How Was Trevor Berbick Viewed At The Time Of The Tyson Fight?

He opened as a 6-1 dog and it was down to 3-1 at the time of the fight. Fringe contender

 

he was regarded as a perennial spoiler that was difficult to look good against.

he wasn't that big of an underdog vs. Tyson iirc, so there were at least some people who thought his toughness & experience could have an impact.

 

The outcome was preordained. I'm not saying it was a work but the PTB was intent on making Mike the youngest hw champion.

 

Fringe contender? He was WBC heavyweight champion of the world. He would be in the top 10 of any era.

 

tf did you do to get banned??

 

Damn,another gem lost after anomalocaris?

 

He had some really bad takes.

 

A necessary sacrificial offering (even if Berbick didn't know it).

 

I suppose that I'll have to overrate Galento from now on, in your stead.

 

That's what made him so special, he was like the mascot of Classic.

 

He said Galento could beat Chuvalo. That was a bad take

 

Oh it was terrible. Same goes for him saying that Galento and Tua were no different.

 

I can't recall anyone of the crew I was with who thought Berbick would end the fight on his feet
Consensus was an early KO, Never thought much of Berbick, probably over achieved to get where he was.
If John Tate hadn't been on the coke train he'd have beat him.