Do you think Tyson has/had the best natural fighting talent of all time?
When he was in his early 20's he had to be the most dominate fighter ever?
Personality and out of ring issues aside...where do you think he ranks on talent wise?
2007-03-28 14:48:35 · 16 answers · asked by Yep 2 in Sports ➔ Boxing
no ali did
2007-03-28 15:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by vegeta 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mike Tyson wasn't even close to the best natural talent in boxing, ever. I do not think Mike was anything other than an overrated slugger with some old school juice behind him. In his early 20's everyone he faced tanked on order from Rooney because people backing Mike told them to, I don't think Mike even knew they were diving until Seldon got KOed from the air of a punch that missed by a foot.
I think Mike Tyson ranks at very bottom of the heavyweight championship lists.
Contrary to popular opinion, the blogbaba believes the first real boxing match Mike Tyson fought was in Tokyo against Douglas and that his whole career up until Don King edged out Clayton and bit Mike in the neck was fiction, created for the media effect. The concept of a fixed fight is fairly common in boxing circles, but a fixed career is a work of underworld art. A fitting legacy for a great man, I hope they allow the blogbaba to keep his fingers after typing this. I meant no disrespect to anyone living or dead, I just appreciate art when I see it.
2007-03-28 22:12:04 · answer #2 · answered by blogbaba 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best ever is Rocky Marciano, hands down, his record says it all. The only heavyweight champion to ever retire undefeated. Mike Tyson was a beast, he was ungodly strong, and unnaturally quick, however, you have to count personality on this one. Potential wise Mike is very talented, but his lack of self is what hurt him in the ring. This is the man who as an amateur boxer cried before every round in fear of losing. Although a monster, he lacked true courage and belief in himself, and that's the reason why Mike Tyson would never come back in a match he was losing. He just didn't have enough heart, which is probably one of the most important traits of a boxer, which is exactly what Rocky had. That's why Rocky Marciano is the best boxer so far.
2007-03-29 01:03:58 · answer #3 · answered by robjoe1316 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The people that answer these questions are just plain not all there. Tyson was extremely talented, not just a powerful slugger. Seriously you guys need to not comment anymore, you know NOTHING. Anyways I would say Roy Jones was the most talented boxer ever.
2007-03-30 14:01:53 · answer #4 · answered by mowglieboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tyson was definitely one of the best natural talent in the Heavyweight division. He had pretty much everything from the start. Speed, technique, power..etc. Rocky was not a natural talent. He wasn't the most gifted or the most talented. He was a VERY hardworking guy with a huge heart and an amazing chin who pushed and punished his body to prepare himself. Rockys thing was; "You may be able to beat me, but you can't beat my body"
Roy Jones jr is probably the best natural talent of all times P4P...That's talent.
2007-03-29 02:41:00 · answer #5 · answered by Chao 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not even close. Ali was the best and most talented. Tyson was just a bull. In his early twenties he fought mediocre talent.
2007-03-28 21:54:49 · answer #6 · answered by charlie_the_carpenter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muhammad Ali had the most natural talent of any heavyweight and ranks right up there with Sugar Ray Robinson with most natural talent of any boxer. Tyson doesn't rank. He is not worth the time spent to research where he belongs. 23rd on my heavyweight list.
Robjoe the question was natural. Marciano had to work his *** off to get where he ended up. Had Marciano not worked he would have been an average fighter.
2007-03-28 22:34:12 · answer #7 · answered by gman 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yeah, I think he's one of the best in terms of raw talent. He was unbelievably strong even as a young teenager. Legend has it that at age 13 he was benchpressing 250 lbs. His excellent physique was more a product of genetics rather than gym work although he did spend hours pumping iron during his heydey. He was also naturally fast and quick for a man his size. His boxing abilities came naturally to him that when Cus d'Amato first saw him spar, the old man casually declared him as "the next heavyweight champion".
2007-03-29 01:05:09 · answer #8 · answered by bundini 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I m starting to respect Blogbaba's contributions to this forum. However he is dead wrong on this one.
Tyson's career was not fixed, only well managed. The kind of blatant 'fixes' he describes happen only on bad movies that play late at night on cable.
In answer to the question: yes, Tyson arguably was. He was physically and intellectually gifted, in that he was a strategic thinker and a cunning strategist as well as an athlete blessed with blinding speed, explosive, brutal power and an instinctual understanding of balance and angles.
When he was in his twenties, he was a textbook lesson in how to box effectively.
Tyson's downfall was his emotional fragility and not rising to the occasion when confronted with the reality of Cus D'Amato's story of the hero and the coward.
2007-03-28 22:51:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't believe in natural talent, Tyson, Ali... all the greatest boxers of our time trained hard to get where they are.
Nothing comes easy.
Their talent came from their hard work, determination and their hunger for success.
2007-03-28 22:48:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. He was a small heavyweight who used a peek-a-boo style; a perfect combination. Also, in his early days, he was very fast and focused heavily on defence. The combination of these things made him great, along with his vast knowledge of boxing technique. He was more skill than actual physical talent.
2007-03-30 23:14:31 · answer #11 · answered by MikeTG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋