With the responses we received from “The 11 Most Painfully-Awesome Mike Tyson ‘Punch-outs,’” we pondered how things might have worked out differently if Iron Mike had altered some of his choices. Don’t get me wrong, in the realm of making wrong choices throughout your entire lifetime, Iron Mike is the king.

“Iron” Mike Tyson, born Michael Gerard Tyson and sometimes called Malik Abdul Aziz, revived the concept of being “The Baddest Man on the Planet.” Bright branded boxing trunks and ring shoes? Nope – I like these plain black ones. Robe? Nope – just give me a white gym towel and cut a whole in the middle…

I think Kimbo is scary, but I don’t have nightmares about his fights. I do have those about Mike Tyson. His 80′s run through boxing, during which he systematically savaged everyone he faced while slowly slipping into madness, was frightening. This fear subsided when pictures of Tyson were released showing that, since retiring from fighting,… Click to read more