Tyson's 2 Best Wins

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  1. Quickhands21

    Quickhands21 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    During a john Madden interview he said Marvis Frazier and Alex Stewart..What do you guys think are his best? Ill go with Berbick and Golota..I know people wont really rate this victory but I consider it a very good win..Tyson still had the pop to do big things even while washed up.
     
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  2. tommy the hat

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    To me, the two most impressive wins by Mike Tyson were the victories against Trevor Berbick and Larry Holmes. The reason being is that against both of these opponents, he destroyed them in a way that no other fighter did before they fought Mike Tyson, or after they fought Mike Tyson. I realize Larry was past his prime and hadn't fought in 2 years when he faced Tyson, but consider this. Holmes is widely considered to be one of the top 8 heavyweights of all time, and was a first ballot hall of famer. It was the only time in a 75 bout career that Holmes was ever stopped. And in 1992, an even older and faded Larry Holmes held his own and gave a prime Evander Holyfield trouble in losing a decision. Just shows how good prime Tyson actually was.
     
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  3. kickbxn5

    kickbxn5 Active Member Full Member

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    I would say Spinks and Jose Ribalta
     
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  4. Muchmoore

    Muchmoore Guest

    Tony Tucker and Pinklon Thomas. Although Ruddock and Spinks could be put in there as well.
     
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  5. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    How on earth is Tucker a top two win for Tyson? After a few rounds, Tyson decided he'd settle for a points win and Tucker decided he'd settle for a points loss.
     
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  6. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Spinks and Pinklon Thomas.
     
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  7. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Michael Spinks and Pinklon Thomas.
     
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  8. anut

    anut Boxing Addict banned

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    berbick/stewart/ruddock/spinx/thomas
     
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  9. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's 5 not 2.
     
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  10. radianttwilight

    radianttwilight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Thomas and Biggs, I think.

    Berbick, Tucker, and Ruddock are good shouts. Golota is an excellent win for a shot Tyson, especially the way he dismantled him.
     
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  11. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Two best wins and two best performances are separate things, I'd say.
     
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  12. good right hand

    good right hand Well-Known Member Full Member

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    id say spinx and ruddock
     
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  13. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ok. 2 best perfomances... probably berbick and spinks. 2 best wins, spinks and holmes. thing is, I think he looked very raw against steward. very telegraphed rights. his sheer intimidation, power and visciousness won him that one. a more compose fighter would have given a much tougher fight, IMO. that Tyson was even more ripe for a Douglas type of guy/perfomance than the Tyson that actually fought Douglas.
     
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  14. Arka

    Arka New Member Full Member

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    Pinklon Thomas,Berbick or Holmes for me were astonshing performances.
     
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  15. josak

    josak Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson's best 'performances' for me were Frazier, Berbick, Carl Williams and Spinks.

    His 30 second destruction of Marvis Frazier is probably the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
     
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