1996 - "Tyson Ducked Lewis" ?

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Tyson was consistently dominating all his opposition up to 1989. There was no comparison to Ali Frazier or Foreman.

He was beating everything the division had to offer.

McNeeley Mathis and Bruno were better than anything he had ever seen? Ah no!

Don King controlled every meaningful fighter except Lennox Lewis. The division was not better thats why Tyson went onto beat comparable opposition after his fight with Holyfield just as easily as Lewis did.

 

I was talking about guys like Lewis, Holyfield, Bowe were better not Bruno, Mathis and McNeely. As far as I know Bowe, Lewis, or Holyfield werent controlled by Don King. I dont believe Tua or Ike Ibeabuchi were either.

Tyson dominated who up till 89? Mitch Green? David Jaco? A injured Pinklton Thomas? Who exactly was he dominated who was world class? Nobody.

His opponents were hand picked like Floyd Patterson early opponents were hand picked. You dont get credit for that unless you are Manny Pacquaio.

The point is Tyson never got in the ring with a world class fighter or even a really good fighter who fought back and won period.

 

Well,Donovan Ruddock was considered the best of contenders around at the time,when Lennox fought him.

 

Your posting out of context Steve. Comparing the two fighters careers, neither fought an ATG in their prime.

 

This post is so bad its not even worth debating with you. :hi:

 

Not only that but he drew the color line shortly after going through hell with Zouski in March of 86...

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He would not fight another white guy for 9 and a half years and only then after Mcneely and Botha were both shot! His blatant duck of Cooney, is one of the travesties of his career! Thank God that Michael Spinks was willing to step up to the plate and face the challange of The Great White Hope that Tyson was petrified of!

 

Well Tyson was in his prime against Douglas, he just wasn't prepared, like Lewis wasn't in his 2 losses, he was too cocky and paid the price, he didn't even bother to aclimatize for a high altitude fight against Rahman, against McCall he got careless but I think a Don King ref hurt Lennox to be fair too

 

I believe that Tyson was still probably in what could be called his physical prime, but I do not quite equate that with a prime/peak Tyson. I don't think he had the mental preperation and training since Rooney was let go. Tyson even in Bruno I was showing signs of deterioration, fighting less frequently, lower punch out put, more open defnese, little head movement. I don't want to diminish the accomplishment of Douglas which was out of this world, but I am not certain he does it against Tyson a year and a half earlier.

 

Take your head out of your ass.

 

going through hell with zouski..................:nono

 

duck a shot gerry cooney................. lol:yikes

 

Funny how you defend Tyson for not being prime in defeat lefty yet use Rahman and McCall as a mark for defeating Lewis, even though Lewis wasn't prime in either of those.

Confusing....

 

It's called sarcasam!!!! Look at the name of the person I responded to, and the post that was made...again it was a joke!

 

What do you consider was Lewis' prime?