Mike Tyson. Underrated or Overrated?

[Lance Uppercut]

Interestingly, Holyfield became Tyson's mandatory almost a year before the Douglas fight. However, Tyson (Don King) kept asking for exceptions to fight other fighters for an entire year.

The reason was economics. Tyson owed HBO a couple more fights for a set price. King wanted to put Holyfield vs Tyson on PPV because if meant big buck; so they wanted to fulfill their HBO contract fighting scurbs, while saving Tyson vs Holyfield for PPV

If you remember Holyfield was in the audience of the Douglas fight.

IF those two would have fought in 1989, we would have a better handle on Tyson's greatness.

[generalbulldog]

Interestingly, Holyfield became Tyson's mandatory almost a year before the Douglas fight. However, Tyson (Don King) kept asking for exceptions to fight other fighters for an entire year.

The reason was economics. Tyson owed HBO a couple more fights for a set price. King wanted to put Holyfield vs Tyson on PPV because if meant big buck; so they wanted to fulfill their HBO contract fighting scurbs, while saving Tyson vs Holyfield for PPV

If you remember Holyfield was in the audience of the Douglas fight.

IF those two would have fought in 1989, we would have a better handle on Tyson's greatness.

There was an old interview around '89 after he had disposed of Bruno, that he said Holyfield was another Spinks and would get ko easy. So tell me with this kind of mindset would Tyson beat a prime Holyfield? Holyfield is no Spinks. History has proven that. He for sure wouldn't be scare of Tyson and he always had an rock solid chin and heart. With this kind of mindset Tyson wouldn't have train hard for Holyfield, thinking it's another paycheck and easy ko.

Tyson gets his ass handed to him earlier instead of '96 if he fought a younger and prime Holyfield in '89.

Plus take a look at the kind of corner he has with him in '89. They'll probably forget to bring an enswell or something. Either way Tyson was destined to lose to Holyfield.

[Master]

Interestingly, Holyfield became Tyson's mandatory almost a year before the Douglas fight. However, Tyson (Don King) kept asking for exceptions to fight other fighters for an entire year.

The reason was economics. Tyson owed HBO a couple more fights for a set price. King wanted to put Holyfield vs Tyson on PPV because if meant big buck; so they wanted to fulfill their HBO contract fighting scurbs, while saving Tyson vs Holyfield for PPV

If you remember Holyfield was in the audience of the Douglas fight.

IF those two would have fought in 1989, we would have a better handle on Tyson's greatness.

Did not know that, Thought these fights were PPV but maybe that was a new concept then.