Was Tyson-Seldon a fix?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Wass1985, Oct 11, 2014.


  1. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I know Mike was blessed with good punching power but I never knew the draft of one of his shots could actually knock someone out, me thinks it was a setup.

    http://youtu.be/bcRXu8PyZe8
     
  2. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It was either a fix or Seldon just wanted to get out of their without taking a terrible beating.
     
  3. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Either way Seldon was pathetic.
     
  4. apollack

    apollack Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I knew this was going to be a 1st round KO and bet a friend on mine that he wins if Seldon merely gets out of the first round. All I had to do was watch Bowe vs. Seldon to know that Bruce could not handle the power of a really big puncher. Tyson did nail him with a right on the forehead/top of the head, as well as a left hook to the jaw. Seldon had a weak jaw and clearly did not want to continue. Just a bad matchup in its inception.
     
  5. nikrj

    nikrj Active Member Full Member

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    Agree.
    Seldon should have been banned from boxing after that fight.
    He acted like a *****.
    One of the most disgraceful performances ever.
     
  6. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Seldon fell apart, didn't want to know.
     
  7. N_ N___

    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He got grazed. I think it actually did knock him out.
     
  8. N_ N___

    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think it's interesting watching all of the post-prison era tyson fights. He has tons of aggression and is close to peaking physically, but basically walks through shots that wouldn't have landed in the 80s. Bruno in the second fight was tagging him with some good punches, but nobody seemed to take note because tyson just absorbed them.
     
  9. Skins

    Skins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't think Mike needed a fight with Bruce Seldon to be fixed
     
  10. scrapiron

    scrapiron New Member Full Member

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    Stupid thread! How and why would it be fixed.

    Seldon was scared out of his mind and fought like it.
     
  11. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Seldon was payed to take a dive simples, Don King was paving the path for his title shot against the robot Bruno, hit on top of the head my ass. The punch barely grazed him and he got up from that shot and then went down again when the wind blew him over, gets up alright eyes clear then shakes his head and goes all wobbly, some of the worst acting I've ever seen.
     
  12. Redman

    Redman Active Member Full Member

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    We get it, Tyson bum raped your dad in prison and now you are left resorting to making negative threads about Tyson on ESB forum as some kind of comfort and respect for your poor old dad who's now got a gaping axe wound for an *******.

    :tired
     
  13. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    you ****ing stupid **** :patsch

    Tyson had already BEATEN Bruno twice. FFS

    Be honest i bet you believe Seldon would have won otherwise :-(
     
  14. apollack

    apollack Boxing Addict Full Member

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  15. Unforgiven

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    The first knockdown : The punch missed. Seldon took a dive.

    The second knockdown : The punch grazed Seldon. Seldon went down. He got up again. Seeing that the referee was going to let him carry on, Seldon did the most ridiculous acting job, faking "jelly legs". The referee then waved it off.

    It was awful.
    I don't care if people want to call it a "fix" or if others want argue that it was "not fixed", ie. not pre-arranged.
    BUT everyone in their right mind should agree that it was FAKE.
    It was BULLSH1T.