Boxing legend Pele passed away yesterday, at the age of 82, having sadly lost his battle with colon cancer. Since then, tributes have quite literally been pouring in, with so many people from all sports being moved to write something about the Brazilian great on social media – Mike Tyson among them.
James Tillis, dubbed “Quick,” and for a time trained by Archie Moore, and by Muhammad Ali’s great trainer, Angelo Dundee, was oncd a truly bright talent, expected to go places.
One of the fighters I really wish I’d seen Mike Tyson fight, along with David Tua, is Ray Mercer. Both fights could have happened, yet for whatever reason or reasons, they didn’t take place.
IRON Mike Tyson is, in the opinion of many, the most exciting entity to ever grace the sweet science, blessing us with unmatched excitement and anticipation.
Where Does “Iron Mike” Rank Amongst The Greatest Living Heavyweights?
Mike Tyson, who today celebrates his 56th birthday, will readily admit he never, ever believed he would live as long as he has done; not even in the wildest dreams he had when he was living in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
Was it really a quarter of a century ago when Mike Tyson imploded before the whole civilised world and sank his sharpened teeth in to the ears of Evander Holyfield?
Most experts are in agreement when it comes to pointing out the one peak performance from Mike Tyson’s entire career. Almost every person looks to the Michael Spinks fight.
There was controversy by the bucket load before the fight. There was massive doubt the fight would actually happen. There was massive fan interest.
For a number of Mike Tyson fans, the most scorching KO “Iron Mike” ever scored was the brutal knockout job he did on former champ Pinklon Thomas, this 35 years ago today.
You remember the unfortunate incident heavyweight legend Mike Tyson got dragged into back in April (the 20th to be exact) whilst flying from San Francisco to Miami, when some complete jerk, who was drunk, decided to, for want of a better description, mess with Mike?