Worst beating Mike Tyson took?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by clinikill, Dec 11, 2023.

  1. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

    Joined:
    May 8, 2014
    Messages:
    14,768
    Likes Received:
    11,854
  2. Marvelous_Iron

    Marvelous_Iron Active Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Jul 9, 2022
    Messages:
    1,077
    Likes Received:
    1,331
    That's always what I assumed Atlas meant and he was just being Atlas about it...romanticized, eccentric, grandiose whatever you want to call it lol
     
    Sangria likes this.
  3. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Jul 9, 2020
    Messages:
    2,861
    Likes Received:
    2,476
    Lewis beatdown
     
  4. 20thCenturyBox

    20thCenturyBox Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Dec 3, 2023
    Messages:
    280
    Likes Received:
    396
    I remember reading an article about Tyson when he was still a young boxer, and it mentioned a young offender's facility that Tyson was sent to. It said very clearly that new inmates were usually raped within the first 30 minutes of arrival. I'm pretty sure whatever happened to Tyson in that place was far worse than anything he suffered in the ring.
     
  5. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2010
    Messages:
    9,016
    Likes Received:
    3,808
    Or kind of like Holmes spending 3 years behind bars.

    Exactly the same.:duh
     
    Last edited: Dec 14, 2023
  6. rinsj

    rinsj Active Member Full Member

    Joined:
    May 19, 2007
    Messages:
    768
    Likes Received:
    334
    Except, unlike Tyson, Holmes never got in trouble with the law to land him in prison
     
  7. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

    Joined:
    Dec 10, 2014
    Messages:
    10,805
    Likes Received:
    6,533
    Lewis

    I would say Douglas second

    Against Holyfield his offense got shut down by Holyfield but MIke didnt take any real punishment until the final round. The second fight was too short for sustained damage and Mike looked for a way out because he knew he couldn't win. Evander had his number
     
  8. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

    Joined:
    Jul 21, 2012
    Messages:
    60,277
    Likes Received:
    22,423
    Ruddock. According to James Ali Bashir that fight ended Mikes prime and he was never the same again. Razor also was never the same after the two fights.
     
    swagdelfadeel likes this.
  9. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2014
    Messages:
    18,484
    Likes Received:
    19,423
    I’m sure Tyson of all people lied down and let himself be raped.
     
  10. 20thCenturyBox

    20thCenturyBox Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Dec 3, 2023
    Messages:
    280
    Likes Received:
    396
    I don't know. This is not an experience I would wish on anyone. He was a teenager at the time, and it probably would have been a gang against the new inmate. The person who was quoted made it clear this happened to everyone, and he knew who Tyson was when he said it.