If Douglas had decisioned Tyson

Being the first man to beat Tyson, and to do it by KO when Mike was 24 and prime and damned near invincible.

That's definitely a legacy of sorts.

 

Exactly. That argument was bogus when King first tried to use it 17 years ago, and it hasn't gotten any more valid since!:yep

 

nah buster aint fine he was aided with a long count and you know it

 

I don't think he took a dive.

I do think he got fat, didn't train, didn't really try, and was there purely for the money though.



And give up the long count ****. The ref could have counted as quick as he could have got the words out, and Douglas would have got up. He was watching the ref as a good fighter should.

the way some people carry on, it's as though the ref waited until Buster was OK.

Tysons count wasn't a whole lot quicker either. Difference is, ref could have counted to 20 for Mike, wouldn't have mattered.

 

I thought Busters best bit of legacy was finally putting to rest the theory that getting pizza delivered to the sauna is a good way to lose weight.

 

it would not have affected his legacy it may have affected tyson though

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl
im cryin @ your avatar

 

thats a statement,not a question.
Also its been argued about plenty.this one hasnt.
i think the judges would have found a way to give it to Tyson somehow.

 

Armstrong couldnt take a dive though, because of the moons low gravity.:hey

 

:good
beat me to it.
DK and the WBC tried that.Remember the backlash!

 

sorry, ive paraphrased you there zak.

 

How about this question:
What would have happened if Buster was K.D just one minute into the round?
that would have been interestng.any thoughts?:?

 

Buster wouldn't have won a UD, they would've fudged it (as they were already doing) to get Mike a gimme draw.

As for the 'long count' stuff, spare me...not only was Buster watching the ref intently from about the count of 3 and was ready to rise, but the ref did the same slow count for Mike (who was crawling about on the canvas for most of the count instead).

 

I dont think it would have made much of a difference. Douglas was giving Tyson a shalacking the whole fight. The fact that anyone could have Tyson ahead in that fight is just a joke. Douglas did the right thing and went for the KO.

 

I dont know about that. Douglas had way more skills than Mcall. He actually had a very good jab and right hand, he just never really had the fighting spirit he showed in the Tyson fight. Mcall was also a Tyson sparring partner, so Mcall mentally would not be prepared like Douglas was for Tyson, not to mention a unmotivated Douglas beat MCall rather easily.