Peppino Impastato Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 4 hours ago, Dominique Malonga said: Definitely, what he’s achieved in life despite the odds being stacked against him marks him out as a real role model. So true. He's my hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ2 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 So true. He's my hero. Gentle reminder, he’s a convicted rapist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Despite the fact that Tyson was a very dynamic and talented boxer ( I don’t think anyone’s denied that ) , the majority of people who have posted on here ( and various boxing experts, statisticians etc ) , don’t seem to rate him as one of the all time , top ten greats across all weight divisions . Him having a colourful, difficult and interesting upbringing and subsequent career still doesn’t gloss over the actual facts that talent wise, he doesn’t come close to many other boxers, however much others may deny it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 18 minutes ago, NJ2 said: Gentle reminder, he’s a convicted rapist. Innocent as a newborn baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, Unleash The Nade said: Despite the fact that Tyson was a very dynamic and talented boxer ( I don’t think anyone’s denied that ) , the majority of people who have posted on here ( and various boxing experts, statisticians etc ) , don’t seem to rate him as one of the all time , top ten greats across all weight divisions . Him having a colourful, difficult and interesting upbringing and subsequent career still doesn’t gloss over the actual facts that talent wise, he doesn’t come close to many other boxers, however much others may deny it . We've been discussing him as in/out top 10 heavyweights not p4p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, ayrmad said: We've been discussing him as in/out top 10 heavyweights not p4p. No we haven’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, Unleash The Nade said: Despite the fact that Tyson was a very dynamic and talented boxer ( I don’t think anyone’s denied that ) , the majority of people who have posted on here ( and various boxing experts, statisticians etc ) , don’t seem to rate him as one of the all time , top ten greats across all weight divisions . Him having a colourful, difficult and interesting upbringing and subsequent career still doesn’t gloss over the actual facts that talent wise, he doesn’t come close to many other boxers, however much others may deny it . This is true, I've even seen him ranked 72 but that's his career achievements. I'm talking about him at his best, a lot of people rank him right up there in that sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, Peppino Impastato said: This is true, I've even seen him ranked 72 but that's his career achievements. I'm talking about him at his best, a lot of people rank him right up there in that sense Who ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, Unleash The Nade said: Who ? Hunners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 1 minute ago, Peppino Impastato said: Hunners Aye ok then Be happy to see at least 10 examples from these “ hunners” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 16 minutes ago, Unleash The Nade said: No we haven’t For the days I've been involved we have, it's the 4th of April, most of us were drooling over Chelters back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominique Malonga Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 From what I’ve read of his book so far his motivation pretty much went out the window when Cus D’Amato died. If only he got Tyson ten/15 years younger, which is some he actually said to Tyson when he first saw him training etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 39 minutes ago, Unleash The Nade said: Aye ok then Be happy to see at least 10 examples from these “ hunners” This is from the very first article on Google and sums up the general consensus and tone of all such articles and musings about Tyson. I would assume being a boxing fan you must know that and are acting the wide boy. Alsothe children on here read that hellloooooo you only saw him after 95 he was literally off his tits against Lewis and didn't train at all for holyfield as well as being a shadow of what he was Mike Tyson is remembered primarily as a villain. Or rather as a lost cause and wasted potential. The greatest fighter who ever lived, mislead after the loss of his father figure. Under the charge of Cus D'amato and Kevin Rooney, Tyson won the world heavyweight title at the age of 20 by knocking out almost everyone in his path. Then it all fell apart. Convicted of rape, Tyson was sent to prison and remained out of the ring from June of 1991 until August of 1995. When he returned he wasn't the Tyson of old, he was just a flat footed brawler. The fights became grinding slogs and when he met the best of the best in Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis, he was convincingly bested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, Peppino Impastato said: This is from the very first article on Google and sums up the general consensus and tone of all such articles and musings about Tyson. I would assume being a boxing fan you must know that and are acting the wide boy. Alsothe children on here read that hellloooooo you only saw him after 95 he was literally off his tits against Lewis and didn't train at all for holyfield as well as being a shadow of what he was Mike Tyson is remembered primarily as a villain. Or rather as a lost cause and wasted potential. The greatest fighter who ever lived, mislead after the loss of his father figure. Under the charge of Cus D'amato and Kevin Rooney, Tyson won the world heavyweight title at the age of 20 by knocking out almost everyone in his path. Then it all fell apart. Convicted of rape, Tyson was sent to prison and remained out of the ring from June of 1991 until August of 1995. When he returned he wasn't the Tyson of old, he was just a flat footed brawler. The fights became grinding slogs and when he met the best of the best in Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis, he was convincingly bested. Hold on You claim “ hunners” of people rank him right up there as one of the all time greats , yet all you come up with is one article from Google claiming it to be the general consensus , which it obviously isn’t . Nice try but pathetic fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 37 minutes ago, ayrmad said: For the days I've been involved we have, it's the 4th of April, most of us were drooling over Chelters back then. Ah ok then Lets just disregard everything else in this thread until you decided to grace us with your presence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ2 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Convicted of rape, Tyson was sent to prison Finally!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 This is from the very first article on Google and sums up the general consensus and tone of all such articles and musings about Tyson. I would assume being a boxing fan you must know that and are acting the wide boy. Alsothe children on here read that hellloooooo you only saw him after 95 he was literally off his tits against Lewis and didn't train at all for holyfield as well as being a shadow of what he was Mike Tyson is remembered primarily as a villain. Or rather as a lost cause and wasted potential. The greatest fighter who ever lived, mislead after the loss of his father figure. Under the charge of Cus D'amato and Kevin Rooney, Tyson won the world heavyweight title at the age of 20 by knocking out almost everyone in his path. Then it all fell apart. Convicted of rape, Tyson was sent to prison and remained out of the ring from June of 1991 until August of 1995. When he returned he wasn't the Tyson of old, he was just a flat footed brawler. The fights became grinding slogs and when he met the best of the best in Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis, he was convincingly bested. Was Floyd Paterson the very GOAT before Tyson came along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 13 minutes ago, Unleash The Nade said: Ah ok then Lets just disregard everything else in this thread until you decided to grace us with your presence In my experience, that's sensible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 22 minutes ago, Unleash The Nade said: Hold on You claim “ hunners” of people rank him right up there as one of the all time greats , yet all you come up with is one article from Google claiming it to be the general consensus , which it obviously isn’t . Nice try but pathetic fail Google it champ I'm not giving you ten fkn examples you've already got three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 12 minutes ago, Brother Blades said: Was Floyd Paterson the very GOAT before Tyson came along? Aye. Huge testament to d'amato too them being one and two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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