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Thread #48395   Message #726527
Posted By: Rick Fielding
09-Jun-02 - 11:17 AM
Thread Name: BS: Tyson-- fade into 'bolivian'
Subject: RE: BS: Tyson-- fade into 'bolivian'
Now I don't mean to be the lone voice of dissent here (especially in a discussion about a dangerous nutball like Tyson)...BUT there have been a number of times when I've heard him say some remarkably articulate and surprising things. I'm not fully convinced that his head is as empty as it's often portrayed. Keep in mind that he got revoltingly rich REALLY early, and naturally was surrounded by hordes of sycophants. Like lots of 'bottom of the rung' kids who make it huge in music and sports, and have massive power before they're barely twenty. Granted, most of them don't SEEM as nuts as Tyson, but their jobs aren't soley beating rivals into a pulp. I tend to think he grew really out of control after Cus D'Amato died, and he felt he had no one left to trust.

Remember another heavyweight who went insane...Trevor Burbick?

Cheers

Rick