Was Mike Tyson the greatest boxer ever?

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I'll post videos if i have to but for now i just want to see if everybody agrees on this that if mike tyson fought without gloves he would have killed alot of his opponents.

He is the definitely the hardest punching, most exciting and explosive fighter in history by far. I think if you took tyson in his prime he would beat anybody from any era what do other people think?
 
tyson was a beast, but there were better boxers. foreman and ali were better fighters in my opinion, and a couple of others whose names escape me right now.
 
Tyson was nowhere even close to the best boxer ever. IMHO You got to give that to Sugar Ray Leonard.
I will say that Tyson was the most exciting heavy weight all time but only when he was in his prime.
 
rocky duh. how many rounds with apollo? way to many nobody else could that. and fighting drago that guy was jacked on roids. and being able to box when youre like older? deff the best boxer. jk jk joke calm down please. ali for sure - small, smart.
 
yall dont know who mike tyson is yall are too young or somfing

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I think one of the trainers/coaches at the gym I used to go to fought la jolla (not sure if thats spelled right) the mexican boxer that was hella good.
 
i think ali was a god in his time and tyson was a god in his time so i dont know. no other boxer in history can punch like mike tyson though. Mike tyson didnt want to win the fight he wanted to knock you out. He turned boxing back into a fight, the way it should be. none of that decision bullshit with tyson
 
yea he really was a head hunter, but I think ALI could take those hits, as unreal as it might sound. He also has the reach, we all saw what lenox did to tyson, even though at the time he was washed up. If tyson can't get in there for the KO he's in trouble. He was just mad marketable, like kimbo is today
 
definately not Tyson since he was beat by Lennox Lewis (of Canada!!), but I'd still say Mahammed Ali for his time then lennox probably.
 
yall gotta understand, the mike tyson im talking about died when they sent him to prison for 3 years. Lenox louis never fought the mike tyson im talking about. james douglas was the only person to ever beat mike tyson before he went to jail and mike tyson was fucked up by then cause his fucking wife robin givens was a cold hearted gold digging fuck pit who broke tysons heart and stole all his money. And tyson still should have won that fight anyways cause he knocked douglas down for more than 10 seconds and then the round ended before tyson could finish him off. If it werent for robin givens tyson would not have fought much at all after prison but he had to to make more money cause robin stole it all. The real mike tyson was finished by 1989.
 
I refute what I said...just watched all his vids on youtube. Easily best boxer Ive ever seen in his prime...
 


991-06-28

216

Donovan Ruddock

238

24-2-1

Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

W

UD

12

12



~ referee: Mills Lane | judge: Chuck Giampa 113-109 | judge: Art Lurie 114-108 | judge: Dalby Shirley 114-108 ~

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1991-03-18

217

Donovan Ruddock

228

24-1-1

Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

W

TKO

7

12



~ time: 2:22 | referee: Richard Steele | 59-53 | 59-53 | 59-53 ~

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1990-12-08

217¾

Alex Stewart

218

26-1-0

Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

W

TKO

1

10



~ time: 2:27 | referee: Frank Cappuccino ~

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1990-06-16

217

Henry Tillman

215

20-4-0

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

W

KO

1

10



~ time: 2:47 | referee: Richard Steele ~

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1990-02-11

220½

James Douglas

231½

29-4-1

Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan

L

KO

10

12



~ referee: Octavio Meyran | judge: Larry Rozadilla 82-88 | judge: Ken Morita 87-86 | judge: Masakazu Uchida 86-86 ~

~ WBC heavyweight title ~

~ WBA heavyweight title ~

~ IBF heavyweight title ~

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1989-07-21

219¼

Carl Williams

218

22-2-0

Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

W

TKO

1

12



~ time: 1:33 | referee: Randy Neumann | judge: Richard F. Murry | judge: Chuck Giampa | judge: Rocky Castellani ~

~ WBC heavyweight title ~

~ WBA heavyweight title ~

~ IBF heavyweight title ~

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1989-02-25

218

Frank Bruno

228

32-2-0

Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

W

TKO

5

12



~ time: 2:55 | referee: Richard Steele | judge: Jerry Roth 40-35 | judge: Omar Minton 40-34 | judge: Rodolfo Maldonado 40-34 ~

~ WBC heavyweight title ~

~ WBA heavyweight title ~

~ IBF heavyweight title ~

Bruno penalized one point in the 1st for holding and he was also dropped in the 1st.

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1988-06-27

218¼

Michael Spinks

212¼

31-0-0

Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

W

KO

1

12



~ time: 1:31 | referee: Frank Cappuccino | judge: Eva Shain | judge: John Stewart | judge: Rocky Castellani ~

~ WBC heavyweight title ~

~ WBA heavyweight title ~

~ IBF heavyweight title ~

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1988-03-21

216¼

Tony Tubbs

238¼

24-1-0

Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan

W

TKO

2

12



~ time: 2:54 | referee: Arthur Mercante | judge: Larry Rozadilla 9-10 | judge: Ken Morita 10-10 | judge: Masakazu Uchida 10-9 ~

~ WBC heavyweight title ~

~ WBA heavyweight title ~

~ IBF heavyweight title ~

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1988-01-22

215¾

Larry Holmes

225¾

48-2-0

Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

W

TKO

4

12



~ time: 2:55 | referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Charley Spina 29-28 | judge: Nicasio L. Drake 30-27 | judge: Rudy Ortega 29-28 ~

~ WBC heavyweight title ~

~ WBA heavyweight title ~

~ IBF heavyweight title ~

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1987-10-16

216

Tyrell Biggs

228¾

15-0-0

Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

W

TKO

7

12



~ time: 2:59 | referee: Tony Orlando | judge: Al Wilensky 60-54 | judge: John Stewart 60-54 | judge: Frank Brunette 60-52 ~

~ WBC heavyweight title ~

~ WBA heavyweight title ~

~ IBF heavyweight title ~

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1987-08-01

221

Tony Tucker

221

35-0-0

Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

W

UD

12

12



~ referee: Mills Lane | judge: Julio Roldan 118-113 | judge: Phil Newman 119-111 | judge: Bill Graham 117-112 ~

~ WBC heavyweight title ~

~ WBA heavyweight title ~

~ IBF heavyweight title ~

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1987-05-30

218¾

Pinklon Thomas

217¾

29-1-1

Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

W

TKO

6

12



~ time: 2:00 | referee: Carlos Padilla | judge: Dalby Shirley 49-46 | judge: Gordon Volkman 50-44 | judge: Harry Gibbs 49-46 ~

~ WBC heavyweight title ~

~ WBA heavyweight title ~

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1987-03-07

219

James Smith

233

19-5-0

Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

W

UD

12

12



~ referee: Mills Lane | judge: Lou Tabat 120-106 | judge: Dalby Shirley 119-107 | judge: Jose Juan Guerra 119-107 ~

~ WBC heavyweight title ~

~ WBA heavyweight title ~

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1986-11-22

221¼

Trevor Berbick

218½

31-4-1

Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

W

TKO

2

12



~ time: 2:35 | referee: Mills Lane | judge: Harry Gibbs 10-8 | judge: Dave Moretti 10-9 | judge: Rudy Ortega 10-9 ~

~ WBC heavyweight title ~

Berbick knocked down twice in round 2. After trying to rise from the second knockdown he fell another two times.

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1986-09-06

221½

Alonzo Ratliff

201

21-3-0

Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

W

TKO

2

10



~ time: 1:41 ~

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1986-08-17

213

Jose Ribalta

211½

23-3-1

Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

W

TKO

10

10



~ referee: Rudy Battle ~

Ribalta down in 2nd, 8th, and 10th.

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1986-07-26

217

Marvis Frazier

210½

16-1-0

Civic Center, Glens Falls, New York, United States

W

KO

1

10



~ time: 0:30 | referee: Joe Cortez ~

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1986-07-11

219¾

Lorenzo Boyd

198¼

14-5-0

Stevensville Hotel, Swan Lake, New York, United States

W

KO

2

10



~ time: 1:43 | referee: Sid Rubenstein ~

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1986-06-28

217

William Hosea

215

12-3-0

Rensselaer P.I., Troy, New York, United States

W

KO

1

10



~ time: 2:03 | referee: Harry Papacaralambolous ~

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1986-06-13

217

Reggie Gross

218

17-4-0

Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States

W

TKO

1

10



~ referee: Johnny LoBianco ~

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1986-05-20

215¼

Mitch Green

225

16-1-1

Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States

W

UD

10

10



~ referee: Luis Rivera | 8-2 | 9-1 | 9-1 ~

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1986-05-03

215

James Tillis

207¾

31-8-0

Civic Center, Glens Falls, New York, United States

W

UD

10

10



~ referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Bernie Friedkin 6-4 | judge: Al Reid 6-4 | judge: Tony Moret 8-2 ~

Tillis down in 4th.

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1986-03-10

220½

Steve Zouski

210

25-9-0

Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, United States

W

KO

3

10



~ time: 2:39 | referee: Arthur Mercante ~

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1986-02-16

217

Jesse Ferguson

211¾

14-1-0

Rensselaer P.I., Troy, New York, United States

W

TKO

6

10



~ time: 1:19 | referee: Luis Rivera ~

Ferguson,

while down in 5th, was disqualified for excessive holding. However the

official result given by the New York State Athletic Commission is a

TKO.

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1986-01-24

215

Mike Jameson

236¼

14-9-0

Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

W

TKO

5

8



~ time: 0:46 | referee: Joe Cortez ~

Jameson down in 4th and 5th

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1986-01-11

217

David Jaco

210

19-5-0

Plaza Convention Center, Albany, New York, United States

W

TKO

1

10



~ time: 2:16 ~

Jaco was down three times, triggering the three knockdown rule

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1985-12-27

219

Mark Young

206¾

8-6-0

Latham Coliseum, Latham, New York, United States

W

TKO

1

10



~ time: 0:50 | referee: Sid Rubenstein ~

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1985-12-06

215

Sammy Scaff

250

13-6-0

Felt Forum, New York City, New York, United States

W

TKO

1

10



~ time: 1:19 | referee: Fred Ucci | judge: Bill Graham | judge: Bernie Friedkin | judge: Eva Shain ~

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1985-11-22

221

Conroy Nelson

216

15-7-2

Latham Coliseum, Latham, New York, United States

W

TKO

2



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1985-11-13

219

Eddie Richardson

212

10-2-0

Houston, Texas, United States

W

KO

1



~ time: 1:17 | referee: Barry Yeats ~

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1985-11-01

221

Sterling Benjamin

227

4-6-1

Latham Coliseum, Latham, New York, United States

W

TKO

1



~ time: 0:54 ~

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1985-10-25

217

Robert Colay

224¼

8-5-1

Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

W

KO

1

8



~ time: 0:37 | referee: Ted Pick ~

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1985-10-09

215¾

Donnie Long

215¾

15-3-0

Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

W

TKO

1

6



~ time: 1:28 | referee: Frank Cappuccino ~

Long down three times

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1985-09-05

219½

Michael Johnson

196

11-5-0

Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

W

KO

1

6



~ time: 0:39 | referee: Frank Cappuccino ~

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1985-08-15

213½

Lorenzo Canady

203½

3-0-0

Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

W

KO

1

6



~ time: 1:05 | referee: Joe Cortez ~

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1985-07-19

217¼

Larry Sims

217

3-16-3

Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, United States

W

KO

3

6



~ time: 2:04 | referee: Joe Cortez ~

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1985-07-11

215¾

John Alderson

226½

3-0-0

Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

W

TKO

2

6



~ referee: Frank Cappuccino ~

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1985-06-20

217

Ricardo Spain

184½

1-0-0

Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

W

KO

1

6



~ time: 0:39 | referee: Joe O'Neil ~

Spain down twice

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1985-05-23

212

Don Halpin

212

9-18-0

Albany, New York, United States

W

KO

4

4



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1985-04-10

214¼

Trent Singleton

198½

1-3-0

Albany, New York, United States

W

TKO

1

4



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1985-03-06

214

Hector Mercedes

199¾

0-2-0

Plaza Convention Center, Albany, New York, United States

W

TKO

1

4



~ time: 1:47 | referee: Luis Rivera ~

 
fuck i tried to post this http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=000474&cat=boxer

but it didnt work, but yeah. Do what gmack did click on this list and look up all of tysons 85-89 fights on youtube. his first 30 fights are only about a minute long before he crushes the other dude in the face, it wont take too long to go through them. Just go watch them and then youll see what im talking about, there was never anything like tyson in his era
 
there's a reason tyson never fought lewis (of england, not of canada to whoever said that) or holyfield in his prime...
 
None of them could beat chuck norris, Chuck norris would just poke them and they would die, infact, they just wouldnt even think about trying.
 
I'm sorry but the pound for pound best boxer in the world right now is Floyd Mayweather jr. The heavy weight guys just can't match up, even the best ones. After Mayweather its harder to say, maybe Oscar in his prime, Ricky Hatton if he gets some better coaching, and of course Bernard Hopkins, one of the toughest, most disciplined and definitely smartest boxers of all time.
 
bump because I just watched Tyson.
I say he's one of the best but Ali and Marciano are better.
 
nope

#1 ali was the best

#2 roy jones

tie with floyd mayweather and pacquiao

then the klitschko brothers

maby mike tyson after that
 
just to make you happy they all tie with the klitschkos cause there very boring to watch..

i know its not about how exciting they are but if they are boring enough for me to change the channel in the middle of the fight im not going to put them very high on the list.

marciano is over rated in my opinion
 
Ali was a total scumbag, while he had your eyes glued to the TV his buddies were busy planning how to terrorize white people. He also almost died in the Thrilla In Manila.
 
roy jones Jr was fun to watch but he ended up being a puss.

Tyson was the best "knock-out" fighter and best brawler of all time. i spent a lot of $$$ on pay per view fights to watch him and he knocked people out :39 into the first round. looking back it was great but at the time i was mad the fight was so short!

mayweather is the best fighter out right now. pacquiao has power but floyd is a flawless fighter. he is in shape whether he is training or not.
 
Well if you look at records, then not even close.
Sugar Ray Robinson - 173-19-6
Rocky Marciano - 49-0-0Muhammad Ali - 56-5-0Mike Tyson - 50-6-2Roy Jones jr. - 54-6-0Jack Dempsey - 62-6-9George Foreman - 76-5-0Joe Louis - 69-3-0Manny Pacquiao - 50-3-2Bernard Hopkins - 50-5-1Floyd Mayweather jr. - 40-0-0
 
its kinda hard to say because of the weight classes and stuff, but he is definately on the short list as one of the best
 
rocky graziano, jack johnson, joe louis, ali, tyson were all good fighters. its impossible to say who would beat who. klitschkos too have impressive records.

and thats just heavyweight. guys like michalczewski for example, who has defended his title so often fly totally under the radar.

 
He represented Canada in the olympics though, so I'd say he's Canadian.Here's Mike getting knocked the fuck out:

 
To Tyson's credit Lennox Lewis hits really REALLY hard and that was towards the end of Tyson's career.
 
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