Yea another Tyson thread..

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A lot of the younger posters don't realise just how HUGE a global superstar Tyson was back then.

And what impact he had on boxing.

They also don't realize or undertsnad that there was a very good reason for this.

he wasn't

a.) A good speaker, articulate or learned
b.) A partcularily nice person
c.) Good looking
d.) Hygenic

It was simply because he was an amazing fighter.

I didn't see any signs that Tucker could beat Tyson I think it's a bit of a stretch to think that he would ever have won that fight on the basis that he had one good punch and a couple of decent rounds. He was soundly beaten and only won 3 rounds imo.

Tillis was a good fight, but also an excellent win based on the fact that it was only a year after Tyson turned pro and was a massive step up in class for Tyson.

As I always say if Tyson had've retired after the Spinks fight (a.k.a in his prime) kind of like Marciano did Not a single person that calls themslves a Boxing fan, expert, pundit, writer or whatever else, would have Tyson outside the top 5 Heavies of all time and a huge amount would have him top 2. IMO people's views are tainted by what Tyson became and that's understandable, becuase it's very hard not to think that those flaws and weaknesses weren't always there, but imo after Spinks Tyson was there for the taking, before Spinks he was superhuman and it's at that point that I judge him.

Prime Tyson destroys Lennox Lewis early imo

Nobody will ever change my opinion on any of these points so I will bow out of this discussion

Tony Tucker broke his right hand after the 4th round, he was ahead after 4 rounds. And after the broken hand he went into a defensive shell, so you can't honestly tell me that his broken hand didn't effect him, especially considering he was up against Mike Tyson for crying out loud. But Tony Tucker still managed to win the last round with a broken hand, and survive 3 quarters of the fight with a broken hand takes bottle. Especially up against someone like Mike Tyson.