Mike Tyson: The most overrated of all time

He had a great win in his prime and was the dominant champ of his era for years.

 

Overrated and underrated is very subjective. Who is doing the rating??

Perhaps more than anyone, Tyson gets both over and underrated.

 

Mike Tyson was short, quick, had decent head movement, when he chose to use it, and could overpower opponents with sheer will. The thing that separates Tyson is that he had actual boxing ability. He and Holyfield are similar in that they had a solid understanding of boxing fundamentals in case they needed it. I agree that people view those losses incorrectly.

 

Underrated ? please !:roll: ... Even people who don't know **** about boxing know the name "mike tyson"...The media hyped this guy so much that to this day...even so called "knowledgeable" fans believe that he's god...and that he'd ko everyone in the 1rst....it's ****ing insane.


He was very athletic , and very talented too...But the best ever ? **** no. That being said...He wasn't a joke either... And i believe he could've had a better potential if Cus would've been around him a bit longer.

 

Good post *****h.

 

Ur killing me man! Tyson Was the most Exciting fighter ever in a RING. Gigantic money Maker!

 

tyson lost to lewis nearly 20 years out of prime atsch , tyson fought holyfield after a 5 year prison stint, and didnt train for douglas or for any of the other cans he lost 2

 

To say he's "overrated" is to confuse his boxing with his celebrity.

Most people who follow the sport are quite reasonable when assessing Mike.

 

No. He is underrated as of late.

 

He was a beast but he was, and is, embarrassingly overrated. Massive, massive hypejob. And one dimensional too. He couldnt adapt.

 

and bonecrusher was another very good win , he also koed world champion seldon in the first round

 

Hes probably rated fairly by most boxing fans. I mean he is not in most top ten lists and is usually in the 10-15 range.

By lay people of course he is going to be overrated and put in like the top 3 ATG heavies that dont know any better.

He did what he was supposed to do in the 80s, he cleared out the division and at a very young age and with no olympic experience.

 

oh you moronatsch hypejob? :-( he might not have been the most versatile fighter but his one dimensional style is what makes hims such a force because if you cant back him up you cant win this why tyson beats ali and wlad and most big heavyweights, the the only fighters i say beat prime tyson are foreman and holyfield , lewis i give a good shot and holmes too but i can see tyson wearing them down

 

****ing hell. Do we really have to go through this utter bull**** again and again? Newbie, do your research instead of spouting off bull**** on a subject you're very clearly not educated about.

There was a helluva a lot more than Spinks and Holmes. And Holmes wasn't so past prime. He wasn't peak, but he wasn't too far removed from it either.

Look at boxrec. Look at the names Tyson has. He has so many of them. Do your damn research!

 

**** me, this is going to the orriray59 thread all over again.