Quote Originally Posted by The Game
No-one had the speed, the power, the great defence etc etc that he had. He beat most of the dangermen at the time and the only way anyone lasted with him was if he was testing his own stamina or if they did the Bonecrusher style of holding 90% hitting 10% Had he been able to stay focused and stay right mentally, he would still be crushing opponents,Mike at his peak was phenomenal. A specimen. I have not seen a HW ANYWHERE near him in terms of the above mentioned attributes. Guys like Lewis who made their names of beating Tyson would not have lasted 6 rounds with peak Tyson.
  The decline began when he split from the Catskill connection, you can see how lazy he looked in the Douglas fight and coupled with Douglas being AMAZING on the night, you can see why he lost. I would not say Tyson laced testicular fortitude(it was more mental breakdown!) He showed plenty of heart in the first Holyfield fight and in the fights with Rodduck. I just wish he had remained stable and we would be discussing an all time great right nowÂ
Game, I like the way that you explained it. Even when Lewis beat Tyson, he did use the strategy of holding a lot and even got penalized two points before tiring Mike out for the late knockout. Yes, Tyson lost a lot mentally and it was evident even when he lost his last fight to McBride. He just emotionally didn't want to fight anymore. Does anyone think that it all might have had something to do with him being too spoiled too early in life?