Originally Posted by
Busyman
The bad thing is....I don't think he's that smart. You are giving way too much credit.
He's made himself much less marketable by quitting. Everyone comes to a point when they feel enough is enough. Regardless of what he did before, he feels NOW it's a disgrace and feeling down like many fighters do. Later I feel he'll change his mind.
There are too many folks pissed with him quitting a fight against a bum like Kevin Mcbride. Many folks were throwing shit at him.
Duno, mate. I reckon he's far more intelligent than people give him credit for - he's just mental. Read some of the off-the-cuff quotes above and the language he uses, he's pretty smart and certainly understands the intricacies of the fight game. He is a keen student of boxing and knows how to foster public interest - if he hadn't quit then we (and millions of other people) wouldn't be talking about him.
Didn't take you for the sort who'd get taken in by that
Still, there is no telling what he really thinks and he may have been being sincere, I just have massive doubts about that. To not box isn't an option for Tyson, he is aware of that and any utterances he makes to the contrary are made in order that interest increases for his next bout.
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