What five questions would you ask Mike Tyson?

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 05 Mar 2004, 09:28

If you had the chance to ask him in a non-pressurised situation.

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 05 Mar 2004, 09:35

Will you beat up my boss for me?

DOG · Post by **DOG** » 05 Mar 2004, 09:35

No controversial questions from me...

1. What was the one thing you learnt fro Cus D'Aamato above all else?

2. Was your not going to the Olympics in 84 a greater spur for you, to go
on, and go about your pro career, with such zeal and enthusiasm?

3. Which opponent did you have most empathy with?..and which the most
dislike for? (2 questions I know)

4. It was reported that Greg Page knocked you over in sparring pre-Douglas in Tokyo.....What was the most important factor at this stage in your career, that caused your aura of invincibility to dim somewhat?

5. How would YOU like to be remembered?

knockout artist · Post by **knockout artist** » 05 Mar 2004, 09:54

What are the answers to Q3 then?

Southpaw Stylist · Post by **Southpaw Stylist** » 05 Mar 2004, 10:08

No he means he knows thee are two questions there, so forgive him.

mrbassie · Post by **mrbassie** » 05 Mar 2004, 10:15

1. Why are you so insecure?

2. Why do you knowingly let people take advantage of you?

3. why don't you stop surrounding yourself with an entourage of losers

4. why don't you do something constructive with your life, like helping out kids who come from the same background as yourself, thereby helping your own emotional state?

5. Could you spit my ear out please? I i need to get it on ice

Basically if I met Tyson. boxing is the last thing I'd want to talk about, he's quite enigmatic and I find him very interesting

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 05 Mar 2004, 15:28

Why have you lost interest in the sport?

Why don't you train in a similar way to before?

Who would you like to fight next?

Do you think you can win the world title?

Wouldn't you like to redeem your career?

richter-scale · Post by **richter-scale** » 05 Mar 2004, 20:57

Did you ever drop the soap in the shower?

(were not asking these questions to his face are we)???

richter-scale · Post by **richter-scale** » 05 Mar 2004, 21:00

richter-scale wrote:Did you ever drop the soap in the shower? (were not asking these questions to his face are we)???

Don't think he'd want to hear my other four questions. and i don't think i'd still be their to ask them him!

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 05 Mar 2004, 21:06

DOG wrote: 4. It was reported that Greg Page knocked you over in sparring pre-Douglas in Tokyo.....What was the most important factor at this stage in your career, that caused your aura of invincibility to dim somewhat?

Was it Greg Page? He CERTAINLY got put down in sparring in Tokyo (flash knock down). I always thought it was Oliver McCall who did it.

That was in the days of ITV showing interest in boxing, I think the fight was on SKY (as I have never seen it in its entireity), but ITV did an interview with Tyson a few days before the fight, and showed the sparring session were he was put down.

Based on his problems, that sparring session, and the fact Buster Douglas was not a bad performer, who was beating Tucker before getting controversially stopped (again, ITV showed this fight on the same show as they showed Tyson vs Pinklon Thomas). I actually went for a Douglas shocker.

richter-scale · Post by **richter-scale** » 05 Mar 2004, 21:14

I'd have to ask him why he was such a nasty bastard. Yet didn't he have a soft spot for pigeons

:(

The man's INSANE. (my idol)

$eif · Post by **$eif** » 05 Mar 2004, 21:41

richter-scale wrote:I'd have to ask him why he was such a nasty bastard. Yet didn't he have a soft spot for pigeons :( The man's INSANE. (my idol)

He is not INSANE! Gust no one to guide him :( :( ! No mum or dad, no one. :(

gust some one to guide him(real Friends )

!and what aboxer he will be!

(like the good old days)

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 06 Mar 2004, 07:23

stujones wrote:
DOG wrote: 4. It was reported that Greg Page knocked you over in sparring pre-Douglas in Tokyo.....What was the most important factor at this stage in your career, that caused your aura of invincibility to dim somewhat?
Was it Greg Page? He CERTAINLY got put down in sparring in Tokyo (flash knock down). I always thought it was Oliver McCall who did it.

That was in the days of ITV showing interest in boxing, I think the fight was on SKY (as I have never seen it in its entireity), but ITV did an interview with Tyson a few days before the fight, and showed the sparring session were he was put down.

Based on his problems, that sparring session, and the fact Buster Douglas was not a bad performer, who was beating Tucker before getting controversially stopped (again, ITV showed this fight on the same show as they showed Tyson vs Pinklon Thomas). I actually went for a Douglas shocker.

I'm sure it was Page who dropped Tyson at this point, I'm positive I saw a video clip of it once. Tyson was steaming forward with Page on his toes and caught Tyson coming in with a sharp quick shot (right cross maybe??) Tyson went down on all fours but got up quickly and looked angry/shocked/embarreded more than hurt.

Hasn't McCall always claimed he KO'd Tyson in sparring as opposed to just putting him down?

mrbassie · Post by **mrbassie** » 06 Mar 2004, 08:13

It was Greg Page.
As for McCall, I remember reading something about how they didn't keep on as sparring partner for very long because he was giving Tyson fits.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 07 Mar 2004, 05:48

I'd ask him if he could lend me a fiver?

neil r · Post by **neil r** » 07 Mar 2004, 06:44

The Original Hurricane wrote:I'd ask him if he could lend me a fiver?

more chance of him asking you that just now!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 07 Mar 2004, 08:18

I know, that was the point.

Timmbo · Post by **Timmbo** » 07 Mar 2004, 10:29

Why are all Staffy bull terriers named after you?

tonyevs · Post by **tonyevs** » 07 Mar 2004, 10:37

How did you manage to end up skint?

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 07 Mar 2004, 11:36

With hindsight, do you think your relationship with Cus, Cayton and Jacobs was really just three old men exploiting a naive and inexperienced black guy from the ghetto.

Despite your very public spat with Don King, is there any part of him which you think taught you anything about yourself and your position in the world.

Do you think with hindsight that had you not used boxing as a focus, you would have ended up in jail, or do you think boxing has been a destructive force in your life?

All the money you earnt, and all the fame, prestige etc doesn't appear to have brought you a great deal of happiness in your life. If you could have changed anything from the age of 18, what would that change have been?

If you could erase yourself from the public eye and start over, what would you be doing for a living, where would you live, and what would your life consist of?

Southpaw Stylist · Post by **Southpaw Stylist** » 07 Mar 2004, 15:10

Where did you get that tattoo from?

$eif · Post by **$eif** » 07 Mar 2004, 18:09

Is he Muslim?

last Time I checked http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/795893.stm

richter-scale · Post by **richter-scale** » 07 Mar 2004, 19:27

How much to pay $eif a visit? The ones we know your good at Mike

$eif · Post by **$eif** » 07 Mar 2004, 21:00

richter-scale wrote:How much to pay $eif a visit? The ones we know your good at Mike

thanks bro!!