Old School Tyson
In his prime, Mike Tyson was the man to beat. His power and speed were incredible. But what many don’t realize is that his work ethic as a young fighter was also incredible.
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Ross
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In his prime, Mike Tyson was the man to beat. His power and speed were incredible. But what many don’t realize is that his work ethic as a young fighter was also incredible.
Enjoy,
Ross
Inspirational stuff Ross - Thankyou.
Physically, Mike was a freak of nature. As a 12 year old boy, he had the physique and power that many men, the world over could only dream of.
Up to 23/24 years of age, he was pretty much the perfect boxer - no weaknesses whatsoever.
What many people fail to realise is, although he had his demons, it was him that put boxing on the map in the eighties. How many other boxers shared the type of fame that Mike had - not many!
His problems are well documented - perhaps too well, but boxing owes Mike a huge debt of gratitude.
The fact that he is still spoken about today by non boxing fans is testament to his ability in the ring… and unfortunatly, his notoriety outside of it.
We all have our crosses to bear, there is no point in hiding them away, but if we want to, atleast we have a choice. Imagine being in Mike’s position - he had his problems… and they were made public, regardless of his wishes. That is a position which I would not wish upon anyone, therefore, I refuse to judge him on his dirty laundry. I’d rather judge (and remember) him for the memories that he gave me from his time in the ring.
I often ask myself this question - Would boxing be the same as it is today if Mike Tyson (or any of the all time greats) had never been around?
And, is it me or does Kevin Rooney lead a double life - with his other side being James Gandolfini???
tyson was a great fighter–when he was on the come-up i was AMAZED by his ability.
many people want to denigrate him, and this is a sad sign of our times…it’s easy to criticize, much harder to look at oneself, harder still to actually pursue a course of action. tyson, for a time, was GREAT; how many of his critics, in any way, can claim greatness in any endeavor? few things are worse than people who have to tear down the accomplished in order to feel good about themselves.
I talked to my friend about mike tyson and how he trained and how I admire his ability and work ethic. all I got from my friend was ” mike tyson is stupid and is CRAZY” this is just how the media portrayed him. kinda fucked up you can go from being a great to being looked down upon because of how the media portrays him. everyone has their tribulations and I think its sad how people are brainwashed by the media these days. just saying.
Love it, just love it…it shows no matter which ladder to success you are climbing, they are all the same - repetitive, monotonous, continual and very, very steep. But they do have a top, and when you get there it surely must be a sweet place. Oh how I’d love to get there…ONE DAY?!?
Goes to show who he surrounded himself with had a lot to do with who he was.