1. 09-20-12 02:13 PM #1
    jjgold
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    Great Documentary On Mike Tyson

    One of my top sports idols ever
    Nobody ever had his boxing skills
    speed and power unmatched
    He just had bad guidance in his prime and ruined him

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-56e...eature=related
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  2. 09-20-12 02:15 PM #2
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  3. 09-20-12 02:15 PM #3
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    for a very brief time, Mike was as good as anyone ever has been.

    fighters were scared to death of him.
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  4. 09-20-12 02:16 PM #4
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    Met him in Vegas JJ, at the Aladdin..shy guy, BIG hands...shook his hand, couldn't believe the size of his hands for such a little guy
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  5. 09-20-12 02:20 PM #5
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    I wonder if his mansion up near cleveland is still in ruins?
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  6. 09-20-12 02:25 PM #6
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    I am watching

    Its like it was fake when he sparred or used the bag

    It was bionic and astonishing

    Brock that must of been great
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  7. 09-20-12 02:28 PM #7
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    Tyson = legit
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  8. 09-20-12 02:29 PM #8
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    if Tyson never lost Cus is his early years he may have never turned into the train wreck that he is
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  9. 09-20-12 02:32 PM #9
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    tyson one of the craziest and creepiest pro athletes ever imo.
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  10. 09-20-12 02:34 PM #10
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    Given his raw talent, underrated intelligence and sub-human upbringing, Tyson has been and always will be one of the more compelling athletes in the history of sports.
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  11. 09-20-12 02:39 PM #11
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    I love watching Tyson knockouts on youtube every now and then.......One of the most dominant athletes ever in any sport
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  12. 09-20-12 02:45 PM #12
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    I like #5 the best
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  13. 09-20-12 02:47 PM #13
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    I think Robin Givens ruined him also in his prime along with Don King

    Way too many distractions that he just could not avoid
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  14. 09-20-12 02:52 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by zoo youk View Post
    if Tyson never lost Cus is his early years he may have never turned into the train wreck that he is
    I think it was when Don King convinced Tyson to fire Kevin Rooney when things started to go bad for Mike. Rooney was a firm believer in the teachings of Cus.
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  15. 09-20-12 02:59 PM #15
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    What was Buster Douglass?? 42-1?
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  16. 09-20-12 03:02 PM #16
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    I love hearing what Tyson has to say about Don King these days.

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  17. 09-20-12 03:10 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brock Landers View Post
    What was Buster Douglass?? 42-1?
    Yeah he was about that. Great fight that was not on PPV, but either regular TV/HBO. Still think the ref gave Douglas a long count on that Tyson Knockdown. I Watch the fight every now and then on youtube.
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  18. 09-20-12 03:11 PM #18
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    One of my favorite Tyson moments ever was when he was giving a press conference and his love of pigeons was brought up.

    A reporter sitting in asked Mike if pigeons were the ni**ers of the bird world.

    All the other reporters were shocked at the question, you could even hear a few gasps.

    Mike's reaction was priceless and I'll never forget it.

    He looked the reporter right in his eyes, looked down, and thoughtfully pondered the question and gave a thoughtful reply.

    Media image of him as a mindless brute shattered with a single question and answer.


    Some of my favorite Tyson quotes:

    “One morning I woke up and found my favorite pigeon, Julius, had died I was devastated and was gonna use his crate as my stickball bat to honor him. I left the crate on my stoop and went in to get something and I returned to see the sanitation man put the crate into the crusher. I rushed him and caught him flush on the temple with a titanic right hand he was out cold, convulsing on the floor like an infantile retard.”

    “My power is discombobulatingly devastating I could feel muscle tissues collapse under my force. It’s ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.”

    “Who am I? What am I? I don’t even know who I am. I’m just a dumb child. I’m being abused. I’m being robbed by lawyers. I think I have more money than I do. I’m just a dumb pugnacious fool. I’m just a fool who thinks I’m someone. And you tell me I should be responsible?”

    “I can sell out Madison Square Garden masturbating.”

    “When Jesus comes back, these crazy, greedy, capitalistic men are gonna kill him again.”

    “I’m just a dark guy from a den of iniquity. A dark shadowy figure from the bowels of iniquity. I wish I could be Mike who gets an endorsement deal. But you can’t make a lie and a truth go together. This country wasn’t built on moral fiber. This country was built on rape, slavery, murder, degradation and affiliation with crime.”
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  19. 09-20-12 03:12 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brock Landers View Post
    What was Buster Douglass?? 42-1?
    think he was 46-6-1
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  20. 09-20-12 03:42 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by No coincidences View Post
    I love hearing what Tyson has to say about Don King these days.

    I like this one:
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  21. 09-20-12 07:32 PM #21
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    easily top ten most amazing athlete of my lifetime thus far
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  22. 09-20-12 07:47 PM #22
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    This guy is just electric even now
    Also one of most interesting guys ever in an interview
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  23. 09-20-12 07:49 PM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    This guy is just electric even now
    Also one of most interesting guys ever in an interview



    i consider mike tyson the most interesting athlete ever

    i always loved the guy, loved him even more after winning 19-1 on holyfield in the first fight. holyfield cheated both fights, tyson had no right biting his ear off but he was getting butted
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  24. 09-20-12 08:06 PM #24
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    Here is Mike At his best

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqny6e_YSrA
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  25. 09-20-12 08:36 PM #25
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    Tyson robbed us of years of great boxing. The Guy could have set records that would have never been broken.
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    Wow! Thanks for sharing the video.
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  27. 09-20-12 08:47 PM #27
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    i don't bet boxing often

    but some of the easiest money i ever won was when he fought Lennox Lewis in Memphis
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  28. 09-20-12 08:52 PM #28
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    His life was just pure chaos, no supervision or a good team around him

    Something happened after he lost to Buster Douglass, it seems he got scared
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  29. 09-21-12 08:59 AM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brock Landers View Post
    i don't bet boxing often

    but some of the easiest money i ever won was when he fought Lennox Lewis in Memphis
    Were the odds generous in favor of Lewis?
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  30. 09-21-12 09:05 AM #30
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    The old white guy died too soon in Mike's career ... Cus knew how to handle him
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  31. 09-21-12 11:05 AM #31
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    Jail ruined him as far as fighting
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  32. 09-21-12 11:11 AM #32
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  33. 09-21-12 11:14 AM #33
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    These stories about him are unreal

    There will never ever be a bizarre athlete like this
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  34. 09-21-12 11:16 AM #34
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    JJ why so enamored over Mike ?
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  35. 09-21-12 11:19 AM #35
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    Sammy always was one of my top favs of all times

    Mike Vick another one..use to hate him until he went into jail now his biggest fan
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