If Haye wins his next 3 fights...

[Datsue]

Although I grew up watching my grand dads old tapes and listening to his 'Joe Louie' stories, as well as his "Mike Tyson is Irish" spiel.

I'm sorry, bear with me a moment... Tyson is Irish?

Wha'?

[m1kee50]

It's a TerryD post, what did you expect?

How are you anyway mate?

[n1ebf]

Although I grew up watching my grand dads old tapes and listening to his 'Joe Louie' stories, as well as his "Mike Tyson is Irish" spiel.

I'm sorry, bear with me a moment... Tyson is Irish?

Wha'?

According to my old man's old man. His real father was called McTyson, a swarthy Irishman who got his mum up the duff and then left the country. It is common knowledge, in Kilkenny at any rate.

The craziest darn thing I'v ever read on this forum. And I've read a few. Although not altogether impossible.

[J]

I had forgotten (not that I existed to remember mind) the beating that Foreman laid on Frazier. But wasn't Foreman fresh as a daisy and Fazier was getting on and had had the Thriller in Manilla PLUS a few?
So primes , I go Frazier still.
As for Tyson, primes against primes again, he whups them all, with the possible exception of Holyfield who you wouldn't bet against recreating one of those magic moments of his.
Probably have to defer to your knowledge if push came to shove as you probably watched most of those guys live on TV, whereas I didn't.

the thrilla in manilla happened after the rumble in the jungle. (which happened after foremans destruction of Joe)

[hitman09]

I had forgotten (not that I existed to remember mind) the beating that Foreman laid on Frazier. But wasn't Foreman fresh as a daisy and Fazier was getting on and had had the Thriller in Manilla PLUS a few?
So primes , I go Frazier still.
As for Tyson, primes against primes again, he whups them all, with the possible exception of Holyfield who you wouldn't bet against recreating one of those magic moments of his.
Probably have to defer to your knowledge if push came to shove as you probably watched most of those guys live on TV, whereas I didn't.

the thrilla in manilla happened after the rumble in the jungle. (which happened after foremans destruction of Joe)

He had had a brutal war in the "Fight of the Century" though.
And NEBF, prime for prime, Tyson beats very few truly great fighters. His legend has been blown out of all reasonable proportion IMO.

[J]

i agree re tyson but i think you vastly undervalue Lewis.

but hey its just my opinion.