Who was more exciting: Tyson or Holyfield

Whenever someone wasn't afraid of Tyson, he lost. Holy made him look like a scrub...twice...where was his fast bombs then huh?

 

What's that got to do with the thread :huh

 

I don't know where that stupid idea comes from. Ruddock wasn't afraid, Botha wasn't afraid, Ribalta, Tucker etc... Yet people say whenever someone wasn't afraid he lost.

 

I think the casual fans enjoyed the highlight montages more than the 1 round fight broadcasts themselves.
Tyson was exciting. And a bona fide KO puncher. But there was far more to the appeal than that. There was more to the image.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a good example of how image/appeal is a separate thing to being exciting.
Let's face it, Mayweather has drawn A LOT of casual fans and they've paid through the nose to watch his fights.

I don't think Holyfield fights were less exciting than Tyson fights.
But I suppose we have a different definition of what excitement is.

 

Same junkies, alcoholics, and tomato cans Lewis made his name on?

 

What's your reply got to do with the thread :huh

 

The stupid idea comes from Tyson being hyped as the baddest man on the planet...Yet the Real Deal was more bad than he was.

 

u can list the fighters who were afraid of Tyson?

please, ty.

 

just saying about post prison Tyson?

nothing about pre prison?

 

seeing Tyson unify the title with several stoppages as a near teenager was electric.

Holyfield is always admirable to watch, but neither his fights, nor did his success at HW, ever come as close to seeing champions getting serially koed fast by a midget kid.

 

Trying to rid the thread of off topic morons.

 

Spinks. McBride. Bruno. You’re welcome.

 

Tyson and Holyfield are more exciting than you. There, on topic.

 

you said "whenever someone wasn't afraid of him, he lost" ,, yet you only mentioned 3 names, which means it wasn't quite accurate

yes I am being a stickler but just saying :bbb

 

You're being a stickler, but yeah I'm either contradicting myself or too lazy to name EVERYONE that Tyson faced that feared him too much to be competitive.