavyweight champion.
That's true.
He was good for his time, but that was the stone age of boxing. It's like comparing an AR-15 to a musket.
Re: Lets end the Mike Tyson debate
Can you imagine transplanting a guy like Tony Tucker back then to fight all those undersized, scared white boys?