Yea another Tyson thread..

[Kev]

Mike Tyson is the Paul Charles Morphy of boxing!

Tyson could have been unbeatable by his sheer physical attributes alone. The combination of his speed, power, and decent chin, is hard to beat, as it is hard to come by. However, he was a very psychologically challenged individual, due to background or deprivations on a personal level. When his brawn failed, his lack of the cerebral stamina prevented him from extricating himself out of dangerous situations.

In the ring, when tactics and fight strategies are summoned to serve him out of binds, is where these scenarios of inadequacies are severely tested, and likewise, it is here where he will miserably fail. Sadly, he lacked the mental maturity to persevere and overcome, as anyone would of decent fortitude.

His worst nightmare happens, bringing out the worst in him. The untamed beast in him!

After the death of Cus D’ Amato, his handler, and the father-figure Mike never had, I believe he never had anyone for guidance. He never had even at least, a decent corner in boxing matches to rely upon. He was solely “moneybags” to the leeches and parasitic low-lives, dragging him down daily.

Imagine the same burden on his shoulders atop the ring. He already is on a handicap even before his matches begin!

Misunderstood, yet, will forever be unforgotten.

He is the "Pride and Sorrow of Boxing", as Paul Morphy is to chess!

Mike Tyson is the Paul Charles Morphy of boxing!

Except Tyson wasn't 5 ft 1, weighing about 80 lbs and he didn't like to dance around woman's shoes

I understand the analagy but you've chosen to compare arguably the most scary, intimidating looking dude in history with a poncy, little child man who was so gay he'd struggle to get into my Baggins Clan.

[Trainer Monkey]

Like him or not,Tyson was the best fighter of his era. He was one dimensional, if he couldnt blow your doors down,he didnt know what else to do.

[CGM]

Like him or not,Tyson was the best fighter of his era. He was one dimensional, if he couldnt blow your doors down,he didnt know what else to do.

I would not have put it that way. He had skill to go along with speed and power. He outboxed some pretty good boxers. The only reason he didn't do it more often is because hardly anyone lasted long enough.

[Master]

A film is being commissioned about his life. It has been a very interesting story.

Without him I would never have got into boxing

[The "Ring" Master]

mike was a big teddy when it came to the real world, he was very insecure because of his size and his strenghth, he was a big guy in his teens and would fight big men in their 30's and 40's, alot of his inside ring agression was because he felt that his age and size needed to be proved against big professional guys, and it didnt matter really but thats what paranoer does to you, it makes you weiry about certain things in life or profession. mike was i lost child who was hepled and guided by the best there was (cus de'mato) who saw this insecurity and channelled it in such a way that he turned mike into one of the greatest boxers that ever was . alot of people say that mike was a slugger looking for the big punch...what a load of shit, mike was a fantastic boxer with a great knowlege of how to fight and fight well, he had the spead of a middleweight and hands of steel, his training video's prove that and his early fights also. what you have to understand is that once mike got the rep of being the badest man on the planet fighters got scared of him and this showed when they where at either end of the ring ready to rumble, you saw fear like fear should be seen, and that carried into the fight apart from getting hit with bombs fighters got too scared to counter and gave it up like a bad habit, it was only when mike became a shadow of his former self people started to fight back. no fighter that beat mike in recent years could beat him in his prime no one, i dont care what people say lewis would have never beat him, there is alot of stuff that says mike duct him when lewis was at the top or at least a rank contender but non of it is true, their paths where in different direction at that time, lewis was still climbing when mike was in jail. he should have retierd undisputed champ but life dealt mike a harder blow than he could ever thrown himself. what i same that was, my heart goes out to mike because he still wants that glory and he will never get it back, maybe 10 years ago if he made emense with certain people he could have become world champ again but he didnt and he was trained by idiots and represented by clown who wanted to cash in on MIKE TYSON, it didnt matter to them who he fought and how he fought as long as the money was there for them, big upset people!!!