What would Tyson's career look like if he had more discipline?

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  1. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson beat Tillman, Thomas, Stewart, Holmes, Savarese, Botha and Neilsen quicker, actually he did...
     
  2. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tyson didn't drop a belt in the bin to duck someone
     
  3. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No he just paid them millions instead not fight them..
     
  4. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    To get a record payday of $35m (x2) to face Holyfield instead.

    What sort of financial incentives did Bowe get for fighting ahem Dokes?
     
  5. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    It would resemble Joe Louis' title reign more than Mike Tyson's.
     
  6. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And here's me thinking he did it because he thought Holyfield was the softer option, how wrong was he....
     
  7. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Im sure you'd have chosen to face Lewis instead
     
  8. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not if I'm The Worlds Baddest Man I wouldn't...
     
  9. Azzer85

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    Nobody turns down a $35m payday.
     
  10. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    even better than it was.
     
  11. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nobody dodges Lennox Lewis if you're The Worlds Baddest Man....
     
  12. Wass1985

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    Just like any other fighter then...
     
  13. Azzer85

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    $35m and who was Lewis in 96

    Tyson would have got peanuts for fighting Lewis compared to Holyfield.

    Just like those idiots who claim mayweather should have fought Khan instead of Pacqiauo
     
  14. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If you really believe Lewis was a nobody in 96 then it just goes to show how much you know about boxing, basically **** all..,

    If Khan fought Khan?? Is that Genghis against Amir???
     
  15. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Bowe was the big name in 96. Holyfield was probably the 2nd biggest name for Tyson out there and third being Foreman. All 3 of those potential match ups were far, far more tantalizing than a Tyson-Lewis match. Tommy Morrison would've generated more money than Lewis.