if tyson is a one dimensional amateur then what does that make frazier? foreman? marciano? liston?

i suppose u want to rank foreman as one of the all time greats and label tyson as overhyped? that is quite a laugh. thanks for that mate.

no one in boxing history made the impact that tyson did. when he first appeard on the scene, he blew his opponents away in the first round. he did this for at least his first 10-13 fights.

all fighters want the ability to knock out their opponents as quickly as possible but very few can do it and do it with such style.
and when people disrespect tyson, it is simple jealousy. Their so called top 20 heavyweights cannot devastate an opponent like tyson can so start mocking him.

and i agree with old school, if u consider tyson overhyped, then the other heavyweight fighters in history is not even worth mentioning.

and whats all this rubbish about tyson beating fighters just because the heavyweight division wasnt so good back then? Ha!, they say that now just cos tysons career has taken a dramatic drop but they werent so cocky back then.

in the 80's, spinks was supposed to give tyson a hard time due to his experience. whoomfppph!! ko'd in the 1st.
biggs was supposed to trouble tyson due to his height and experience. pow!!!! ko'd ij the 7th and sent to planet mars.

ruddock was the number 2 contender and ko'd in the 7th. although premature i agree but he was in trouble and knocked down twice.

people were so eager to see tyson back then, gasping in awe at his power and exciting fighting style. But as soon as hes beat by douglas and holyfield, they start giving him a hard time. saying hes overhyped, was beaten by better opponents.

i'll tell u one thing, i respect holyfield but he only became more famous cos he beat tyson.
douglas, became a superstar cos he beat tyson.
lewis wanted to beat tyson cos he knew that would be the only way people would pay any attention to him.

tyson on the other hand, was feared and got the publics attention from his first 4-5 fights fighting nobodys.

boxers become famous only if they beat tyson.
tyson doesnt need anyone to make him famous.

so all u who say that tyson doesnt belong in your top 20 list, think befoer u speak cos  that really is an embarrassing statement.