Stacey McKinley: "Cus D'Amato told Mike Tyson he couldn't beat Joe Louis"

Cus the master psychologist at work again.

I seriously wonder how Tyson might have done if Cus was with him throughout his career, i think a lot of Tysons 'issues' would have either not occurred, or been better managed.

 

You wonder about the cus being around longer impact but it's not inconceivable that Tyson still might have left him for team king anyway. Love is a powerful thing, if cus told mike what he thought of robin givens he might get the same treatment as Rooney.

It would take some serious control to keep him focused and it's documented that cus didn't always have that control. He created a monster but it's likely he would have lost his influence down the road. It's a lovely theory thinking cus would have kept mike straight but I don't think it would be as easy as that.

Tyson liked hanging out with street punks like Horne, Holloway and king. Being with those old guys may have worn thin. Who's knows, it's just another slant on the cus being around theory, I don't think it would solve all mikes problems.