Did Tyson come back markedly a different fighter after prison?

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  1. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Did Tyson come back markedly a different fighter after prison - or did he still have it, or had the rot set in considerably years earlier; in your opinion?
     
  2. prideofvbeach

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    Yeah, no one was around anymore to handle and keep the psycho he was from coming out into the open. That's the difference. He was always just "a kid from the hood who don't know no better" as he put it. So, as he later put it, "can't he get a blow job for that"?
     
  3. tylerrcurtis

    tylerrcurtis Well-Known Member Full Member

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    he lost it a bit but still had it he just lost to better fighters
     
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    When Cus D'Amato died and Don King took over operations that was the beginning of the end. When he went to jail that was the nail in the coffin. He was finished.
     
  5. rusty nails

    rusty nails Tszyu for PM!! Full Member

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    forget prison, he was finished as soon as he left rooney and started working with trainers he knew more than...
     
  6. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    He was done. He would never again be the machine that captured everyone's attention in the late 80s.
     
  7. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson was slightly past his best, but not "markedly". His performances against Bruno and Seldon were on par with quick blowouts he had against similarly mediocre titlists back in the '80s. The real truth is that he was just vastly overrated, even on his best day.
     
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    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agreed.
     
  9. billyconn

    billyconn Active Member Full Member

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    I think he was "markedly" different when he got that face tattoo.
     
  10. Club Fighter

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    Uhhh . . . does this question even need to be posed?
     
  11. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Thanks for the input.
     
  12. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    His body appeared to change a lot physically, imo. He seemed a lot more bulked, and lost something in his speed, mobility, and perhaps power. A lot of that may have to do with age - he lost a over 4 years of fighting time while in Prison.
     
  13. Quickhands21

    Quickhands21 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He came back with that hood image..when he was young he was Very loved..still a massive draw when he returned
     
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    HE DIDNT HAVE IT..........EVEN AGAINST BRUCE SELDON HE SUCKED......STANDING STRAIGHT UP/NO BOBBING AND WEAVING.........HE SUCKED AGAINST MATHIS JR AND WAS LOOSING ALL 3 RDS UNTIL HE CRACKED FATSO.......
    ANYWAY NO ALL HE HAD WAS A CHISLED BUILD/AND HIS NAME....:smoke:smoke:smoke:smoke
     
  15. zato-one

    zato-one Pink Jumpsuit Boxing Full Member

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    ding ding, we have a winner