"Things ain't the way they used to be champ. This ain't Buster Mathis you're fighting. This is Bruce Seldon." Tyson meanwhile at his most furious. "My objective is to fight, he has a good jab, I respect, I want to kill him, just clean it up, I feel like I wanna kill him." "Bruce Seldon!?" "Anybody." This is worth sitting down with if you have an hour. This content is protected
Seldon looks like such a BAMF too cutting about exclusively in vests and growling, shredded, chest out. "One man has to win, one man has to lose, that's the rules."
I remember liking Seldon, good hands, quick, decent power. I remember thinking he'd go on to do big things. Then the parties started....
Especially with a Chin like Bruce had!lol It was so weak, even the strong wind from Tyson s gloves had him down..
Here's the hour before during and after the fight. The during portion isn't very long It's less enjoyable generally than the hilarity surrounding the build up, but for anyone interested. This content is protected
He went down from glancing blows. Forgot how weird that one was. You could see he realized he'd bit off more than he could chew right from the beginning when Tyson just about staggers him with a jab.
I was pretty young and just getting into boxing at this point. I remember seeing the weigh in and thinking 'wow, this Seldon guy looks pretty tough' - just based solely off the eye test of his growl and his physique. I thought Tyson was in for a tough night.h Turns out I was wrong.
Seldon is easily one of the most disappointing belt holders in all of boxing history. And it's not like he lacked talent, the guy was very athletic with a strong accurate jab and good footwork. He talked a big game and then flipped like a fish not bothering to really try. Crazy to look at this footage knowing how excited people were thinking this was going to be an epic showdown.
The preview shows are often funny when they try so hard to hype a mismatch. Like during Mayweather-Gatti when that douchebag Ron Borges with his dramatic “what is Floyd going to do when he hits Arturo Gatti and realizes that he’s in there with a warrior who refuses to quit!?” Um, I think he’s just going to hit him some more and try to avoid getting hit in return.
Bruce Seldon had some funny knockdowns before against Jose Ribalta and Riddick Bowe This content is protected This content is protected