What made Mike Tyson so popular ?

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  1. Leonit

    Leonit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    they articles about him everywhere... about his tiger mansion, pigeons...one of the best covered athletes of his time. Pretty overrated as a boxer for me :)
     
  2. bremen

    bremen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I bet your family and friends also know who O.J.Simpson is but they haven't seen him play football.
     
  3. The Dreamweaver

    The Dreamweaver Member Full Member

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    But they knew Tyson before before all the crap. Even ny nan knew exactly who Mike Tyson was in 1988
     
  4. The Dreamweaver

    The Dreamweaver Member Full Member

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    Yes - Tyson was so famous becuase he liked pigeons :patsch

    Why do you think there were features on Mike Tyson and about his life etc, when they never did it about prior or subsequent champs?

    It was his perfromces in the ring that made him famous - end of!
     
  5. Jedi34

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    Tyson was entertaining not just in, but outside the ring
     
  6. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :deal Plus, every one of my friends had his video game.

    In pretty much every way possible, Tyson is the polar opposite of Wlad.
     
  7. Goodhill

    Goodhill Iron Horse - born to lose Full Member

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    Flesh turned in to aggression - small sized beast from hell

    everybody seemed to fear this adrenaline packed bomb of a man

    baddest man on the planet in his prime

    when he fought it was medieval war in there, the beast was in for the kill

    and it wasn´t Douglas who beat him, it was the wife and family life (beware of the dangers of sex lil boys)
     
  8. Slider75

    Slider75 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    People still name their dog tyson today! Thats being popular
     
  9. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Toss in how many twenty-something and younger Mikes there are, and :shock:
     
  10. theboss

    theboss Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :smoke His promotors and the right place at the right time ! Similar to hulk hogan and ARNOLD ect .
     
  11. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Yeah, the youngest ever unified HW champion is similar to a guy who just playacted at being an athlete and a guy who is the GOAT in something that shouldn't even be considered a sport. :roll:
     
  12. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    His fighting style, simple as that. There has never been a fighter as explosive as Mike Tyson, he had skills, power, defense, stamina, movement and insane speed for a heavyweight. People tend to forget all of that and remember Tyson from 1999-2005.
     
  13. Skilletscuz

    Skilletscuz mma champ Ronda Rousey Full Member

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    The Jack Johnson of the 80's, in and out of the ring....
     
  14. Exciting style, a smaller hw who fought just about anyone,a dominant champion and controvesial life outside of the ring.
     
  15. Del Boy

    Del Boy R.I.P Darren Sutherland Full Member

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    Very simple, he was black, American, in shape and knocked mother****ers out