if Cus D'Amato hadent died when he did.....

That is an absolutely fantastic question. Could Cus keep him on the rails? I think Tyson would have beaten Douglas. Could Holyfield have beaten him at this time? I say yes. I say Tyson wouldn't have reached 50 unbeaten.

 

Cus would be a God than lol. The man was allreay well in his 80's. By the time Tyson was ready for Douglas in 1990, Cus would perhaps had to be wheel to and back from the ring lol.

 

yes he would of kept tyson at check and kept him focused on his career and not money and girls.....tyson would of soared past the 49-0 record imo....

 

I'm sure he could.

 

Possibly

 

D'Amato could not of saved Tyson, by 1986 no one could. Tyson IMO needed to avoid pro boxing. Tyson's problems and personality meant money and fame made things worse. If D'Amato had taken him down a path other than pro boxing then maybe Tyson would of had a more... happy life?

 

I believe D' Amato was the one person who ever lived who could save Tyson. Tyson looked up to him like he never did anyone else. I see Tyson beating Buster Douglas but then Losing 2 - 1 in a trilogy with Evander Holyfield. Also i think Mike would be more mentally tough with Cus around, he wouldnt crumble as easily when things didnt go quite the way he wanted in the ring.

 

when you put it like that actually , my opinion slightly changes, good point

 

Tyson who have gone down in flames sooner or later,his character flaws couldnt be papered over for ever,once an arsehole ,allways an-------.

 

Some people think Tyson was an angel under D'Amato's protection, but he has always been a punk. He got expelled from his school when he lived with Cus, he had that famous incident with that big mouth's niece.. maybe Cus could've kept him out of trouble for a little longer, but Tyson's always been a time bomb.

On top of that, boxers with his style never have a long lasting career, no matter how much of a father type the trainer is.

And who's to say Tyson wouldn't ditch Cus when Don King knows to manipulate him? After all, he also fired Rooney and believed a lot of lies that King told him... i wouldn't be suprised if it would've happened somewhere early 90's, creating a new Buster Douglas.

 

No way.

There's no chance a multi-millionaire like Tyson would've stayed under the umbrella of D'Amato's tutelage like he did when he had nothing but Cus to rely on.

The only difference with Tyson, as it compares 'tween "with Cus" and "without Cus" was the capability to fund his own lifestyle.

 

I actually agree with this, Tyson's mental weaknesses would have got the better of him eventually maybe not as soon but it would have happen. There is only so long you can control someone and when Tyson decides he wants the champions lifestyle he would have left Cus probably for King due to everything promised.