Dont you guys agree Mike tyson was one of the greatest fighters in the world?

a bunch of you internet people always preach to me on how to be , humble and cool headed in a fight , like that bullcrap you see in kung fu movies and ****. well how about mike tyson , you cant argue that he was not one of the most feared and dominate fighters to ever walk the planet.

Dont you guys agree Mike tyson was one of the greatest fighters in the world?
the whole point of being humble is that no matter how big and bad you are there's always someone who can beat you, or at least have a chance of beating you.





but no doubt mike tyson was a great BOXER definitely would beat me. but then again by being humble i would most likely not be in a situation to fight him in the first place





if you walk around with a chip on your shoulder its only a matter of time before someone knocks you down to size
Reply:he is terrible
Reply:Very tough guy,no doubt.





There is more to being popular then just being big,scary,and hard to beat.





I really liked Sugar Ray Leonard,so did "Everyone else"





There is more to being "Well Liked" than winning.
Reply:First off tyson wasnt a fighter yes he was labeled boxer and had 1 punch knockout power but I guarantee against prob hundreds of other fighters he would not last longer than 10 min not to mention a lot of the guys who beat knocked out whatever were nobodies and has beens and discipline is everything being methodical and calculated is even better than having the 1 punch knock out power because great fighters can take a punch not mention submit you choke you out or knock you out with hands or feet


tyson probably isnt even a top 20 boxer of all time or prob a top 10 heavyweight for that matter
Reply:When I hear Tyson's name I can only think of this famous saying... "The brightest flame burns quickest."





1) Tyson was a monster and completely dominant during his prime.





He had it all when he was focused; speed, power, aggressiveness, intimidation, defense (great head movement), conditioning, great body punching, and he threw punches in combinations.





It was only after everyone from the early days were gone and he was surrounded by Don King and sychophants that he lost focus, stopped training, and became a shadow of his former self.





2) He fought the best competition available in his prime. Spinks was still recognized by many as the true HW champ and was considered a true threat to Mike... Right up until about 91 seconds into the first round. Larry Holmes was a great former champion and went on to have a very good 2nd career beating legitimate contenders like Ray Mercer.





Yes Tyson may not have had the greatest competition to face but it was the best available in the 80's. Is that Mike's fault? Of course not, but some want to point to this as a reason why Tyson was so over-rated.





3) Many claim that Mike's short lived prime show's he was over-rated. But when you look at boxing history that just doesn't stand up to facts...





Tyson despite all his natural speed and great defence (and yes in his prime he did have a great defense) was a puncher. A look back at history shows that no puncher had a very long prime or title reign. Foreman, Marciano, Dempsey... All had short reigns as champion. The longest being Dempsey who during a 6 year riegn fought... 6 times(!) before losing to Tunney. And even Marciano who was undefeated (and has been berated for having lackluster competition) only had a 3 year run...





As exciting as punchers are to watch once they've been "figured out" they are effectively out of their prime. Not one has ever regained the HW title. And in Tyson's case this was sped up by his loss of focus after all his original camp was swept away.





Tyson was great in his day but he was never gonna have a long prime no matter what...