Some thought on Tyson

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Originally Posted by Master

Rooney had drink issues and never did it with any other fighter subsequently.

Atlas is the type of trainer that the boxer would want to slap because he seems to play to the TV screen and try and make it like rocky movie.

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That is 100% true. Atlas is an etalon for the attention whore.

I can not help laughing everytime i read about high hopes regarding where would Mike go with Teddy.

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Originally Posted by NVSemin

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Originally Posted by Master

Rooney had drink issues and never did it with any other fighter subsequently.

Atlas is the type of trainer that the boxer would want to slap because he seems to play to the TV screen and try and make it like rocky movie.

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That is 100% true. Atlas is an etalon for the attention whore.

I can not help laughing everytime i read about high hopes regarding where would Mike go with Teddy.

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Tyson or Teddy may have killed one another.

Would Tyson have had as much success with another trainer? And I mean with a great one like Eddie Futch.

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Originally Posted by El Kabong

Would Tyson have had as much success with another trainer? And I mean with a great one like Eddie Futch.

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I could not see Tyson being as successful with another style like Toney or Frazier.

Tyson was a great fighter, HUGE puncher and one of the most intimidating champs ever. That being said, the only prime great he beat was Spinks, who was really a light heavyweight. Tyson is a level below guys like Evander, Lewis...etc., and a couple of levels below Ali n Louis.

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Originally Posted by Master

I could not see Tyson being as successful with another style like Toney or Frazier.

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I think he would still have to use a style that was aggressive. Tyson was never going to sit back and wait for that perfect punch like Toney did. But I think Eddie Futch could have had Tyson be a more balanced fighter and use less energy than the D'Mato style.

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Originally Posted by El Kabong

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Originally Posted by Master

I could not see Tyson being as successful with another style like Toney or Frazier.

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I think he would still have to use a style that was aggressive. Tyson was never going to sit back and wait for that perfect punch like Toney did. But I think Eddie Futch could have had Tyson be a more balanced fighter and use less energy than the D'Mato style.

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He may have lasted longer in the ring but he needed someone to help him out of the ring more.

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Originally Posted by Master

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Originally Posted by El Kabong

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Originally Posted by Master

I could not see Tyson being as successful with another style like Toney or Frazier.

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I think he would still have to use a style that was aggressive. Tyson was never going to sit back and wait for that perfect punch like Toney did. But I think Eddie Futch could have had Tyson be a more balanced fighter and use less energy than the D'Mato style.

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He may have lasted longer in the ring but he needed someone to help him out of the ring more.

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Mike Tyson was/is "damaged goods"....I don't know if his career trajectory would have ever been different...maybe under Futch he would have been brought along slower and gotten used to the success and limelight a bit more, but who knows? I do think the style Futch would have brought to Tyson would have given him a bit more longevity just because it's not as physically taxing as the D'Mato style.