@miketyson #halloffame
Say what you want about Mike Tyson, the man was one of the most feared boxers in the sport’s history PERIOD. His fights were must see events and almost single-handedly created the institution of “pay-per-view” It was for his legendary work in the ring that Tyson was selected Tuesday for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum.
Tyson now 44, finished his career with a record of 50-6-0-2, 44 of those wins by way of knockout. He was youngest boxer to hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles at the same time and the only heavyweight to unify those titles individually. He of course did all this before infamously losing those titles to Buster Douglas the 1990 upset, still considered the greatest in all of sports. He would never regain the respect or form that personified his metoric rise.
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The worst thing that happened to him aside from the lost of his child was the loss of Cus d'Amato, the loss of that love and guidance just totally changed the trajectory of his life and left a path for Don King and his vultuous clan to swoop on in. He was just a young man, such a tragedy his fall. A Hall of Fame honor would be well deserved.
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