31 years ago today Mike Tyson became the youngest HW Champion in History

Ferocious

 

Don King had to FORCE Berbick to fight Tyson. Tyson was striking so much fear into men's hearts, I'm surprised they didn't use steriods like Wilders opponents do.

 

I remember Berbick stating he was going to teach the boy a lesson or something alone those lines .A fueled Tyson always showed up.

 

I was such a big fan back then. He wasn't even 2 years pro... compare that to the best US heavyweight today.

 

a lot of the 80s heavyweights were drugged up... In more ways than one.

 

Tyson beats the five best US heavyweights today back to back in one evening no problem....

 

“Boxing is a sport of self-control. You must understand Fear so you can manipulate it. Fear is like fire. You can make it work for you: it can warm you in the winter, cook your food when you’re hungry, give you light when you are in the dark, and produce energy. Let it go out of control and it can hurt you, even kill you….Fear is a friend of exceptional people.” (Cus D’Amato).

And Tyson was an exceptional boxer.

 

A young tyson this version said he feared losing and he was a beast. The less fear he had and overconfidence was his down fall.

 

The punch that Tyson KO'd Berbick with didn't look like it landed flush, but Berbick still fell 3 times from it.

 

Quite a large 20 y/o wasn't he.

 

Tyson was a freak of nature he was 190lbs at 12 years old apparently.

Here's a pic of him at 13, he looks like a full grown man here.

https://i.redditmedia.com/62k7s1yee....jpg?w=867&s=a6861f0ca4e3f20b71942224fb7abc8f

 

My favourite heavyweight of all time. Incredible talent and freak of nature!

 

Beside Ali nobody is bigger than Tyson in boxing.
Iconic figure!