Was Frank Bruno the first ever to trouble Mike Tyson??I believe so!

El Kabong · 07-13-2010 10:06 PM

Whilst I believe Tyson's defense is (like himself) the stuff of legend (and I mean that sarcastically) he did not get rocked very often, I mainly explain that by looking at his opponents and understanding that the overwhelming majority of them feared retaliation rather than wished to inflict damage.

I believe Tyson was phenomenal but he has become like a folk tale hero and people freely exaggerate about how great he was and honestly he had a very weak era until later in his career and he was fed loads of tomato cans early on.

**holmcall** · 07-14-2010 01:03 AM

James Tillis?

**THE THIRD MAN** · 07-14-2010 02:52 AM

No doubt Bruno caught him with a good shot, Tyson's style was always going to see him be vulnerable as he kept on charging in. James Tillis probably troubled him more with two judges scoring it 6-4 over 10 rounds.

**landmine950** · 07-14-2010 03:42 AM

I think Teddy Atlas "troubled" Mike Tyson when he put a gun in his mouth and threatened to kill him after Tyson tried to rape Teddy's wife's 11 year old sister.

**holmcall** · 07-14-2010 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by landmine950

I think Teddy Atlas "troubled" Mike Tyson when he put a gun in his mouth and threatened to kill him after Tyson tried to rape Teddy's wife's 11 year old sister.

So says Teddy....but I sometimes wonder about that. Has Tyson ever denied it?

**BIG H** · 07-15-2010 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by El Kabong

Whilst I believe Tyson's defense is (like himself) the stuff of legend (and I mean that sarcastically) he did not get rocked very often, I mainly explain that by looking at his opponents and understanding that the overwhelming majority of them feared retaliation rather than wished to inflict damage.

I believe Tyson was phenomenal but he has become like a folk tale hero and people freely exaggerate about how great he was and honestly he had a very weak era until later in his career and he was fed loads of tomato cans early on.

Why do you think they feared reataliation? Don't you think that it wast because he was an awesome fighting machine? Why has no other heavyweight since (and possibly before) ever been so feared by their opponents. Were they all just deluded and conned into believing his was great, becuase he was an ugly scary mofo. Me thinks not! They feared him becuase of how good he was - Simple