Former Heavyweight Chump Mike Tyson

Boxing fan or not, everyone knows the name Mike Tyson. He captured the attention of the world in 1986 when he became the youngest Heavyweight Champion in history at the tender age of 20. Tyson still holds the pay per view sales record for a professional boxing match. He is also known as Iron Mike Tyson, Kid Dynamite, Mighty Mike, and the baddest man on the planet. Unfortunately, Tyson gained as much publicity outside the ring as he did in it. Between prison stints however, he managed to win 50 fights and blow the 500 million he earned in his career that span over 20 years. Tyson greatest victory however did not come in the ring. And no, it was not convincing the parole board he was rehabilitated two times. Iron Mikes greatest victory was convincing people around world that in his prime he was one of the greatest fighters of all time. Ring magazine even ranked him the 14 greatest heavy weight of all time. This is ridiculous he should be remembered as should be remembered as ex Heavyweight Chump, not an ex Heavyweight Champion. The fact is Tyson never beat a good fighter.

Tyson turned pro in 1985 and fought an incredible 15 times that year. The frequency at which he fought alone should prove to anyone that his opponents were not worthy. Needless to say he won all 15 fights. However he only fought journeymen and club fighters. To say the least his competition was terrible. In his first fight he knocked out Hector Mercedes. Mercedes never won a fight his entire professional career. His next opponent Trent Singlton won only 1 fight in his entire career. His next two opponents Don Halpin and Rick Spain combined for 46 career loses and only 11 wins. I hope you get the point by now. Tyson only fought three men that year who retired with winning records and two of those three had losing records when they fought Tyson. The other man in that equation John Alderson never beat a professional fighter who had ever won a fight, even though he had a winning record when he fought Tyson. Although Tyson won 15 fights in 1985 no one seems to remember that his opponents had a combined record of 136 wins and 228 loses.