Mike Tyson mom thought Joe Louis was better

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    So I was reading Tyson's autobiography and he mentioned that one day he won a boxing tournament and told his mom and she told him not to get too full of himself because there's always someone better. Like Joe Louis.
     
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  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    His mum was right.
     
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  3. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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    Wrong thing to say for a fragile mind. Now Bud Crawford on the other hand, could take his mother's downplaying.

    To tell kids she would pay the $10 if they beat him....how would Tyson have responded to that?
     
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  4. rski

    rski Well-Known Member Full Member

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    well done mum, that probably started Tyson’s inferiority complex :ciappa:
     
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  5. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nothing to do with her spreading her legs for all and sundry. Hahaha
     
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  6. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    He probably would've bit her ear off
     
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