Originally Posted By: SC
Tyson was in deep decline by the time he fought Lewis. His personal life was in shambles and his boxing career was lost by that time.

It's a shame. Tyson had a lot of rage in him, and if it was handled properly he might have been one of the greatest champions of all time.


I watched a Mike Tyson documentary the other day and it showed that when he fought Lewis, he hardly threw any punches!! Also, at one stage when he was in his corner, he was saying " I can't do it..it's too tough".

He couldn't handle the fact that he was hated by everyone he later said.

You have to remember at one stage, Tyson was 35 w 0 L 31 KO!! That's an Impressive record!! !5 of those fights he won by knockout in the first round!!

He could have been THE GREATEST!!

The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs. It's the same thing, fear, but it's what you do with it that matters. Cus D'Amato