If I had any confidence in guessing who would do best in winning a 25-man round-robin, I'd be a very successful professional gambler. Anyone who...
He struggled against Ruddock more than he'd ever struggled in winning fights. The consensus of opinion seemed to be that he wasn't the same as he...
Excellent post. I agree on all points. Yes, his age was DEFINITELY a big part of the fact that expectations were so high, and a large part of...
What do you mean I say it like it's a bad thing ? I'm just stating it for what it is. People go around saying "Tyson of '88 was virtually...
It's called chronicling his career, in chronological order. He was massively hyped. I never said he was "all hype". Yes, he went on to justify...
No, he didn't. He was supposed to beat more guys ..... (Buster Douglas, for example. And Holyfield.). He was expected to reign for a long long...
I wouldn't criticize that either. He wasn't over-hyped. But he was massively hyped. That resulted in some 'experts' overrating him, proclaiming...
I don't see how you can disagree or even misunderstand what I'm saying. Prior to fighting Berbick, his best opponents were Tillis, Green,...
I'm not saying anything about "mark down his greatness". I'm just pointing out that he didn't live up to the hype and expectations. And, I agree...
Walcott gets a bit overrated by some. I have no problem with him being called a "great". But making all the excuses for the losses is not...
I don't think it would matter too much who he trainer was. Tyson made a lot of money very early on, was a troubled kid from the ghetto who...
According to the hype, Tyson was (for example) expected to reign as champion for 7, 8, 10 or 15 years. He was only 20 years old when he became...
When all was said and done, Tyson did not live up to the hype and expectations. He came nowhere near. People find a thousands reasons to explain...
They make excuses because they can't handle the truth. The myth of an invincible Tyson (or an "almost invincible" Tyson) is very attractive....
Of course he was a hype job. That doesn't mean he didn't have some substance to back up the hype, but the LEGEND of Tyson was built before he'd...
