Tyson vs Moorer 1996

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  1. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I imagine it would resemble...."You see that man! I had a gun to his head and shoulda pulled da trigger! Now you got to be that gun and you got to be the trigger, do what I didn't have the strength to do! Your kid Michael is on the phone and wants to know why Daddy is losing to this criminal!? Be a man Michael beat this guy! Your a gun, your a trigger! Help your son!". And that would just be round 1 advice!
     
  2. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A fight with Tyson is a better style for George (shorter guy who comes to him a la Frazier) for probably 10-20X the money. Different kettle of fish for a different price.

    Here’s the absolute, indisputable facts:

    1) They didn’t fight.

    2) Neither side’s promotional partner offered the other a fight.

    From that you cannot conclude that one ducked/avoided the other and not the other way around.
     
  3. Frankus

    Frankus Active Member Full Member

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    Tyson’s early arsenal has Moorer in trouble and out within the first few rounds
     
  4. sauhund II

    sauhund II Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A feeble minded glass chinned Moorer who hit the deck pretty much every time he was tagged with a big shot even by ham and eggers vs a washed up Tyson who was not firing on all cylinders anymore but still brought some heat early........Atlas will be the biggest motivator for Tyson to make a statement.

    This is going to be a exact replay of the Tua fight, no doubt.
     
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  5. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist Full Member

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    Fine. But Foreman also added this sobering thought, "I can't fight Mike Tyson while Don King is with him."


    Foreman has never forgotten that King refused to return his phone calls after he lost his title to Ali. And that was in 1973. And even if King and Foreman kissed and made up, a Tyson-Foreman matchup would be difficult to arrange.

    "George is under contract to Time-Warner and Tyson is under contract to Showtime," explained Bob Arum, the promoter who handles Foreman's fights. "George can only appear on pay-per-view or premium cable owned by Time-Warner and Tyson only on Showtime."

    Sounds like typical Arum maneuvering to me, like keeping Pac from Floyd.