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He was past his psychological and technical peak when he faced Holyfield. Evander Holyfield was a very good heavyweight and an absolute great at Cruiserweight. Tyson was small enough to have had a go at Cruiserweight, if it had been established a few years earlier, and he'd have probably wreaked absolute havoc amongst the division. When he destroyed the reigning heavyweight division in the Eighties, he was viciously precise when the openings came. he was also patient, which is a quality he lost quite early - maybe coming to believe his own hype as the indestructible beast. By the time of his first fight against Frank Bruno, he was already becoming more of a brawler - only 4 years after his professional debut. Sometimes the light that burns twice as bright lasts half as long. When d'Amato died, it wasn't long 'til Don King had exclusive access to the golden goose of boxing.

The famous Buster Douglas fight was not fluke from Douglas. He did well and fought Tyson in exactly right way rather than just getting lucky. That said, I would not write off Tyson as one of the greats. The thirty year old Tyson would, in my mind, have been demolished easily by the twenty year old version. For his youth and short stature, that Tyson that burst on the scene is up there with the greats. But, the decline was terrible when he should have been approaching his peak.

I'm not denying the effect this had but I do think there's a bit of a myth built up around Tyson based on the way he won so many fights early on and the way his career was affected by outside factors. It's interesting looking back a lot of this stuff and how the heavyweight division was seen as weak during this period. He intimidated so many (including big Frank) but I do think a real quality fighter could've caused him problems even in his prime and the emergence of Holyfield, Bowe and Lewis wouldve seen him really tested. The emphatic nature of his loss to Holyfield when he was still only 30 suggests to me that a good fighter able to withstand his early bombs would've always had a decent chance.

Tyson's technique declined as much as his mindset and conditioning. Watch the early days, against some very good opponents and, although he'd throw quite a few haymakers (as much for intimidation as impact, I reckon), he was also very quick and accurate when he needed to be. Most experts see the loss of Cus d'Amato as the point when Tyson's career (and life) started to unravel.

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