Mike Tyson's return to the ring played out exactly as everyone expected as the once-feared baddest man in boxing was reduced to an impotent husk. It's why he cannot be allowed to enter the ring again.
Over the course of Mike Tyson 's lengthy, varied and controversial life in the spotlight, there have been many reasons to fear him."I don't know," Tyson mumbled in the ring when asked if this was it for him as a professional boxer.This is a man who, beyond any doubt, changed the face of boxing during his brutal, terrifying reign as world heavyweight champion.
Of course, given the interest this fight generated, there will be an argument that this is, in fact, a future worth pursuing. Give the people what they want. But that cannot be blamed for all his clear and obvious frailty, the former baddest man in boxing reduced to an impotent husk of a fighter. A sickening eye injury suffered by Serrano — a gruesome gash that should have led to a premature conclusion — satisfied the blood lust of the 72,000 in attendance, while the all-action slugfest that ensued had the purists purring in satisfaction.Taylor, the standard bearer for boxing in Ireland for a generation or more, gained the decision victory despite having a point deducted for leading with the head.ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation.
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