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Originally Posted by SilkyJohnson
Having time to train doesn't mean he trained as hard as he could/should have.
He bit his ear off because he was tired of being head butted and the ref not doing anything about it. Granted he lost his focus because of it and was getting beat, but the head butts were the cause of all that. He's known for head butts, watch what he did to Rahman. Head butted his ass and caused massive swelling on the side of his dome and they had to call the fight because of it.
You said that Holyfield is a smart fighter, which is nonsense, he was an obedient fighter--his corner told him what to do and he did it. He didn't figure out what to do with Tyson, his corner did.
Even with all this, Tyson's motivation, focus, and physical fitness were never the same after Cus died.
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I said after cus died he died he went to shit...that's a non issue. Tyson never was a technical fighter. He relied on power and speed...period. You like the guy, so do I but when he had to face true boxers, he couldn't handle it. He got crushed by a light heavyweight. there's no denying that. Hollyfield destroyed him - he beat the piss out of him and took his shots. Once disqualified and in the next he tko'd him the 11th. He faced lewis who was a true top tier heavyweight and he brutalized him. It was sad to watch.
Tyson will never rank as one of the top heavyweights. He'll never compare to ali, et al. Ali could fight going backwards. He'll never compare to marciano/louis. He was great when he fought berbick and a bloated spinx. He just couldn't compete with top tier heavyweights.
That's just reality. They beat him and beat him badly - over and over. He fought holme's when he was like 45. I doubt he could have beat holmes when he was 35. Holmes had the best jab in the business when he was younger, tyson could never handle a boxer. Any brawler, he'd win but boxing isn't about street brawls.
Why do you think no one even mentions tyson when they talk about the pound for pound best? They talk about roy jones jr, chavez, marciano, louis, etc., They even mention Michael Carbahal, Roberto Duran...tyson will never be there.
I wish he was 21 and with cus now...boxing would at least be entertaining. Knocking out club fighters doesn't make you great...going through the wars those guys did - makes you great. All of tyson's great fights - against top tier boxers, he lost.