I was wee. Wetting the bed still, I think, then. But even so I knew the name Tyson - if not after this fight then soon thereafter. He seemed larger than life. It was a SHOCK and the gossip of the playground for weeks when he ran into Tokyo Douglas a few years later.
The first fight of Tyson that i remember was against Holyfield...and coworker at my job saying that Holyfield was lucky LOL
Tyson was the first boxer I watched where I was actually anxious for his oppenent. Watching there body language on there ring walk. Tyson was a force of nature for a period of time and was The Baddest Man on The Planet.
I had already been a boxing fan for two decades when Tyson came along. More than any fights before or since, Tyson fights were can't miss viewing. His speed and torque combined with power often producred devastating, exciting results.
