Did '86 Iron Mike generate the same level of buzz Deontay Wilder is right now?

:rofl

 

Have I missed something? Is there actually a buzz around Deontay Wilder?!?

 

Bigger than Wilder, and bigger than GiGi, because Mike was real and not hype.

 

Must you trash Golovkin in every post regardless of the actual topic?

 

Way more.

 

Cool out Bobo. No one trashed Little g, but just told how things were, with prospective.
Mike Tyson was in fact much larger than both Wilder and Golovkin, plus the level of competition he faced was much better than either has faced.

Stop whining like a old English broad. :smoke

 

Well, young fella, let me tell you: Mike Tyson had a HUGE buzz around him. He was a celebrity by age 19. This is because he was demolishing opponents spectacularly. And when he won the title, he methodically wrecked every name fighter in the division.

There is absolutely no comparison between Wilder's "buzz" and Tyson's.

 

Has anyone since Tyson had that kind of "buzz?"

 

This. Mike Tyson was a mainstream Icon like Michael Jordan or Hulk Hogan. Wilder isn't even a top name in his sport, let alone a mainstream star.

 

Mike who?

 

That's a sound from his glass chin.

 

Tyson made boxing mainstream in his time...the only time he was knocked off the news *briefly* was when Leonard announced he wanted to duke with Hagler...