Does Mike Tyson deserve to be in the hall of fame?

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  1. Kaz_187

    Kaz_187 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    pete rose is blacklisted from the hof for things done outside of baseball, that should be taken into account for hof criteria
     
    Kaz_187, Oct 25, 2013
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  2. TheMoneyTeam1

    TheMoneyTeam1 Picking cherries Full Member

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    :rofl Fanboy
     
    TheMoneyTeam1, Oct 25, 2013
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  3. Vinegar Hill

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    Yes. A very silly question.
     
    Vinegar Hill, Oct 25, 2013
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  4. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tyson was so big, even now, people think he could just come back and become champ
     
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  5. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Without question.
     
    MrMagic, Oct 25, 2013
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  6. articuno

    articuno Active Member Full Member

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    Give me 100k, 12 months, yes 12 months of training.

    See if he can catch me, and ill hit him atleast once.

    Id do the khan dance looking into his eyes.
     
    articuno, Oct 25, 2013
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  7. Eule

    Eule Active Member Full Member

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    you can't compare ali's and tyson's popularity to oscar's and floyd's. outside of the usa only die hard boxing fans know oscar and floyd. normal sport fans have never heard their names.
     
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    Are you kidding? Of course he deserved it.

    For him not to have gotten in on his first eligible ballot, with Stallone and Gatti in there, would have rendered the Hall a complete sham. Not only did he bring just as much visibility and mainstream attention to boxing as either of them (more, actually) he was a top 15 ATG champion in his division and for some head to head in history rates even higher.
     
    IntentionalButt, Oct 25, 2013
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  9. Kel1981

    Kel1981 P4P No.1 Full Member

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    I can't get my head around people who ask such stupid questions.
     
    Kel1981, Oct 25, 2013
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    dinovelvet, Oct 25, 2013
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  11. jonze86

    jonze86 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    only saying those were the face of boxing at that time,never compared popularity between these fighters.

    and yes ali and tyson are way ahead of oscar and floyd in popularity contest,but it's little bit harsh to say only hardcore boxing fan's know floyd mayweather. Floyd is pretty well known around the world nowadays
     
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  12. Imperial1

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    Dumbest argument. I ever heard ! And Rose deserves to be in the HOF !
     
    Imperial1, Oct 25, 2013
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  13. Kaz_187

    Kaz_187 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I said he should be in the hof based on boxing achievements :patsch would a convicted ****** be considered for a hof spot in any other sport?
     
    Kaz_187, Oct 25, 2013
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  14. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    This poll needed to be public. This has been a waste of a thread.

    We need to know who the five anonymous ******s are.
     
    IntentionalButt, Oct 25, 2013
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    He burned out quick, his personal life was questionable to the point of making it easy to hate him as a man, and his career after burning out entirely detracted from his accomplishments when he was on the ball, but still. I can't deny his greatness as a heavyweight boxer.
     
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