Mike Tyson???????

[El Kabong]

Even with Cus in his corner Mike Tyson's style is only good for youthful fighters so his decline would still have been quick much like Floyd Patterson's.


Mike Tyson is a Great fighter but he's at least behind Lewis and Holyfield.

[The Promoter]

In his prime a very exiting disciplined fighter that did the most with his potential...great hand speed, excellent power in both hands and relentless pressure...He fought in a weak era and was not able to maintain the longevity at top that makes someone an ATG...I will also say that in his prime he would have given any of the ATG's a great fight, unfortunately his prime was so short...

Youngest heavyweight champion is a great achievement that no one can take away from him...

[Wayne]

A great fighter victimized by his own success. He drank his own kool-aid and put it on cruise control when the guy he was getting ready to fight was supposed to be easy. He could have been greater had he not gone to prison or if the great fighters of the 90s had been great in the 80s, but he took what was available.

[porkypara]

Fought in a weak era , folded like a pack of cards when he fought world class guys who fought back.

Loved watching him in the mid 80's- 90's, but now i feel he looked much better than he actually was.

A BULLY , thats my opinion.

WOW!

That sounds exactly like what I was going to say!

[Douglas]

What do you guys think of him as a fighter? his achievement? and so on

I believe in his prime he was the greatest of all time. Virtually unbeatable. Later in his career, I also think of it as one of the saddest. He had the stuff, but it all fell apart.

[Douglas]

A great fighter victimized by his own success. He drank his own kool-aid and put it on cruise control when the guy he was getting ready to fight was supposed to be easy. He could have been greater had he not gone to prison or if the great fighters of the 90s had been great in the 80s, but he took what was available.

Sylvester Stallone should've based the Rocky movies on THAT fight instead.

[Pavlik]

Achievements/Personal Assessment:
Youngest Heavyweight Champ
Most 1st round QUALITY kayos in Heavyweight history
Epitomy of POWER=Speed X Strength
Incredible power to weight ratio compared to todays Heavyweights
Tyson at 5'11" and 220 lbs has more destructive power compared to fighters who is much taller and heavier.

Legacy could've been better if he has fought and beaten more quality opponents.
He could've been my superhero boxer if he was just a nicer person.

[Preme]

Jesus these threads are tiring..... a fighters name and then 7 question marks... followed by what do you think

Gee why dont you start a thread called Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich?

What do you guys think

not to mention we can dig up anyone of the 10000000000000000000 Mike Tyson threads that were more thought provoking than this one for your answer

wow

it has taken all this time for someone else to finaly say this guy's threads are a complete waste of time. That He brings nothing to any debate and purly asks a question and never gives any real opinion on it backed upp with an explanation.

You might get a So and so?? he is shit, or he is great but no reaosns for it...


This guy makes VD look a half decent poster.