Tyson is a has-been bum. Yes, he will always have devastating, one-punch knock out power but lets look at his fights since 1990.
-1990 KO'd by Buster DOuglas. Douglas was/is a .500 club fighter.
-1991 Tyson fought two contested fights against Donovon Ruddock that both went the distance. Ruddock was known as a feather-fisted heavyweight, yet he neutralized much of Tyson's offense.
-1995 Pete McNeely; FIX
-1996 Bruce Seldon: FIX
-1996: Frank Bruno: OVer the hill Bruno gets KO'd by Tyson
-1996: Buster Mathis JR: An obese Mathis is KO'd in RD 3
-1996: Tyson is KO'd by Holyfield
-1997: Tyson fouls out to avoid losing to Holyfield for a second time.
-1999: Frans Botha: Tyson is behind on points and taking serious punishment when he lands a devastating uppercut.
-1999: Orlin Norris: FIX
-2000: Brian Nielsen: A 240lb Tyson fails to drop untested, out of shape, feather fisted challenger.
Face it guys, Tyson has not been a championship calibre fighter in 14 years. It is pathetic that the Heavyweight championship is still being disputed by the guys who came of age in the '84 Olympics. Tyson is a side show. He doesn't deserve a title shot.
ALSO:
Lewis destroyed David Tua, a very Tysonesque fighter. Something to consider.
AS