Tyson Holyfield 1

[generalbulldog]

The low blow didn't matter that much. Holyfield just beat Tyson down like a dirty rug.

[johnsebastianmiran]

It reminded me of a good Brooklyn street fight I saw once. Besides the busted lips and loose teeth, these guys had lots of beer to end their pain. The rest of us were amazed no one was killed.

[ICB]

It reminded me of a good Brooklyn street fight I saw once. Besides the busted lips and loose teeth, these guys had lots of beer to end their pain. The rest of us were amazed no one was killed.

I wouldn't go quite that far

[GAME]

Im a fan of Tyson but he got owned fair and square that night.

In round 7 he tried to get his own back and he went in with his head but came out worse. He was just getting bullied and did well to last to round 11 tbh.

In the rematch he knew what was coming and had given up by the 3rd.

[Mark TKO]

In the rematch he knew what was coming and had given up by the 3rd.

very true - if there was ever a time to withold a fighter's purse and not give it that was the one

[ross]

I just found this. Made me laugh.

BBC - Ben Dirs: Wishing Holyfield would disappear

Holyfield told me the story of the first time he met Tyson between the ropes, 12 years before their first world title fight in 1996 and the abomination that followed, when 'The Baddest Man on the Planet' turned grisly gourmand and made a meal of his rival's ears.
"Every time Mike sparred he tried to kill people and his trainer warned me, 'you sure you want to do this Evander? Mike hit real hard'. We got in the ring, he tried to do all that stuff and I pinned him in the corner. They all knew then that it makes no difference how big you are, I'll go toe-to-toe with you. From that point on, Mike knew I'd look him in the eye and say, 'OK, let's go.'"

This must be the same time that Holyfield manned up to Mike by a pool table at the olympic trials.

Thing is. This was early in 1984, Mike would have been 17!! While Evander was 22!!

[Master]

Mike gave up after the 5th and realised that he was not conditioned enough and ready for a seasoned fighter like Holyfield after the last barrage in the 5th. Tyson tried to get himself disqualified and get the fight stopped on a cut but after that was not going to happen he took his beating like a man. He shook Holyfields hand after in the press conference after.

[rjj tszyu]

The low blow didn't matter that much. Holyfield just beat Tyson down like a dirty rug.

Exactly. Tyson thought he could bully a supposed "faded" Evander and when he realised he couldn't his shit Heart gave way. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Tyson lacked the heart to be a great, Evander is an all time great.