Did '86 Iron Mike generate the same level of buzz Deontay Wilder is right now?

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  1. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Both men won the green WBC belt as their first step into major limelight-- who had more hype and media buzz behind him?
     
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    Palooka Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :rofl
     
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    Swollen Liver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Have I missed something? Is there actually a buzz around Deontay Wilder?!?:lol:
     
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    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Bigger than Wilder, and bigger than GiGi, because Mike was real and not hype.
     
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  5. Palooka

    Palooka Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Must you trash Golovkin in every post regardless of the actual topic?
     
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  6. Gambino

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    Way more.
     
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    Uppercut_Artist Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Cool out Bobo. No one trashed Little g, but just told how things were, with prospective.
    Mike Tyson was in fact much larger than both Wilder and Golovkin, plus the level of competition he faced was much better than either has faced.

    Stop whining like a old English broad. :smoke
     
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  8. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    As someone who actually remembers it.WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY More
     
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  9. Vince Voltage

    Vince Voltage Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well, young fella, let me tell you: Mike Tyson had a HUGE buzz around him. He was a celebrity by age 19. This is because he was demolishing opponents spectacularly. And when he won the title, he methodically wrecked every name fighter in the division.

    There is absolutely no comparison between Wilder's "buzz" and Tyson's.
     
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    Palooka Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Has anyone since Tyson had that kind of "buzz?"
     
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    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Everyone on planet Earth knew who Tyson was, I bet if I walked down my street and asked all my neighbors who Deontay Wilder was I'd be lucky if I found 1 that knew him.
     
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    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This. Mike Tyson was a mainstream Icon like Michael Jordan or Hulk Hogan. Wilder isn't even a top name in his sport, let alone a mainstream star.
     
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    Peril The Scholar Full Member

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    Mike who?
     
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  14. QuadrupleG

    QuadrupleG MAZAFAKA Full Member

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    That's a sound from his glass chin.
     
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  15. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson made boxing mainstream in his time...the only time he was knocked off the news *briefly* was when Leonard announced he wanted to duke with Hagler...
     
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