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Boxing

Rita_Poon said:
Steroids for personal use only got banned in law in the us in 1989-90. The explosivity that made him so famous suddenly dried up. Juicer.
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I'm guessing you have never been around many people if any taking steroids, the young Tyson for one did not look like any athlete who takes steroids - he wasn't particularly ripped at all. Also all of his explosive anger moments came post Clayton/Jacobs/Rooney and D'amato - both D'amato and Rooney would have severed ties if he was using steroids
 

bluestevon said:
Nah mate, whilst Tyson did benefit from a division that was at a weak point over the past twenty years, he absolutely tire through it and was for a brief time a force of nature, was never quite the same after he split with Rooney and D'amato was no longer around also - think he left Clayton too around the same time and after that King had his hooks into him and he was on the pretty rapid decline.

A 21-22yo Tyson I'm honestly not sure I've ever seen a heavyweight id have picked against him - and that includes the guys from the 70s-now.

A lot of people are clouded these days about the Tyson from the decline, post Robin Givens/King etc.

A young Tyson though was as close to a perfect fighting machine as I've seen ( even though I don't really like heavyweight boxing much compared to other weights either)
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I agree to an extent mate, Tyson 86-89 was a different gravy and would have beaten most. Not sure he would have beaten a prime Lewis though. Lewis beat a worn out Tyson in the end, but I think Lewis post Hasim Rahman would have possibly beaten prime Tyson.
 


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