Tysons Legacy Defining Fight

Even the stone faced Evander Holyfield was scared to fight Tyson. He almost cancelled the fight with Tyson three weeks into his training camp. Thats why he uncharacteristically danced his way into the ring in the second fight as well. Tyson presented a different kind of fight. There was no feeling out process, it was a fight from the opening bell, so thats something most fighters were not used to nor were they sure of what could happen if they got caught cold or not warmed up.

 

Same book. :good

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I am not sure he has one career defining fight??? I think the fights he did not have Ruddock 89, Holyfield 89-90 had he fought and won would have been just that...as it is he has what I call a nice resume that he ran through in dominating fashion, but lacks that huge win along the way.

 

I think the general consensus unlike in the Spinks fight, was that Holyfield was completely washed up. If Tyson defeated Holyfield in his first fight the Spinks win would still stand out as the most impressive of his career. Holyfield looked terrible against Bobby Czyz. That fight left a horrible impression of Holyfield in most peoples mind. He was supposed to stop Czyz in one round. Instead Czyz was nailing him and hanging in there.

 

The Spinks win was huge at the time. Even after defeating Douglas, Holyfield was still a question mark against the likes of Tyson. Very few people thought Douglas would perform like he did against Tyson and it wasnt because of Holyfield, Douglas was just mediocre.

I think post Foreman, Holmes and Bowe, Holyfield would have represented Tyson's career defining fight.

 

yeah, my point was though, that to discredit the win even if Spinks (or any other opponent) was scared is pretty outlandish imo. So what if he was scared? Is that what it's coming to now? If he was scared it was because of Tyson's ability and nothing else.

 

Bowe would have represented a very stiff challenge for Tyson in 91.

 

Right, I dont know how being scared can diminish a win, unless its a total tank job like the Seldon fight. Spinks at least tried to fight and was laid out with his eyes rolling to the back of his head.

 

you are speculating though, you know that don't you? There is no evidence to say that Tyson is taking Bowe in 1991, none at all. This is coming from one of the biggest Tyson fans ever, so don't get it twisted. Everybody knows how much I worship Tyson.

 

Bowe is definitely presenting a hellacious task for Tyson.