Than you´re one of the few who thinks he´s underrated, for me he´s overrated, especially in head-to-head matchups... btw, in a Classic Forum it´s all speculation...
well of course as regards the huggers he's vastly overrated. i just think as time has past by he now gets a slightly raw deal as regarding his overall standing.
Yeah, you know, for me, a wasted talent is someone who couldn´t show the world what he had. For Tyson, it wasn´t so. In process of time, we won the WBA, WBC and IBF- crown. And after the Spinks- fight he was THE CHAMP (even by the haters). If that isn´t much...
On the side of the reply bar when you post. Dang, I still can't get over that avatar!:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Ok, maybe he wasn't totally wasted talent, but he definetely didn't reach his full potential. Anyone denying that is a hater, plain and simple.:good
Pop quiz, Tyson was the youngest man to lose the title. I do find it funny people going on how Tyson was shot vs Douglas. A bit past his peak vs Holyfiled. But Tyson was not shot. Lewis yes, Tyson was shot.
lol, a lot of people say that. I change it up from time to time, for all the homeys on esb. Prolly change it 2day again.
If Whitaker had managed to live a clean life (granted, extremely problematic for a modern boxing champion), he might still be undefeated today. Ditto Camacho. If Eddie Mustafa Muhammad had joined Overeaters Anonymous and Weight Watchers, he might still be going strong. (Eddie's style was nursing home chic anyways.) Dwight Davison needed a Tony Robbins seminar, or some motivational inspiration from some source. Max Baer is classic, although what happened to him was unavoidable after Frankie Campbell. Ditto Griffth after Paret. I remain convinced that Galento would have dethroned Louis, if only he had sufficiently hydrated himself before their match with bathtub gin martinis. (Plus, Tony wouldn't have felt Joe's punches, and might have been able to knock Louis out with his breath alone.) Craig Payne became the first United States amateur to defeat Teo Stevenson since Bobick at the '71 Pan Am Games, but as a professional, he looked like he was training to become a Yokozuna. Duran. What might he have accomplished if he had the discipline of a Ray Robinson or Marciano, or the joy of training of a Griffith? (As is, he's my all-time number two, by I remain convinced he would have beaten Hagler and Hearns if he had always maintained peak condition. He would have also beaten SRL in New Orleans.)
Exactly, when somebody doesn´t have the same opinion like you, he´s a hater... Most great fighters didn´t reach 100 % of their potential (bad matchups early in their career, who trows a shadow of their legacy, they fought with an injury instead of relocate the fight, etc.)