Quote Originally Posted by Master
Tyson naturally slowed his onslaught after a number of rounds but he caused a lot of damage during those early rounds and I disagree with you when you state he wasted his punches. The opponents were too bloodied and battered to capitalise and his work rate did not drop off drastically in any event. He did tend to get into clinches more and throw less combinations but he could do 12 and even 15 rounds if anyone was able to take him there. Very few were able to do that. It was not who he fought that made him a potential great it was the way he fought and the manner of his victories that demonstare that he was greater than Lennox Lewis.
How do you know he could do it for 15 rounds ?? well if thats the case then Tyson would of been in alot of trouble in fight with Bonecrusher would of been 15 rounds because he was in quite alot of trouble at the end of the 12th round 15 rounds and 12 rounds are totally different you can't say for sure that Tyson would be able to do 15 rounds.


The opponents were too bloodied and battered to capitalise and his work rate did not drop off drastically in any event

No they didn't capitalise because they didn't fight simple as most of Tyson's opponents went into defensive shell except for a few like Tillis who gave Tyson very tough arguement and Tucker but he stopped fighting after 4 rounds and went into defensive shell aswell.


it was the way he fought and the manner of his victories that demonstare that he was greater than Lennox Lewis.


And what victories were these you mean Berbick ?? who was koed in 1 round before Tyson done it ?? or Spinks who shouldn't of even had the title getting 2 gift decisions off a faded old Holmes.

Or maybe Holmes who was 2 years ring rusty and had short time to prepare for the fight only a couple of weeks ?? what about Thomas who had just got rehab or Tubbs who had 2 weeks to prepare and looked like a blown up ballon ??