Whom is more of a "gimme" for the other stylistically between prime Bowe & Tyson?

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  1. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    And yet Tyson never beat anyone as good as Holyfield.
    Who we got ? 38-year-old Holmes ?
     
  2. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Thanks a lot.

    I'm going to view the fight again.


    :good
     
  3. Azzer85

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    one win doesn't cement a legacy,

    38 Larry Holmes? It didn't stop Holyfield from fighting him years later did it?

    Bowes resume outside of Holyfield was pretty poor and much worse than Tysons
     
  4. Foxy 01

    Foxy 01 Boxing Junkie banned

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    If you mean this doesn't sit well with your revisionist view of Tyson then perhaps it is inflammatory.

    He loses at 23 to Douglas ( SPARE ME THE GARBAGE EXCUSES ABOUT NOT TRAINING PROPERLY, WHORING, DRINKING ALCOHOL, AND SMOKING DOPE IN THE BUILD UP ) because that is all they are, DOPEY excuses.

    He then beats 2 nobody's, and has 2 fights with Ruddock, all wins. Prison. Then 4 more nobody's, and a fight with Holyfield ( WHO IS COMING OFF A TKO LOSS TO BOWE, AND A **** PERFORMANCE AGAINST BOBBY CZYZ. A GUY SO WRITTEN OFF BY ALL THE EXPERTS THERE WAS ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT HIM LOSING HIS LIFE IN THE RING ) only to get beaten the **** out of, and stopped YET AGAIN.

    So no, in the real world it is not inflammatory or extremist, rather it resembles reality.

    You know the bit that really makes my skin crawl is if anyone mentions the drugs and booze imbibed by the likes of Tucker, Tubbs, Thomas, et al, it doesn't make any difference to their respective performances against tyson, but his pathetic scumbag fan boys can't wait to use the same drugs and booze excuses for him getting KTFO.