Originally posted by: Grimreapers Date: September 06, 2012 at 11:46 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/mike-tyson-wanted-to-be-a-mma-fighter.48377/
By: Zeus
MiddleEasy.com
In the world of impressive resumes, one can either notch the box that says 'I've defeated Mike Tyson's Punch Out without using any code,' or they cannot. It's as simple as that. No one cares about your distinguished education from Harvard or your Rhodes scholarship. If your reaction time is nimble enough to push your NES directional pad at the exact moment Mike Tyson blinks -- then you're practically a demigod to everyone at MiddleEasy. We would build a shrine and create a religion around your video game achievement if we weren't busy constructing 'The Church of Wallid Ismail' out of a few pieces of plywood and a mattress we found on the corner of Hollywood and Western.
Imagine Mike Tyson in his prime with six-months of sprawl from Chuck Liddell, Rampage Jackson, and Mark Kerr. Everyone's life in the heavyweight division would be pretty much over. Chael Sonnen talks about your wife, Mike Tyson wants to eat your children. Tyson would conquer every UFC press conference he was a part of and after cutting weight, he would rehydrate on a steady diet of various ears. Mike Tyson is the greatest fighter that never transitioned to MMA, and in this recent interview, he admits that if it were available at the time, he would have been an MMA fighter instead of a boxer.
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[youtube]http://youtube.com/v///MF17mkqyf44[/youtube]
Originally posted by: Python Date: September 07, 2012 at 09:33 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/mike-tyson-wanted-to-be-a-mma-fighter.48377/
Good video.. thanks for that!
I think if Tyson had some wrestling, then yea, he would be a phuckin monster! Only thing I think would be his downfall would be cardio.
Originally posted by: wolf Date: September 07, 2012 at 11:17 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/mike-tyson-wanted-to-be-a-mma-fighter.48377/
Originally posted by: silent_nick Date: September 07, 2012 at 01:57 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/mike-tyson-wanted-to-be-a-mma-fighter.48377/
Originally posted by: LouEvil Date: September 07, 2012 at 05:55 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/mike-tyson-wanted-to-be-a-mma-fighter.48377/
Tyson in MMA would be a less-diverse version of Pat Barry with less ground game.
He wasn't even a good boxer, he just had KO power and was aggressive. Technically speaking, he wasn't anything to write home about (kind of like Wanderlei is to MMA striking).
Originally posted by: MMAFTM13 Date: September 07, 2012 at 06:06 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/mike-tyson-wanted-to-be-a-mma-fighter.48377/
LouEvil said:
Tyson in MMA would be a less-diverse version of Pat Barry with less ground game.
He wasn't even a good boxer, he just had KO power and was aggressive. Technically speaking, he wasn't anything to write home about (kind of like Wanderlei is to MMA striking).
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Not a good boxer Lou? SAAY WHAAT? Haha...Tyson was a excellent boxer in his prime..Fast lateral movement for a heavyweight and power in every shot like no other...I think you're wrong about that bud...Tyson got too much money at a young age and ruined what could've been even greater..200 million dollars with no guidance at a younger age than Jon Jones,and he was bound to end up not fulfilling his potential...Tyson was a special kind of technical beast in the eighties bro...
Wanderlei Silva and Mike Tyson shoudnt be mentioned in the same ball park for technicality IMO..
Originally posted by: phoenix-mma Date: September 08, 2012 at 09:49 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/mike-tyson-wanted-to-be-a-mma-fighter.48377/
LouEvil said:
Tyson in MMA would be a less-diverse version of Pat Barry with less ground game.
He wasn't even a good boxer, he just had KO power and was aggressive. Technically speaking, he wasn't anything to write home about (kind of like Wanderlei is toto MMA striking).
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Quite possibly the most ignorant post this year on junkie. Congrats!
Originally posted by: BaconBits Date: September 08, 2012 at 10:11 AM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/mike-tyson-wanted-to-be-a-mma-fighter.48377/
LouEvil said:
Tyson in MMA would be a less-diverse version of Pat Barry with less ground game.
He wasn't even a good boxer, he just had KO power and was aggressive. Technically speaking, he wasn't anything to write home about (kind of like Wanderlei is to MMA striking).
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You don't know much about boxing, do you?
Originally posted by: derek666 Date: September 08, 2012 at 12:45 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/mike-tyson-wanted-to-be-a-mma-fighter.48377/
LouEvil said:
He wasn't even a good boxer, he just had KO power and was aggressive. Technically speaking, he wasn't anything to write home about (kind of like Wanderlei is to MMA striking).
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:lol: wow :lol:
