If Mike Tyson was around today, would he be a bigger star than Floyd?

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  1. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    Look at it this way, Floyd will never have his own Nintendo game. Also M. Bison from Streetfighter was ispired by Mike. So thats like 2 Nintendo games.
     
  2. OvidsExile

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

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    No one would care about Floyd, Pac, or Golovkin if we had great heavyweights. It's a sad fact of the sport. When we have great exciting heavyweight fights welters and middleweights are almost ignored by comparison. The Klitschko brothers fighting outside of America is probably the reason why the smaller guys emerged as stars. Same thing happened when Larry Holmes was ducking all of his top contenders and people were disillusioned with the heavyweight division in the early eighties. Leonard, Hagler, and Hearns emerged to fill the vacuum.
     
  3. Steve_Fox

    Steve_Fox Well-Known Member Full Member

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    hes too midget for the klitshkos
     
  4. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Was Lamont Brewster to midget ? prime Tyson under
    Rooney and Atlas he would ruin every HW out now.
     
  5. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    I think prime Tyson would domimate this era.. He would always have had trouble with prime Lewis and Holyfield.. but if Mike landed on Lewis like he did Douglas it would be night time.
     
  6. Steve_Fox

    Steve_Fox Well-Known Member Full Member

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    klitshko is too much for him.
    too much power, too much size , clinches..
    its a mismatch , tyson gets ktfo
     
  7. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Lewis height and reach plus power would have caused him problems Al Berstein said once of Tyson an undisciplined out of shape Tyson would be easy to beat because he was a little man fighting in a big man's world ..I believe that to be true but the one that dominated every he put in front of him in the 80's savages the two robots known as the Klitckos and gives LL hell ..I mean look at it this way Mike and LL lost to guys they had no business losing to ..Prime vs prime it could have gone either way ..
     
  8. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    nah cause teh HW divison would be ****
     
  9. the commentator

    the commentator Boxing Addict Full Member

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    KOs=Excitement=A$$ in seats=Large Fan Base=Huge Boxing Star....
     
  10. RememberingC.S.

    RememberingC.S. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No doubt.

    An heavyweight star will always be more popular than a *****y midget with daddy issues.

    the only reason mayweather is so popular, it's because he's the only real american star at the moment.

    You've seen Wilder (who?) pulling decent numbers the first time he fought anyone (supposedly) having a pulse (turn out his place was the hospital, but still).

    If there was anybody, anybody, dominating hws, nobody would give a **** about that whiny scared little ***got.
     
  11. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Who cares that he was overrated? It's all about public perception.
    He'd be a massive star if he could stand against the Klitschko brothers in this era.

    If he would lose he would just be a bum in a weak era of course, but if he can trade wins or even beat them both he'd be massive and nobody would care about Floydypants.
     
  12. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Of course. Say what you like but people crave violence. Tyson brought that raw savagery that we haven't seen since.
    He transcended the sport and we don't have a single fighter around now who has. Floyd was the flavour of the week during the Pac buildup and fight but he is not a genuine STAR. Tyson was.
     
  13. godking

    godking Active Member Full Member

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    Tyson TODAY way past his prime is more popular then Floyd.

    This is a redundant as stupid question.
     
  14. CapsLock

    CapsLock Active Member Full Member

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    pathetic thread...tyson would be a gate keeper at best if he fought in this era.
     
  15. Legend X

    Legend X Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    How is Mayweather even so popular anyway ?
    His fights are generally boring, WAY TOO BORING for the casual fans, yet he's the only boxer they follow ! :lol:

    I can't make sense of it.
    It must be his image outside the ring. Hanging out with 50 cent and Beiber and whatever.