I know James Douglas went into that fight fearless and looking to win, and in the best shape of his career, and I also know Tyson went into that fight with a lot of outside of the ring problems, but perhaps his real problem wasn’t the ones being reported? Maybe the reason the count went on so long was because Tyson couldn’t win, even if he tried… barring knocking him out? There’s no doubt his appetite for the contest rapidly disappeared after that moment!?
He went into that fight with a lot of inside the ring problems too. His corner was not prepared for him to get clocked. Tremendous difference from Klitschko’s corner; they were ready. Look at the balloon being used on his (back to Tyson) swelling, for example. As far as “couldn’t win”, as I recall - could be wrong - HBO reported that Tyson was winning on the scorecard.
Come on Frank, it’s a Conspiracy Theory…it’s bound to be full of holes. I did say humour me! 
I am hopeful that these Olympics will re-energize boxing - including the Heavys
Douglass beat Tyson to the punch over and over. It was not even close. But Tyson was a money maker and Douglass was not going to help the sports popularity .
Undeniably the best heavyweight and arguably the best pound for pound fighter in the world. One of the most well rounded fighters the sport has ever seen.
The way he survived this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtFvR7QRmow to win with a tap-out, was amazing, and shows pure determination! Wow!
Fedor is not a man. He is an arm bar machine.
I haven’t watched boxing seriously since Prince Naseem lost to Marco Barrera.
Why’s that then, RNATB? Any particular reason.
Naseem really got bullied in that fight, didn’t he! Barrera totally knocked the stuffing out of him.
He was the only boxer since Tyson got sent away who I enjoyed watching. All that style and there really was substance underneath it all. When he fought Tom Johnson, Johnson landed one good cross, and Hamed hopped back, pantomimed getting punched in the mouth, waited for a moment to soak up the applause and laughter, and promptly waded back in and knocked Johnson down with one shot.
I was happy to see another British champion when Lennox Lewis won his belts, but god he was boring to watch.
Klitschko is a lousy champion, and Larry Holmes would mop the floor with him, but if you’ve only seen his last few fights it’s really not a fair measure of Klitschko’s ability. He looked beautiful destroying Ray Mercer (who was admittedly washed up at the time) a few years back. Klitschko hasn’t been the same since Sanders knocked him out. He’s stiff and tentative and doesn’t let the combinations flow like he was once able to. He really did look like a stronger Lennox Lewis at one point, and most of his remaining celebrity is lingering hope that he’ll find his way again.
But if you want good boxing, screw the heavyweights. Catch a fight with Manny Pacquiao or Miguel Cotto or Kelly Pavlik or Juan Manuel Marquez or any number of fantastic fighters in the middle weight classes.
What he said. The heavys are in a slump, but the lower classes have some dynamite fighters.
Interesting.
What odds are MMA enthusiasts giving for a match between Cro Cop and Fedor? (I’ve no idea what sports they’re both in, I’ve just watched some Youtube videos. The only conclusions I’ve drawn so far is that I’d rather give Fedor thirty seconds with a set of brass knuckles than get in the way of one of Cro Cop’s kicks)
They’ve already fought, and Fedor won with a unanimous decision. You can watch the whole fight here… http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=7636500840086556141&q=fedor+crocop+video&ei=ZzSCSLHxKZa8igLRjamLDw
Fedor won before, and he’d do it again. Crocop is good, but was extremely underwhelming in his stint in UFC. So much so, that many are starting to wonder if the lack of success by old Pride fighters and UFC’s inability to get Fedor under contract is (at least in part) due to more stringent drug and steroid testing in the US.
Fedor PWNED Tim Sylvia. Now I just want to see Fedor vs. Randy Couture while Randy is still young enough for it to matter. That would seriously be the biggest fight of all time in MMA. Fedor is essentially undefeated (his one loss was in a tournament that did not allow for No Contest outcomes, so he lost by an illegal head butt). Couture is the UFC phoenix, winning multiple titles in two weight classes, getting the nickname “Captain America”. He’s a two time Olympic Roman-Greco alternate, so he’s totally legit in wrestling.
I would be bouncing in my seat at the start of that fight. Someone HAS to make it happen, just for the money available to everyone.
Actually, it was an *accidental head butt
- that resulted in a ‘no contest’ against Noguiera, who he then went on to beat in his next fight. His ‘loss’ came from an accidental cut by his opponents elbow, whilst fighting Tsuyoshi Kohsaka. He also went on to beat him in their rematch. Apart from that, I agree with everything you say.
Fedor is certainly gonna take some beating, but I can’t see it coming any time soon.
I’m guessing the upcoming Cotto-Margarito fight is gonna be a great one.
At the time, my mom and I had the conspiracy theory that Tyson was drugged before the fight. He wasn’t doing the head bob-n-weave on his walk to the ring, just seemed lethargic. It’s been ages since I’ve seen the fight, but that’s what we thought at the time…
Joe