The Top 5 Reasons Mike Tyson is NOT One of the Greatest Fighters Ever
Mike Check: The Top 5 Reasons Mike Tyson Will Never Be Considered One of the Greatest (pound for pound) Fighters Ever Pound for Pound, He Would Not Even Make the Top 20 by Skip Pulley I know there are a lot of die-hard Tyson fans out there who remember him in is youth as indestructible, so I will cut right to the chase... Number one: He beat some good fighters, but he never beat a great fighter. This was not all Mike's fault. In fact, I don't think anyone is to blame for the lack of quality opponents in the heavyweight division at that time. He came up through the ranks at a time when the division was statistically the worst in boxing. Added to the lack of real competition was the corporate re-structuring of the boxing mecca Las Vegas in the wake of almost 3 decades of mob control. The new breed of promoters and hotel/casino owners built heavyweight boxing up to an almost gladiator-like opulent spectacle and they were thirsty for blood. Watching a human bulldog like Mike r...