How do you rank Mike Tyson and your age?

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  1. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I have him at #5 on my all time heavyweight list. Outstanding power, exlent defense about 10 defenses of his tittle. I'm 35 years old.
    My reason for asking about age is that I got a feeling that people around my age are going to rank him higher than those who are both younger and older. I have decided to put this theory to the test.
     
    ripcity, Nov 6, 2008
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  2. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    It's a sound theory.

    I think I'd rank him somewhere in the lower top ten. 7-10, somewhere in there if I were to make a list.

    I'm just shy of 21 years old.
     
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  3. Muchmoore

    Muchmoore Guest

    I have Tyson around 4-5 although Head to Head he is a few spots higher.

    I'm 17.
     
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  4. Quickhands21

    Quickhands21 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    im 22 from 7-10.
     
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  5. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm 33. Lower end of the top 10. Perhaps just outside it.
     
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  6. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    10-12.

    I'm 16.
     
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  7. heehoo

    heehoo TIMEXICAH! Full Member

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    28 and I rank him at least in the top 100. Overall.

    Top 30 heavyweight-wise.
     
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  8. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    You'd rank 30 HW's in the top 100 fighters of all time P4P?
     
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  9. heehoo

    heehoo TIMEXICAH! Full Member

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    Ok, maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, I just found him to be overrated. Put him in front a real fighter, like, say Evander Holyfield, and he's beaten. it pisses me off when Tyson fanbois (not accusing any of you of being such) say that he's the greatest of all time and would knock everybody out if he fought in their time when he isn't nowhere near that label and guys like Ali would make him look silly.

    He's top ten.
     
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  10. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have him around 6 or 7.

    I'am 16.
     
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  11. Bigcat

    Bigcat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I am 35 and i definitely have Mike (of 1988 ) inside my 10.. lower end though..
     
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  12. McGrain

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    31.

    #8
     
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  13. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    :lol:

    I wonder tough - how many fighters who fought at HW - even if they are not known for that weight - would be in your 100.

    Remeber guys like Wilde, Jones, Toney, Kid Lewis, Fitzsimmons etc. etc.
     
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  14. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Guaranteed top 12 IMO, usually just makes the top 10 at heavyweight.

    I'm 17 (18 in two days)
     
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  15. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    18 years old. I've ranked him between #7 and #12 before, so we'll just say he's around the #10 spot nowadays.
     
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