Originally Posted by philguy

In his prime, there was no one to compete with his power and speed that he actually posessed. That's all he relied on. That had more to do with who was available...not his dominance. Professional boxing is an artform. Hollyfield was a light heavyweight and beat the piss out of him because he was a better boxer. He couldn't cope with a top class boxer.

Lewis was a true heavyweight and crippled him. All because they were better & smarter boxers. Hollyfield punished him far too much. That should have been stopped sooner. The lewis fight should have been stopped sooner. He was just being tortured.

He'll never compare to Ali or Marciano or Joe Louis. He just wasn't smart enough. Part of professional boxing is intelligence. Watch the fights. Watch lewis and hollyfield literally destroy him. He wasn't over the hill. He didn't have the technical skill to adapt to truly great fighters. He got confused and was dominated and I think punished way too hard for his sins.

They beat him beyond the pale and it was uncalled for because it's good for ratings to see someone suffer.

Tyson was a great fighter there's no doubt and it's a shame he got thrown to the dogs and brutalized when his people had to know he was outclassed.

I feel sorry for him. He got beat to death so promoters could get rich. There was no one to say toss in the towel because they're better. They just looked at him as a money train. Tyson was over when "Cus" D'Amato died.