Does Tyson still have what it takes to be a great boxing commentator?
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Yes, he was brought up with boxing at a young age Cus D Amato, he lived ate it drank it slept it 24 hours a day,  and I think the guy who use to be a champion hand ball player had a huge stock of fight films which gave him an insight into all the great fighters.  His knowledge of boxing is very extensive. It's very rare for a fighter to have a good knowledge of ring history but he is one of them.
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In short Yes, according to Wikipedia (a reliable online encyclopedia).\n\nhere you go;\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson\n\n"Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966, Brooklyn, New York, USA), also known as "Malik Abdul Aziz" via Islamic conversion, is a former American professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion, and is considered by many to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. In his prime, he routinely defeated prominent opponents in devastating fashion, and was one of the most feared boxers in the sport, known by such nicknames as "Iron" Mike Tyson, Kid Dynamite, and The Baddest Man on the Planet. His once immensely promising career was undermined by serious personal problems, lack of preparation, and periods of imprisonment. Upon release following his first prison sentence, he made a heavily anticipated comeback, but failed to reclaim his previous dominance. On June 11, 2005, Tyson suffered a defeat to journeyman Kevin McBride, and shortly after retired from the sport."
170952
After his loss to Kevin McBride last year, Mike Tyson said he was through with boxing. He has been making money from public appearances lately on part of a world tour.
1100969
Boxing is not doing as well for 3 reasons.\n\n1. Heavyweight division is very poor for the last 10 years.\n\n2. Television coverage is not as accessibe as before. boxing used to be on regular television and did not cost $60 for a pay perview that may not be good.\n\n3. Athletes are getting more fame and glory from other sports. The Heavyweight chapion of the world used to be the #1 recognized world athlete. Now soccer and basketbal players get more money and world wide fame and dont get their a$$ kicked in!\n\n\nOscar De La hoya as a promoter may be the answer to changing boxing.
720798
Sometimes when you're overexposed to one aspect of a person's personality, that makes it seem like an obsession, but that doesn't mean it really is. Boxing just happens to be one interest which I can use that branches out into other areas of interest for me. Part of the reason Julio Cesar Chavez is so interesting is how you can tie together so many other people with varying talents and personalities simply because he fought them all. And it doesn't hurt that Chavez is one of the greatest boxers that ever lived.
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Cheerleading for Taylor? I kept hearing him cheerleading for himself (sometimes in the third person), lol.  :D\n\nYou're right, though. He did seem pretty biased in the fight, often giving Taylor credit for punches that Wright blocked. At least it makes watching the fight more interesting because you get to make fun of the commentators while doing so. Sometimes I want to keep Lampley because I think of how much worse it can get (at least he doesn't constantly put fighters down), but yes, there are a lot of other great commentators or former fighters they can get who would be great for the position. Too bad he probably has a fifty-year contract like Larry Merchant.\n\nI'd give the fight to Wright also, but it was close enough that I don't have a major problem with it being called a draw.
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The guy can't even speak proper English.  DW and Larry drive me nuts!  At least take some speech lessons if your going into broadcasting.  Look at Ned Jarrett, he won a championship and took some public speaking courses so he could represent the sport without looking like a tool box.  Oh well, won't be long and my man BP will be in the booth and I won't have to mute the TV and listen to MRN.
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Chuck Liddel is the ultimate fighter.  Tyson was good in his day and his day has gone.  Iceman is the man of war for today.  He rocks.
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Yes I do, as do a lot of others\nWhy isn't there a section on boxing ?\nNeed some feedback.
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not sure on the boxing one but I've been following GSP for awhile now and believe that he's alot better a fighter...where Hughes fights the same way every fight GSP adapts and is almost a new fighter for every fight
720677
michael tyson. he's a boxer with the greatest record and a model for up coming boxers.
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You can't compare Tyson to Foreman in that respect. If Ali tried the rope-a-dope, Tyson would have pummelled his body and worn out Ali. But of course "The Greatest" was too smart to take any kind of punishment for long. He would probably have stayed on the outside. He was fast enough moving around the ring to have just the write distance to beat Tyson with his handspeed. Ali by unanimous decision.
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Since when? After his loss to Buster Douglas and then being incarcerated, he was never quite the same boxer. People still had hopes for him, remembering how he fought in his youth--the fluid bobbing and weaving followed by vicious combinations to the head and body.\n\nHowever, when he came back he won the heavyweight title again but was not quite as dominant and after losing once to Evander Holyfield in 1996, was disqualified for biting him in their rematch the following year.\n\nHe got one last shot at the title in 2002 but was knocked out by Lennox Lewis in what looked to be afterwards a complete mismatch. \n\nAfter that fight, Tyson won just one more fight before losing to Danny Williams and then Kevin McBride in an attempted comeback. However, he retired in his corner in the McBride fight and promised that he was done with boxing for good.\n\nHe has been on a world tour lately, making public appearances to pay his bills.
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In a real boxing match, yes. Marciano is a boxer, Tyson is a street fighter.
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Tyson was just a puncher... late in his career. But in his prime Tyson went into every fight extremely prepared and not only hard punching like most people think, but he was lightning quick. He had the speed of Ali and the punch of Frazier. He was one of the greatest fighters of all time in his prime.
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I didn't hear until just now. He was a great fighter and a great person, though. He's a part of boxing history, and I'm sure his memory will live on.
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Mike Tyson in his prime was a monster. With his power and skill combined, you'd think he was unbeatable. He knew how to bob and weave right under an opponent's punches and come back with vicious combos to the head and body.\n\nHowever, I don't think any heavyweight boxer ever could outbox Ali. Muhammad Ali knew how to use the ring and could use his reach advantage to keep Tyson at the perfect distance to land punches while avoiding being hit himself. Not that I don't think Ali couldn't take Tyson's punches, but those body shots would have worn him down a bit by the later rounds.\n\nOverall, I say an unanimous decision victory for Ali, though not a very impressive one.