Comments on: Mike Tyson Loses in Sixth; Career May Be Over

By: andrew

andrew — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 01:48:41 +0000

wow mike tyson is like so cool and he quit wow boxing will never be the same without him

By: ICallMasICM

ICallMasICM — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 14:43:00 +0000

'He was, years ago, probably the best boxer ever' No he was a strong aggressive undisciplined and untested fighter who beat a lot of nobodies and washed up fighters. He fought a lot of guys who fell down in front of him and washed up ex-champs who were willing to go in and take a beating for a payday. When he was 23 he fought Buster Douglas who was bigger and wasn't scared of him and beat the crap out of him. I had a friend who fought under Cus D'Amato as an amatuer at the same time and they all knew Tyson was mentally unstable but at least Cus tried to keep him under control. After Cus died Arum and Don King also knew he was unstable but knew he was marketable so they marketed. The guy made $300 M in purse money, it's just a shame he didn't have the sense to hold on to it.

By: Eneils Bailey

Eneils Bailey — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 15:41:43 +0000

He was, years ago, probably the best boxer ever. He is, as years ago, still a wretched human being.

By: Zsa Zsa

Zsa Zsa — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 14:40:37 +0000

Mike Thython is thuch a creep! He thouldn't have been allowed to fighth after biting Evander's ear off!...Thilly Thavage!...

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 11:26:05 +0000

Chris: He's been a shadow of his former self for years, to be sure. But he was always 3-4 tuneup fight wins from another shot at the title. This far past his glory days, Tyson remains the biggest draw in the sport. Indeed, one never hears of a boxing matchup that Tyson is not part of.

Robert: Yep. I remember the days when heavyweight bouts were on Wide World of Sports or otherwise televised on the networks. Once they went to the premium cable channels and then PPV, boxing became a niche sport.

By: Robert Prather

Robert Prather — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 05:35:43 +0000

I remember his fight against Spinks well. I made a big deal about bringing friends, food and beer over to the house for the shortest fight I've ever seen. Haven't been much of a fan since.

Making most of it PPV hasn't helped, either. I prefer boxing movies now.

By: Signifying Nothing

Signifying Nothing — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 04:18:35 +0000

Tyson tanks

I must say I?m a little bit surprised at the news that Mike Tyson lost his fight tonight in Washington against unknown opponent Kevin McBride after quitting at the end of the sixth round. While there?s no doubt Tyson is no longer at the top of his game...

By: Chris Short

Chris Short — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 04:09:44 +0000

James,

His career has been over for several years.

By: The Dead Pool

The Dead Pool — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 03:42:21 +0000

Bitey goes down

(Via OTB) Mike Tyson lost to a total chump today. I guess that means he'll be ready for an absurd comeback in a year or so. God help anybody they team him with in some reality show....