Is Mike Tyson a top 10 ATG heavyweight?

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Is Mike Tyson a top 10 HW of all time

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  1. Yes

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    77.6%

  2. No

    17 vote(s)
    22.4%
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  1. rapscalion

    rapscalion Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah Im sure you totally know more about boxing than Bert Sugar did :qmeparto:
     
    rapscalion, Jun 22, 2018
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  2. jmashyaka

    jmashyaka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He scrapes the top 10 unfortunately for mike he peaked when there wasn’t many big names about. He should of fought Bowe, shouldn’t have ducked Lewis earlier but those are the only slights against him.
     
    jmashyaka, Jun 22, 2018
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  3. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Bellew vs a prime Tyson?
     
    Serge, Jun 22, 2018
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  4. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Which of me or Burt knew more about the subject has got bugger all to do with it, sonny.

    We're talking OPINION here, and Burt had more than a few right daft ones.

    He got worse as he got older.

    Fat Dan at ESPN follows the sport full-time, just like Burt did.

    And sometimes I agree with his pronouncements and sometimes I don't.



    You sound overly star struck with old Burt, like he was a god of boxing knowledge.
     
    cuchulain, Jun 22, 2018
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  5. rapscalion

    rapscalion Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not at all. facts are facts and the fact is he forgot more about boxing than you or I will ever know. no one will have the exact same opinions on everything. sure he had some i didnt agree with. your original comment was just so stupid and you got mad that i called you out on it. Ellen Degeneres :lol:
     
    rapscalion, Jun 22, 2018
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  6. BCS8

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    I don't think so but I can see the argument for it. If he is he comes in at the lower echelons.
     
    BCS8, Jun 22, 2018
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  7. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    :thinking:

    Wlad could have beaten the dogcrap out of Holy when he was about 44. Personally I think it would have meant nothing (and so did Wlad, which is why he never fought him) but I guess there are guys around to whom this still means something. Ok.
     
    BCS8, Jun 22, 2018
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  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    You can very reasonably put him in and you can very reasonably have him outside. Doesn't matter.
     
    McGrain, Jun 22, 2018
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  9. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    If you say so, Burt.

    Have a nice day !
     
    cuchulain, Jun 22, 2018
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  10. rapscalion

    rapscalion Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You too, Pip!
     
    rapscalion, Jun 22, 2018
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  11. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    You tend to fall in the latter group, correct?
     
    Rumsfeld, Jun 22, 2018
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  12. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    And actually, taking this a step further, what does your top 10 HW look like these days? My basic order from the survey more or less mostly stands intact, but it has evolved/changed for me somewhat with time, and Tyson is one of those guys that tends to float on the cusp for me (if I were to stretch it to 15).
     
    Rumsfeld, Jun 22, 2018
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  13. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    No i have him sneaking in probably.

    To answer your other question:

    1 - Muhammad Ali
    2 - Joe Louis
    3 - I don't care
    4 - I don't care
    5 - I don't care
    6 - I don't care
    7 - I don't care
    8 - I don't care
    9 - I don't care
    10-I don't care
    11-One of sixteen guys who didn't make the ten
    12-One of sixteen guys who didn't make the ten
    13-One of sixteen guys who didn't make the ten
    14-One of sixteen guys who didn't make the ten
    15-One of sixteen guys who didn't make the ten
    16-One of sixteen guys who didn't make the ten
    17-Reasonably justifiable wildcard who could be higher
    18-Reasonably justifiable wildcard who could be higher
    19-Reasonably justifiable wildcard who could be higher
    20-Reasonably justifiable wildcard who could be higher
    21-Reasonably justifiable wildcard who could be higher
     
    McGrain, Jun 22, 2018
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  14. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Yes but a couple of greats from getting bumped out.
     
    IntentionalButt, Jun 22, 2018
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  15. Gomo

    Gomo Active Member Full Member

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    well given that a prime mike would have knocked out any heavyweight in history then yes hes a top 10 ATG

    but given that his prime was quite short lived, and his overall career wasnt the best then you could say no hes not

    who cares how where you place him really
     
    Gomo, Jun 22, 2018
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