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byroan said:Certainly we're all entitled to our opinions. But I disagree with you. Douglas should have never won that fight. When Tyson knocked him down the referee didn't start the count right away. He kept moving Tyson back and didn't start the count. Because of that Douglas was allowed to get back up and eventually win the fight. The fight should have been over right there.
Mike Tyson was the Youngest Heavyweight Champion of all time. He's fought all the best possible fights he could have. To say he handpicked them would be ignorant. We see plenty of other fighters fighting journeyman but none of them dominant the first round like Tyson use to. To also say he has never beat anyone good in his career would also be a lie. How can you say Larry Holmes, Tony Tubbs, Ruddock, Frans Botham Frank Bruno, Alex Stewart, Carl Williams, Michael Spinks, Andrew Golota, Tony Tucker, Clifford Etienne etc.. aren't good fighters? Mike fought & destroyed 4 boxers who were, like him, undefeated at the time he fought them. Tucker, Biggs, Spinks, and Mathis. Perhaps you should watch the fights instead of putting him down.
I also won't go on about how he revived boxing. IMO Tyson lost the people he needed most after signing with Don King. Tyson bought in to Kings BS. King gave Mike an entourage, cars, money, etc. But failed to give him tools to stay at the top.
Dude, read that list of "great" fighters again. Cmon, Holmes, Spinks were WAY past their prime and the others are not legit. Sorry but he ducked Holyfield before he went to prison, never fought Bowe and lost to the only legit fighters he fought. Lewis and Holyfield were the only true heavyweight champs he fought, and coincedently he got annhiliated. Tyson was a fraud. King set up patsies for him. He fought over the hill fighters and chumps. He was a good fighter young, he could have been called an alltime great if he had fought the greats. Ali, Sugar Ray, etc fought the greats and won. Not the likes of Biggs, Tucker, etc. You cannot be an alltime great with that list. King shielded him and gave him setups to get fanfavorite 2round ko's. Never had a great fight against a great fighter period.
He lost to Douglas, that is delusional Don King BS that he won that fight. He got WASTED by Douglas plain and simple. King ruined Tyson's career and kept him from greatness. He is a mediacreated alltime great, not a real one. Bowe, Lewis and Holyfield were all better champs than him.