Agreed. Both of these guys will be hugging each other post fight after earning millions. Having said that, I hope Mike Tyson knocks him out within the first couple rounds. As an '80's kid growing up in the suburbs, Mike Tyson was my hero. Several moments that I'll never forget....
1. Watching the pre-fight coverage of when Mike Tyson fought Tony Tubbs. They fought in Japan and showed a bunch of kids playing Mike Tyson's Punch Out on Nintendo -- I started begging my parents to buy me a Nintendo after seeing that.
2. Mike Tyson knocked out Tony Tubbs early in the fight. Months later, I started running around the house when i beat Mike Tyson in Punch-Out. - Thought that I had only knocked him down twice only to see Mario come out "TKO". - Went crazy and none of the other kids at school believed me when I told them the next day.
3. Memorizing the lyrics to Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff's "I think I can beat Mike Tyson".
3. Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks. It was a pay per view event, and even though I was a kid, I remember watching with a bunch of my parents' friends. Tyson beat him in 93 seconds. He was unstoppable.
4. Waking up, a phone call from my dad who was out of town... "Did you see that Tyson lost last night" Shocking isn't a strong enough word. Dad and I re-watched the fight and timed how long Buster Douglas was down in, I believe, the 5th round?
5. Tyson going through the same trials as any American Hero and finding a way to come back and make everybody support and root for him.
I'm so glad to see him alive and well. Making money and doing great things.
