Bigger Quote by Bert Sugar

Mike Tyson always had a big heart, but one of his problems is that he's short. And he's got kind of a personal attitude.…

— Larry Holmes

People go on about weight. Mike Tyson wasn't the biggest heavyweight and he was an animal.

— Kell Brook

When I was a kid, I wanted to fight Joe Louis. But I think if I had seen Mike Tyson at that time, I…

— Jake LaMotta

I don't know if there was ever as good a fighter as Tyson was for maybe one night he was great. He wasn't tested,…

— Teddy Atlas

Mike Tyson would have been a good sparring partner for me and Muhammad Ali because Tyson was a fast fighter and he could punch…

— Larry Holmes

For me, I believe George Foreman was a bad example because when he became world heavyweight champion again at 42, that made a lot…

— Marvin Hagler

Few fighters reach Mike Tyson's level, of course.

— Thomas Hauser

Sometimes the image of the intellectual boxer did for me more harm than good. If a boxer has a reputation as an intellectual, some…

— Lennox Lewis

I dedicate some of my power to Mike Tyson. I watched a lot of film on Mike Tyson. Then we started taking notes on…

— Keith Thurman

When me and Mike Tyson were around, we played king of the hill. Whoever comes to the hill, you get your behind whooped. We…

— Roy Jones Jr

That's just the business of boxing. Things just turned out that way. I don't think it was any particular reason. I had opportunities to…

— Lamont Peterson

Mike Tyson fit the American ideal of a boxer. A fighter who jumps out of his corner and hits out fiercely. That’s what he’'ll…

— Lennox Lewis