Top 3 Boxers in history

[WD-40]

was actually one of the worst boxers in history.once he slipped he never came back anyways good,was useless over the distance and never had to fight anything like the talent that ali fought.in fact the only bit of good talent he did foght hammered him ,twice.hollyfield.

Tyson
Westside.

iron mike is a heavey weight legend,not the greatest ever but a legend,the youngest ever champion.he won his first 19 fights by ko and knocked 12 of tohse out in the first two rounds.youngest man to hold three heavy divisions at once.champ when he was 18 and undisputed three division champ by 20.he had an unexpected loss to buster douglas and that sent him off the rails,went to prison for three years and never recovered.tried to make a comeback but was using drugs and in and out of prison,only then did he lose to the likes of holyfield and lewis

[Westsidex]

he had an unexpected loss to buster douglas and that sent him off the rails,went to prison for three years and never recovered.

This is what seperates a legend from a non legend.The ability to cope with adversity and loss.Tyson gets knocked out and couldnt get his head together again.Ali came back time after time ,again and again.So did Evander Hollyfield.Tyson is well down on the list of boxing legends.

Marciano was unbeaten and was fighting heavyweights at a far lighter bodyweight.
Ali came back again and again to prove he was the greatest.
Jack Johnson fought and beat whites at a time and in an era and place where blacks were hated.
Max Baer could get back up again and again.
An old guy called Bonecrusher Smith destroyed Bruno and earlier took Tyson the distance.
Paterson,Dempsey,Louis all proved that they can fight anywhere ,anyone,anytime.

What did Tyson come back from?He beat Bruno?Big deal.Bruno was a slow useless slob.Tyson had no heart,he proved this over and over again in that once he was beaten he never recovered.

no heart = no legend,
Westside.

[Westsidex]

holyfield

the one man his camp avoided at all costs was Hollyfield.Why?Because he would have beaten Tyson at his best.Hollyfield had heart,belief and endurance three things Tyson never had.

Westside.

[ninebythree]

MY three would be

Rocky Marciano

Ali

Sugar Ray Robinson



nbt

[Alec Horan]

Patrick 'Bomber' O'Neill - Moyross
Kev 'Knuckles Bastard' Dunne - Southill
Jack 'Brick Shithouse' Kennedy - Garryowen

[WD-40]

the one man his camp avoided at all costs was hollyfield.why?because he would have beaten tyson at his best.hollyfield had heart,belief and endurance three things tyson never had.

Westside.

your miles out,tyson had three or four fights after that loss and won them all,think three knockouts and one decision.the fight with holyfield was arranged date and venue confirmed but then tyson got sent to prison for three years.he came out of prison and the fight was rearranged,but he was after spending the last three years in jail,he was never going to win.three years out of the sport.its the jail term he never recovered from,he did recover from the loss.by that time he was finished and had a few more stupid fights,even lost to kevin mcbride and hes crap.
Tyson did not avoid anyone,he fought and beat all belt holders of his era,

[ninebythree]

Patrick 'Bomber' O'Neill - Moyross
Kev 'Knuckles Bastard' Dunne - Southill
Jack 'Brick Shithouse' Kennedy - Garryowen

nbt

[ber]

Rocky Marciano. NO question about him being The Geatest.
Muhammad Ali. Great boxer, great showman.
Joe Louis.

Marciano is never rated even though he was undefeated he never fought anyone of note
only Joe louis when he was coming to the end of his career.Dosent even usually rate in
top tens except in his native Italy

[Westsidex]

Marciano is never rated even though he was undefeated he never fought anyone of note
only Joe louis when he was coming to the end of his career.Dosent even usually rate in
top tens except in his native Italy

he fought Ezzard Charles.Charles actually killed a guy with a punch in the ring.Also the Queensbery rules (i think thats what they were called ) were in force.You could stand over your opponent and when one knee rises you can belt again.

Westside.

[Westsidex]

your miles out,tyson had three or four fights after that loss and won them all,think three knockouts and one decision.the fight with holyfield was arranged date and venue confirmed but then tyson got sent to prison for three years.he came out of prison and the fight was rearranged,but he was after spending the last three years in jail,he was never going to win.three years out of the sport.its the jail term he never recovered from,he did recover from the loss.by that time he was finished and had a few more stupid fights,even lost to kevin mcbride and hes crap.
Tyson did not avoid anyone,he fought and beat all belt holders of his era,

He fought who after his loss?Exactly shit.Bruno was useless.Hollyfield wanted to fight Tyson years before Tyson ever went to prison and the Tyson camp always came up with some bs not to fight him.

FFS he never recovered from the jail term?He grew up in the rough areas of Brooklyn ffs.He would easily recover from his jail term.It was the Buster knockout.He never recovered mentally from that.Physically yep but mentally nope and that in my mind is why he was never nor will be never in the same shoes as Robinson,Ali,Foreman,Norton,FRaizer etc.Tyson just had no heart.

Westside.