Originally Posted by
boxingfan30
I've had this debate with people many times as well. Mike no doubt was skilled and for a HW he had incredible power, speed and very good footwork. What he used to beat guys with however was intimidation. Once Douglas got in the ring with him Mike quickly found out what happens when a guy who is much taller and longer than you can do when he simply just boxes you. People can say what they want about him being distracted or this or that... but it's a total BS excuse. A person doesn't lose to a 43-1 underdog the way he did without being overrated. Tyson fought often yes, his wins were impressive yes, but many of them were not prime fighters, they were keeping him busy which was good, but when it came down to it, Tyson just didn't have what it took to beat the elite fighters of his time.
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