Tyson

I was scanning the web last night and I came across an article titled ‘Who did Tyson beat’ by a writer who will remain unnamed. He went on to describe how fighters (mainly heavyweights) are only as great as the era they represent. Some of this is true; some greats had weak eras, such as Rocky Marciano. But in saying this you have to consider that it is not up to the fighter to pick an era and hope it has a crop of talented fighters. A professional fighter has to do his or her job and fight what is presented to them or available. According to this article, the best names on Mike Tyson’s resume were Michael Spinks and Larry Holmes. Holmes was 38-years-old at the time and Tyson was the only fighter to stop him. When Spinks stepped in the ring with Tyson he was Ring Magazine’s recognized undefeated champ, so that was a big win for Tyson.