So many people say this, but I have to disagree 100%. Tyson in his prime with Cus would hold his own against any heavyweight of anytime period. In no way am I saying he is the greatest of all time but most overrated in my opinion is a very over used statement to identify Tysons career. Usually the people who think Tyson is overrated think Marciano was overrated too...... The bottom line is this you cant fault the guy for knocking out everyone who was put in front of him. Don't get me wrong when Cus died and he went with Don King everything went to shit, but prior to that Tyson was well on his way to becoming one of the greatest.
Actually knew Tyson during my days in Vegas...Used to run into him at the Sporting House and Cheetah's...He was very personable back then(early nineties) and was a pleasure to talk to...only problem was that when he was around his handlers and entourage, he was a different person...He was a bad mother back then...the drugs and partying took a toll on his life...
Tyson overrated. Knocked out a bunch of stiffs in the 1st round and everyone thought he was the greatest ever because of how quickly he knocked people out and how young he was. Once he started facing any type of fighter with a chin and some heart and the fight dragged on, Tyson could never finish. He couldn't ever go 12 rounds, he ran out of gas after 5 rounds every time.
