I remember the rumor that some of their fights were fixed. The fight with Tubbs is an example. Thoughts??
Pretty good but not a top fighter despite his record. A lot of the better fighters he fought were getting on in years when he faced them.
He was a average level European heavyweight No better than say anders eklund So a Couple of levels below frank Bruno
A bit harsh, he was a smarter fighter than Eklund. Thus as you suggest, if it were possible, smart enough to avoid Bruno!
He got a bronze in the Olympics, but I guess it was a sound financial decision to fight stiffs in Denmark and cash out against Tyson rather than try to force a title shot and win in the US.
I had him losing clearly to 47 y.o. Larry Holmes. And it was a prime version of Nielsen, not 36 y.o. piece of lard that fought Tyson
Just playing devils advocate here he beat a helluva lot of mid 1980s american heavyweights.....the problem is he did it in the late 1990s...still its a great resume...
his fight with Tyson was epic, a grueling battle that brought out the best in both men. Neilson refused to fold or go quietly. Tyson had to brutally slay him like an evil dragon. he was a fighter that the peoples of Europe could actually be proud of