Golovkin, Tyson, and the Myth of the Indestructible Boxer

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By Joseph Hirsch – Gennady Golovkin’s twenty-three knockout streak ended after he won a close but unanimous decision over Danny “the Miracle Man” Jacobs. For Golovkin’s faithful fans, this is proof only that Danny Jacobs’ decision to skip a mandatory weigh-in was a sneaky tactic to come in bigger than his opponent, and that Jacobs only went the distance with the “God of War” by gaming the system.

For those who doubted Golovkin from the beginning, complaining about the quality of his opposition, the Jacobs fight served as confirmation for their view that Golovkin can look great against a good foe, but is susceptible to being out-boxed by a slick, elite fighter with a cute style.

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Who Might Be The Next Mike Tyson?

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By Adam Hayes: Boxing is not what it used to be. Anyone who watched the dance-off between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao can tell you that. It wasn’t even remotely the epic bout that we were promised.

Boxing has been like that for a while. Gone are the days of exciting bouts like The Thrilla in Manila or The Brawl in Montreal, with great boxers like Frazier, Ali, or Sugar Ray slugging it out in a true test of wills. Ask someone about George Foreman, and they’re more likely to think of the grill than his boxing career.

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Mike Tyson’s Knockout Power: First Round KO’s

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By Wilmar Patino: From “Kid Dynamite” to “Iron Mike”, Mike Tyson has always been revered for his Boxing skills and knockout power. He holds the record for being the youngest heavyweight champion and is the youngest to unify the division.

From his meteoric rise to his eventual downfall one thing that remained with Tyson was his ferocious power. He’s listed as one of the hardest punchers ever, and will go down in Boxing history as the baddest man on the planet. Today we take a brief look at Tyson’s awesome concussive power.

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Mike Tyson likes Tyson Fury

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By Scott Gilfoid: Former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson says he likes the current IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) in part because he was named after him. Tyson, 49, follows Fury’s fights, and he was impressed with his recent victory over 40-year-old Wladimir Klitschko last November in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Tyson notes that Wladimir had been champion for many years until Fury came along and beat him. Tyson hears how some people call the 27-year-old Fury a bum, but he still likes him because he showed that he could beat the best heavyweight of current era in Wladimir.

Fury will be facing Wladimir in a rematch on July 9 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK.

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Mike Tyson wants Abraham to KO Gilberto Ramirez

abraham9999(Photo Credit: Jim Laurie) By Dan Ambrose: Former heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson has advice or WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (44-4, 29 KOs) in his title defense this Saturday night against unbeaten #1 WBO Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (33-0, 24 KOs) and that’s to knock the 24-year-old fighter out when the two of them face each other on HBO Championship Boxing at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Abraham-Ramirez will be fighting on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Tim Bradley card.

Abraham, who is based in Germany, will be coming over to fight on this Top Rank promoted fight card against one of their youngest prospects in Ramirez. Getting a win over the home A-side fighter could be difficult for Abraham unless he takes the judges out of the equation completely by knocking Ramirez out. You’ve got to figure that the crowd will be firmly on Ramirez’s side despite the fact that he’s not American.

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Would a prime Lennox Lewis have beaten a prime Mike Tyson?

lewis32By Gerardo Granados: Back on June 8 of 2002 at the Pyramid, Tennessee, USA; the anticipated fight between Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis took place. The bout might have taken too much time to be arranged, and perhaps, at least, one of the fighters was no longer in his prime. It was a huge boxing event in which Showtime and HBO came to terms so the fight could be done. Does the reader remember the introduction of the fighters?

Yesterday I read a tweet from the former Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis replying to a fight fan who asked him: “do you think you would of beaten Mike Tyson when he was in his prime?” Lewis answer was: “do you think he would have beat me in my prime?” So, I had to reply to him: “YES – prime Iron Mike Tyson would have murdered you Mr. Lennox Lewis you only beat the shadow of him”

Before I continue I want to make clear that I don´t mean any disrespect to Lennox Lewis or any of his loyal fans. I acknowledge Lewis as one of the last great heavyweights on the last twenty years but Mike Tyson is a boxing icon that hardly will be forgotten.

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Tyson-Douglas: The biggest upset in Boxing

tyson644621By Mark Havey: Every Boxing fan can remember seeing a fight with a result that left them shell shocked. Boxing is such an unpredictable sport and every expert is left red faced from time to time. One punch can change a fight around and leave the favorite out cold on the canvas.

this week it will be 26 years since the biggest upset in Boxing, in my opinion. 11th Feb 1990 saw the unbeatable Mike Tyson face off against the man most felt didn’t have a chance, Buster Douglas. Some bookmakers had the odds at 50/1 in Iron Mike Tyson’s favor.

It seemed like fair odds. Tyson had destroyed the best fighters in the division, men far above the ability of Douglas. Less than a month before the fight, Douglas lost his Mother to a stroke. His frame of mind was questioned. None expected it to serve as inspiration in the most daunting of challenges. However, Reports were rife that Tyson hadn’t trained very much and was busy partying.

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Tyson Fury wins Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year for 2015

fury545By Scott Gilfoid: In a surprise move, Ring Magazine has made IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) as their 2015 Fighter of the Year award for his wins over Wladimir Klitschko and Christian Hammer.

Fury, 27, is sky high after winning the award, as I guess he didn’t figure he would be crowned with such an honor as this after the win.

Honestly, it’s difficult for me to agree with Fury being given 2015 Fighter of the Year award because I happened to see his fight against Wladimir, and it was painful to watch. It wasn’t just Wladimir looking as old as the hills and appearing totally shot.

It was also Fury fighting TERRIBLY, and looking almost as old as Wladimir. I thought it was a poor fight that I couldn’t even rate Fury after the fight. I mean, I don’t go for the ‘fighter of the year’ type jazz, but if I did have someone to pick out for 2015, it sure as heck wouldn’t be Fury.

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Mike Tyson trashes Mayweather

Mike TysonBy Chris Williams: Former Mike Tyson lashed out at Floyd Mayweather Jr. today in response to Mayweather saying that he feels he’s better than boxing great Muhammad Ali. It’s hard to understand why Tyson would sound off on Mayweather for him simply giving his opinion about a former boxer, because that kind of thing is normal for any fighter to do.

When you see an old guy from the past like Jack Dempsey or Rocky Marciano in one of their old fights on TV, the kneejerk reaction is likely for a pro fighter to assume that he could have beaten those guys if you could transport them to 2015. Mayweather was just being honest by him saying he’s better than Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Leonard.

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