Mike Tyson wanted none of Jerome Labanner

[Darren Avey]

In 2005, LeBanner told Tyson he could eat his size 12 foot to go with his love of ears, Tyson said fuck fighting this monster and pulled out of the deal with Sapp, etc.

[Rascal full]

Yeah I read this in his book and was surprised. Tyson comes over surprisingly humble in parts but does go on to say that had he still been in love with boxing he would have kicked Lennox Lewis's ass.

[nasht5]

when tyson was with cus, tyson was an animal. after cus died tyson lost that person he respected enough to listen too and that allowed in don king who created a riff with tyson and his other long time trainer who was with him and cus.

tyson lost love for the fight game and the rest is history. tyson would have beaten the shit out of every heavyweight fighter who faced him... even today's crop of shitty no names.

[gee38]

have read the book - just finished it in fact

brief summary


lad born in ghetto to bad family
get locked up
boxes- this is the good stuff

then we have stage 2
gets money
gets coked up
bangs women
blames everyone else
looks for sympathy
go back to start of stage 2 and repeat to fade


Lewis would have beaten tyson anytime. a much bigger guy who wouldn't be bullied by mike. and mike won so many fights before he go to the ring. and when they wouldn't be bullied he had a range of excuses-butting, didn't try, was high, not interested etc etc

I read it with a combination of pity and apathy. but no sympathy. he made the same mistake time after time and had no morals whatsoever. and still looks for pity and money off anyone stupid enough to get involved.

[gee38]

'would of'

doesn't matter

he either did or didn't. and his record really doesn't stand up that well at all.

[Rascal full]

Lewis would have beaten tyson anytime. a much bigger guy who wouldn't be bullied by mike. and mike won so many fights before he go to the ring. and when they wouldn't be bullied he had a range of excuses-butting, didn't try, was high, not interested etc etc

No way. Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson both aged anywhere from 19-25 and Lewis would have got splattered. Tyson made so much money so young and made it look so easy he didn't train properly for any fight after Cus died. Lewis beat a washed up, fat, out of shape drug addict Tyson who had been spending his 'training camp' smoking weed, drinking and fucking anything with a pulse. It still took him eight rounds to finish him off...

[gee38]

I have to respectfully disagree

you can only fight what is in front of you

Tyson was a spent force once they put him in with people in good shape with heart. holyfield bullied tyson- thats why tyson went for a way out

tyson couldn't put bone crusher away

Lewis for me every time. or it becomes a series of 'what ifs'. the only what that matter is 'what happened when they fought'. and tyson got his arse handed to him. I can't see any other outcome. Once Rooney stopped training him he was doomed. but it was a doom of his own making.

[OneMoreRep]

Lebanner was a fucking animal in his prime..

Labanner with a solid ground game would clean out the UFC, in his prime..

"1"

[anabolichalo]

one punch to the jaw and lebanner would be in the cemetary

[nasht5]

tyson was already on the downward spiral before japan and buster douglas. go back a few years before japan and see how tyson was no longer using the peak a bow double fisted sledge hammer high/low combination style that made mike iron mike. he was a head hunter for a few years before japan.

tyson prime would knock out lennox prime within 3rds. i've followed boxing - actually watched it since when larry holmes was champ. I don't know about Ali, but everyone since Ali - prime tyson could beat.

[LiftEaTsLeEpRePeAt]

I have to respectfully disagree

you can only fight what is in front of you

Tyson was a spent force once they put him in with people in good shape with heart. holyfield bullied tyson- thats why tyson went for a way out

tyson couldn't put bone crusher away

Lewis for me every time. or it becomes a series of 'what ifs'. the only what that matter is 'what happened when they fought'. and tyson got his arse handed to him. I can't see any other outcome. Once Rooney stopped training him he was doomed. but it was a doom of his own making.

mikes knock outy power was second to none..  However he gassed easily and was not nearly the caliber athlete of LL     I know LL personally and think he is an ass  so I say this while eating crow

[nasht5]

I have to respectfully disagree

you can only fight what is in front of you

Tyson was a spent force once they put him in with people in good shape with heart. holyfield bullied tyson- thats why tyson went for a way out

tyson couldn't put bone crusher away

Lewis for me every time. or it becomes a series of 'what ifs'. the only what that matter is 'what happened when they fought'. and tyson got his arse handed to him. I can't see any other outcome. Once Rooney stopped training him he was doomed. but it was a doom of his own making.

Prime ali woulda beat holmes but by your standard your saying holmes was a better boxer than ali..... on that day yes but not in their prime.

[polychronopolous]

have read the book - just finished it in fact

brief summary


lad born in ghetto to bad family
get locked up
boxes- this is the good stuff

then we have stage 2
gets money
gets coked up
bangs women
blames everyone else
looks for sympathy
go back to start of stage 2 and repeat to fade


Lewis would have beaten tyson anytime. a much bigger guy who wouldn't be bullied by mike. and mike won so many fights before he go to the ring. and when they wouldn't be bullied he had a range of excuses-butting, didn't try, was high, not interested etc etc

I read it with a combination of pity and apathy. but no sympathy. he made the same mistake time after time and had no morals whatsoever. and still looks for pity and money off anyone stupid enough to get involved.

X2

I would take prime for prime Lewis over Tyson.

Too big and too talented for Mike.

[Marty Champions]

no tall man would be a prime tyson within 3 rounds you have to let it go the distance

dumbass tyson is an early fight killer, hes too hard to hit when he has all his stamina and tysons offense early on means back the fuck up

lennox would win in 5-8 rounds

[gee38]

name me anyone tyson demolished who wasn't a tomato can. post douglas.

nobody.

lewis is a superior athlete, superior boxer and a much bigger man. tyson would not get near him.

an inshape holmes would have took tyson apart.

foreman would have bullied him too

he avoided Bowe, avoided Lewis until it had to happen and admitted he would never get in with foreman- tyson the myth would beat godzilla, tyson the reality couldn't beat danny williams

[The True Adonis]

no tall man would be a prime tyson within 3 rounds you have to let it go the distance

dumbass tyson is an early fight killer, hes too hard to hit when he has all his stamina and tysons offense early on means back the fuck up

lennox would win in 5-8 rounds

I also think both Klitschkos would have destroyed a prime Tyson, especially Vitali.  No way Tyson could get inside with Vitali.

[Darren Avey]

So we all agree Lebanner kills him

[anabolichalo]

So we all agree Lebanner kills him

unless he gets hit in the chin

[nasht5]

how old are you guys?

first, holmes was never in shape. we are talking about fghters in their prime not mythilogcal conditioning, lol.

tyson was already a bum a few years before the douglas fight

and the kletcho brothers S U C K, both of'em S U C K.

A prime ALI and a prime lewis both with their excellent boxing skills and JAB would absolutely give a prime tyson difficulty getting inside to throw his combinations. you say lewis i say tyson but i would absolutely love to see it happen. we'd all be watching a historical fight for the ages.

[old-school-lifter]

are you kidding me?

prime lewis a match for prime tyson?

prime lewis was @ best , slow hands and feet, tyson would easily slip his jab and counterpunch him to death
what with lennox's weak chin
its tyson by early KO

prime tyson was a defensive wizard , very hard to hit clean with great head movement, foot speed, bobo= weave and killer hand speed AND with KO power in either hand
if tyson hadnt split with rooney and got fucked over by don king, tyson would have been the greatest ever heavywegiht

[GraniteCityDon]

I think a prime Tyson, at his very best destroys Le Banner at his very best. Its all a matter of personal preference and just because we dont agree with an opinion doesnt mean it is wrong, because we will never have an opportunity to find out the truth.

OMR made an interesting statement about Le Banner dominating the UFC with a solid ground game, i dont think he would have unless he was fighting McGee, Sylvia, Sims, Hinkle etc (the old school bums and not todays elite). Andy Hug however would have smashed alsmot every 205 fighter to ever step in the Octagon with said ground game. Once again just my opinion, but he was outrageously talented.

[Quickerblade]

name me anyone tyson demolished who wasn't a tomato can. post douglas.

nobody.

lewis is a superior athlete, superior boxer and a much bigger man. tyson would not get near him.

an inshape holmes would have took tyson apart.

foreman would have bullied him too

he avoided Bowe, avoided Lewis until it had to happen and admitted he would never get in with foreman- tyson the myth would beat godzilla, tyson the reality couldn't beat danny williams

Happy new year Sir, you have been saying what i have been telling people for years. Tyson looked amazing against bums.

[Sam]

Tyson, even in his prime had problems with big men who could jab..Styles make fights and in my mind at least Lewis would have been too fast, big and strong for Tyson. Lewis' jab is one of the greatest ever and for tyson to get inside and do his work he would have taken too much leather from that jab.

[hardgainerj]

one punch to the jaw and lebanner would be in the cemetary

thats why he couldnt make it in boxing

[Pray_4_War]

Prime Tyson would have eaten Lennox Lewis up and shat him out.  I'm confident of that.  I've also watched boxing for many years and in my eyes Lennox Lewis was nothing special.