Quote Originally Posted by miles
to be honest vitali is not a fighter known for fighting a full 12 rounds himself, tyson can fight 12 handily...and it doesnt mean you've beaten him. it means you have survived. tyson beats vitali by easy decision...

foreman himself shows a lot of respect for mike tyson, quite possibly because he knows prime tyson is too much for him...

marciano would have faced nothing like tyson ever before....build, size and weight....tyson was exceptional...

i will stop there because im getting bored....tyson is a great lyle, no matter how much you protest that "the greats" could all beat him....
Yeah well when you KO all but 3 of the guys you fight and you only lose 2 times you don't get the oppertunity to "go the distance".

What I am saying about Mike I don't do with malice, but I am trying to be real. Mike is closer to a Frank Bruno or Donovan Rudduck (not saying those guys are great, just Tyson is closer to them than Holyfield and Lewis) level than a Holyfield or Lewis level. And I will admit Vitali Klitschko is not a great becauise he didn't fight long enough, had he had maybe 5-8 more fights cleaning out the division (winning the way he usually does, by KO) yeah he'd be a great but not a Top 10.

No matter how much the Tyson fans talk about it, Mike will NEVER be a Top 10 All-Time Great Heavyweight...that is an elite list which Tyson sadly couldn't work his way on to....had he beat a Holyfield, Bowe, Lewis, Moorer, or even a Mercer, McCall, Morrison type fighter he'd be better in my opinion. But I know he spent some good years in jail (which may have actually prolonged his career) but after he got out he was a shell of what he was...and the Douglas fight....that was HORRID I haven't seen an ass kickin like that for a long time.


jtrock
1) He never got up to win
2) Buster took Tyson's power but apparently Holyfield punches harder than everyone thought
3) Mike might have "pressed on like a warrior" but where was his head movement? where was his work on the inside? where was his talent? All he showed in that fight were bully tactics and a hard head....and the dumbest corner in the history of the sport!