Lets end the Mike Tyson debate

[ray corso]

Hard to identify Evander at times! He sort of fought to his opponents caliber! He liked to give and take and he was almost to willing to give & take!! He took abuse that wasn't necessary at time it seems to keep the action flowing. I saw Evander at 175lbs and thought he was one of the best LtHvy I'd seen and that was in the amatuers! He was certainly a rare body type that could look good at 195 and 218lbs. A terrific fighter who was doing great with his career and financies and then began to loose his way, very sad to me. Evander is truely boxing modern day warrior! I hope he can let it go!
Ray

[bradlee180]

Squaring up as Mike Tyson did can allow more torque on the hooks and uppercuts, but the disadvantage is that you can be put off-balance easier. The instant that Tyson squared up, Holyfield would step forward and lean his shoulder into Tyson, putting him off-balance, and walk him backward, stopping Tyson's attack. Holyfield used that bald head of his coming in like that too sometimes...

[Spicoli]

Squaring up as Mike Tyson did can allow more torque on the hooks and uppercuts, but the disadvantage is that you can be put off-balance easier. The instant that Tyson squared up, Holyfield would step forward and lean his shoulder into Tyson, putting him off-balance, and walk him backward, stopping Tyson's attack. Holyfield used that bald head of his coming in like that too sometimes...

Bingo, good call. Wasn't too bad at ripping off left hooks or uppercuts in there either. Hey, at least he wasn't torquing arms off Ravishing Rick Rude style though.