does tyson deserve a place in the hall of fame?

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  1. rochsolloch

    rochsolloch stephen chinnock Full Member

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    i say absoloutely after all its the hall of FAME!

    and no1 is more famous than mike tyson no1 doubts that forget the **** he was set up for mikes a good guy and still youngest to win the title,
    its sad white men took tyson under their wing gave him love and a home and made him the champ then black men robbed him and brought him down!
     
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  2. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    yes. potential to be the greatest heavy ever. though he didn't reach it, his accomplishments are still amazing. let's be honest, if not for his out of the ring antics, no one would question it. if he had just retired quietly, not gone to jail, he'd be remembered as a possible top 10 all time heavy and shoe in for the HOF
     
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  3. Darthmage

    Darthmage SILENCE! I KEEL J00! Full Member

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    He beat some very good opponents in the 90's!
     
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    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Of course.
     
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  5. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    The 1980s were a much better decade for Mike than the 1990s.
     
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  6. Sinew

    Sinew The Assassin Full Member

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    Yes.
     
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  7. Punisher33

    Punisher33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hell yes, Tyson made the average person watch boxing again. He was easily the most exciting fighter of his generation, when Tyson fights its not just a match, its an event.
     
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  8. Swing4TheFence

    Swing4TheFence Ideas are bulletproof Full Member

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    Tyson was the savior for boxing after Leonard and Ali. I think if it wasnt for Tyson I wouldnt be as much as a die hard fan as I am. Even my mother who doesnt watch boxing watched Tyson fight nights. Electric, explosive and exciting and is a no brainer for the HOF.
     
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  9. SevenSamurai

    SevenSamurai 3 year ESB vet. Full Member

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    The second most famous boxer at the moment behind Ali in the world in terms of name recognition, why is he not already in the HOF?. I think you need to be a certain amount of years retired to get in and Tyson only retired in 2003 I think.
     
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  10. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes.
     
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  11. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Yes
     
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  12. Daddy

    Daddy Active Member Full Member

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    W/O a shadow of a doubt. Tyson's probably a hair second only to Ali in name recognition of boxers. If you were to go out in the street right now and ask who was Mike Tyson, you'd probably be stared at like you're an idiot, and the person you asked would simply say, "one of the most exciting boxers of the 80's who hit like a freakin train, but also the most notorious and bad boy boxer to date".
     
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  13. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    He does.
     
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  14. pijo

    pijo Feed the Pope Full Member

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    100% he should be in, I would say tyson and ali are about the same as name recognition.
     
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  15. cpnasty

    cpnasty Fight Fan 83 Full Member

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    Of course
     
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