Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
Sounds conflicted there bud. Fact and opinion is where the wheels come off the wagon. Tucker became a poster boy for heavyweight mediocrity and credit Don King with his many chances much more than actual merit late on I'd say, not to mention Seldon battered the crap out of him and stopped him. Must make Bruce a regular El diablo if Akinwande is from hell.
Tucker was nearly 37 by d time he fought Seldon FFS and was only stopped due 2 swelling around his eyes . What u did here is about as bad as discrediting Ray Leonard on d merit of his loss 2 Camacho .


If going d distance with prime McCall , Lewis , Tyson , Akinwande and stopping James Douglas is a mediocrity , then most of d so called "greats" were a notch below mediocre . Riddick Bowe wanted none of that combination of opponents despite i give him a good chance at stopping a well diminished Douglas and maybe even somehow beating Akinwande . Of course i do not think that he would have had no hope vs d rest . But Bowe's management/handlers thought otherwise .
Did u happen 2c McCall vs Tucker ? i can not find it . Same with d Akinwande fight .
Tucker was 7 years older than McCall , Lewis and Akinwande and 8 years older than Tyson which helps 2 explain d mediocrity of his per4mances against them which still deserve respect .

Very few if any throughout history had n opposition as strong as Tucker's and he still ended d way he had against them .