Peak Fights
Posted: 21 Aug 2006, 20:49
I always wondered what everyone thoughts were on various fighters, especially when a fighter was at his absoloute best. Their 'peak' fight in their career.
I thought I would star a thread concerning people's opinions on this particular subject. I will start this off with one of my own opinions on former 2x HW champion Mike Tyson, where I felt his peak fight was.
I believe when Tyson won the WBC HW crown from Trevor Berbick was when he was at his absoloute peak as a fighter. He was still with Finkel and D'Mato had died not long before. It was Tyson and Team Tyson.
Tyson had the head movement, bobbing and weaving, hand speed and over-all skill intact and at his best when he faced Berbick. Berbick had just recently beat Pinklon Thomas and had given Larry Holmes a hard time in the ring. Berbick gave some resistance to Tyson---but from round one to it's finish, Tyson was in command and never have I ever seen such a one-sided beating, not since Louis took to Schmeling in their rematch.
Some argue that his peak fight was with Spinks or even with Holmes, but after he had beaten Berbick Mike Tyson seemed to deteriorate in skill, he started becoming a head hunter, rather than use a complete arsenal like he had of combinations and body shots. Besides, Holmes was almost 2yrs inactive with no tune up bouts---and Spinks was already complaining of back problems and started to dislike training and the sport; plus Spinks was sacred as hell and had ducked mandatory challengers.
Berbick-Tyson, was, in my opinion, Mike Tyson's peak fight.
I thought I would star a thread concerning people's opinions on this particular subject. I will start this off with one of my own opinions on former 2x HW champion Mike Tyson, where I felt his peak fight was.
I believe when Tyson won the WBC HW crown from Trevor Berbick was when he was at his absoloute peak as a fighter. He was still with Finkel and D'Mato had died not long before. It was Tyson and Team Tyson.
Tyson had the head movement, bobbing and weaving, hand speed and over-all skill intact and at his best when he faced Berbick. Berbick had just recently beat Pinklon Thomas and had given Larry Holmes a hard time in the ring. Berbick gave some resistance to Tyson---but from round one to it's finish, Tyson was in command and never have I ever seen such a one-sided beating, not since Louis took to Schmeling in their rematch.
Some argue that his peak fight was with Spinks or even with Holmes, but after he had beaten Berbick Mike Tyson seemed to deteriorate in skill, he started becoming a head hunter, rather than use a complete arsenal like he had of combinations and body shots. Besides, Holmes was almost 2yrs inactive with no tune up bouts---and Spinks was already complaining of back problems and started to dislike training and the sport; plus Spinks was sacred as hell and had ducked mandatory challengers.
Berbick-Tyson, was, in my opinion, Mike Tyson's peak fight.