Quote Originally Posted by jahmez View Post
Too many "what ifs" with Tyson. Pretty much excuses for the shortcomings the whole world saw during his career. Its like saying that if Hatton had a better defence he would have beaten Floyd and Manny and thus become an ATG. Truth is he didn't and Mike couldn't overcome his own hubris. That to me is the biggest nail in his coffin, when you try to say that he beats so and so. Ali, Foreman, Marciano, Louis, etc. were deep down bona fide bad motherfuckers and would not fall for all the street bullshit that worked on lesser fighters and carried away fans.

Cant argue with that really. Doesn't take away from 44 KO's, 23 (I believe) in the first round tho. I don't even think Foreman could match 20+ first round KO's in his 80 fights.

Your right tho about the what if's. What if Tyson was mentally stronger? What if Tyson wouldn't have bit Holyfields ear off? What if Tyson would have came into the first Holyfield fight like he did the second? What if he didn't go to prison?

He could have been much greater that's for sure.