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Originally posted by Anomaly_
I disagree, highthief, that he was finished after Buster Douglas. It's not as if he was an amazing fighter to begin with, but in the 90's he still had the raw ability to get the job done against the less-than-greats --now he is officially over.
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That's what I said so I don't think we disagree. He could beat lesser fighters, but as soon as he stepped in against the top echelon, he had no chance.
I think Tyson was a great fighter for about 4 years 1986-90.
People blame Robin Givens, and Don King and going to jail and Cus D'Amato and they were all factors, but I do believe the biggest single factor was taking a beating from Buster Douglas. Fighters are not the same once they've been knocked out. Some come back (like Joe Louis after losing to Max Schmeling) and some don't. Tyson is no different.