The Best Tyson Video Yet...

[Shamrock]

Pressure cracked Iron Mike

There is no example from his entire career of a time when he was behind in a fight and he came back and won.

He lacked that Holyfield-like heart

Yep the bully syndrome... stand up to the bully and the fear is reversed. Took guts to stand up to Tyson though cos he could end your world with one shot

[Dark Lord Al]

Tyson did fight in a very weak division lets not forget that , but he was good to watch when trained by Rooney.

[Master]

In his prime you could count on one hand how many hard punches he took, Tucker in the first, Bonecrusher in the last round, Bruno's left hook, that's how good his defence was. Also many seasoned fighters were not afraid of him, they went in and got beat good such as Thomas, Biggs and Berbick. The fight with Rudduck showed he could take a shot and came back from a bad 6th round. You cannot deny his defence or his sharp punching power.

[ICB]

In his prime you could count on one hand how many hard punches he took, Tucker in the first, Bonecrusher in the last round, Bruno's left hook, that's how good his defence was. Also many seasoned fighters were not afraid of him, they went in and got beat good such as Thomas, Biggs and Berbick. The fight with Rudduck showed he could take a shot and came back from a bad 6th round. You cannot deny his defence or his sharp punching power.

He had a good chin but not the heart to go along with it, you mention the fight with Ruddock, but he was beating the heck out of Ruddock. Until Ruddock landing a weird left hook as Tyson was coming in out of desperation, and even then Tyson didn't take that many hard shots, only few short uppercuts and a long right hand thats about it.

[Master]

Rudduck always punched with brute force so taking shots from him was a sign of heart. It also told me his defensive discipline was not there and he was all but finished as the Tyson that first won the title.

[ICB]

Rudduck always punched with brute force so taking shots from him was a sign of heart. It also told me his defensive discipline was not there and he was all but finished as the Tyson that first won the title.

I think the 2nd fight would be a better example because Tyson wasn't as sharp as the 1st fight, and Ruddock done alot better in the rematch. Hitting Tyson with very hard shots in the later rounds especially with the uppercuts, and Tyson had to dig deep in some parts of the fight. I had Tyson winning by 3 or 4 points if i remember rightly.

[Master]

Busted up Rudduck good, must have bruised his ribs and broke his jaw.

[straight down the pike]

I love Mike Tyson it is so sad how he wasted his whole life away. Great video i almost cried when i watched it. almost. lol

[Shamrock]

Someone once said 'You can take the kid outta the streets but you can't take the streets outta the kid' The phrase could have been invented to describe Tyson.

Teddy Atlas saw issues with the way he treated women from when he first when to the Catskills but they were ignored to re-surface later. Personally I don't think he was guilty of rape but there's no doubting his attitude towards women is neanderthal. Then there was the infamous spat with Mitch Green - what the hell was he doing on the streets of Harlem (i think it was) at silly o'clock in the morning getting himself into that situation.

In general if you take any kid from a poor background that has money and fame thrust upon them and something bad will happen. They start to think that the rules don't apply. Tyson was emotionally a child in mans world. Yes he brought a lot of it on himself but those that set his potential to be World Champion above everything else including his development as a person have to share some of the blame.

[bikersk]

I agree about the tyson issues but the stuff about people from poor backgrounds is a bit generalised and judgemental. Tyson sure had/has issues that needed attention and it is sad that those who were around him seemed to not help him. However he was a grown man and capable of making his own choices, he just made some bad ones. i'm amazed that anyone could blow the kind of money he had though something like $800Mil gone. On the other point there would be plenty of examples of people coming from poor backgrounds and doing well. The mundines are an example here. Tony and Anthony have excelled at their sport and remained great role models for their people despite success and money.

[Shamrock]

I agree about the tyson issues but the stuff about people from poor backgrounds is a bit generalised and judgemental. Tyson sure had/has issues that needed attention and it is sad that those who were around him seemed to not help him. However he was a grown man and capable of making his own choices, he just made some bad ones. i'm amazed that anyone could blow the kind of money he had though something like $800Mil gone. On the other point there would be plenty of examples of people coming from poor backgrounds and doing well. The mundines are an example here. Tony and Anthony have excelled at their sport and remained great role models for their people despite success and money.

Don't get me wrong I did start it of by saying 'In general...'

Reading it back it did sound a little judgemental.Wasn't meant to be - I was brought up in a poor council estate in the North East England and have nothing but the utmost respect for anyone who fights there way out of it either with their fists in the ring or with their brains out of it.