The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2004 He's almost 40 for petesake. Almost 40, hasn't beaten anyone of note in over a decade... I knew the general masses still considered Tyson worth a crap...but I didn't think anyone who would click a boxing link on this board would be that naive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2004 Tyson's 37. Yes, he hasn't beaten a world class opponent (outside of Golota) for a while, but he's hardly gotten the opportunity. His three losses in the last decade came to two fighters who will make the HOF on the first ballot. I think its impressive that Tyson, his skills far eroded, can still hang on. Remember, at Tyson's age alot of HOF heavyweights were DONE. At 37, Joe Frazier fought Floyd Cummings to a draw. At 37, Ezzard Charles was TKO'd by Donnie Fleeman. At 37, Sonny Liston was TKO'd by Leotis Martin. At 37, Joe Louis was TKO'd by Rocky Marciano. At 37, Ken Norton was TKO'd by Gerry Cooney, in the first round. At 37, Jack Johnson was KO'd by Jess Willard. At 35, Jim Jeffries was TKO'd by Jack Johnson. All great fighters, all washed up. Tyson is still competitive. He's not an elite fighter anymore, but people have forgotten how great he was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
