Nicky
04-02-2005, 17:32
This weekend the former UFC Light Heavyweight of the world steps back into the Octagon against Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort. It will be a make or break fight for the much maligned fallen champion. Noone could deny that he has seen better days and that the outcome of this fight will make or break his career as a top level MMA fighter.
In many ways the career of Tito Ortiz mirrors that of former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion "Iron" Mike Tyson. Both men reached the heights of their sport, only to have it come crashing down around them. The parallels between the two are uncanny.
1-Mike Tyson was taken in by legendary boxing trainer Cus
D'amato.
Tito Ortiz was taken in by legendary UFC fighter Tank Abbott.
2-Mike Tyson seemed unstoppable in the early stage of his career
when he tore through his opponents with ease.
Tito Ortiz seemed unstoppable in the early stage of his career when he
tore though his opponents with ease.
3-Mike Tyson is influenced by others and leaves the
trainers that Cus D'Amato had set him up with before he died.
Tito Ortiz is influenced by others and leaves the training with
Tank Abbott and the crew that trained with him.
4-Mike Tyson fought aging heavyweight Larry Holmes and
knocked him out. He claimed a shallow victory but it looked good on
his record.
Tito Ortiz ducked genuine contenders to fight aging heavyweight
Ken Shamrock, who was forced to drop to 205lbs to fight Tito. Tito
won against the anorexic and injured Shamrock when Ken
couldn't come out for Rd 4. He claimed a shallow victory but it looked
good on his record.
5-Mike Tyson crashed his car into a tree, the newspapers say it
was a suicide attempt.
Tito Ortiz crashes his car , he is believed to have been drunk and
very depressed.
6-- Mike Tyson fought Buster Douglas, a fighter he thought he
would beat easily. He was knocked out.
Tito Ortiz fought Frank Shamrock, a smaller fighter he thought he
would beat easily. He tapped out with no heart.
7- Mike Tyson came back after losing to Douglas and beat a string of chumps and hand picked opponents.
Tito Ortiz came back after losing to Frank Shamrock and beat
a string of hand picked opponents. In his one fight with a tough
opponent, Vanderlei Silva, Tito ran from him when they were standing
and laid on him on the ground to stall for a poor home town decision.
8- Mike Tyson divorces his first wife.
Tito Ortiz splits up with his first wife.
9- Mike Tyson steps up and fights Evander Holyfield.
Holyfield outboxes him and knocks Tyson out.
Tito Ortiz steps up and fights Randy Couture. Couture out
fights him in every way and humiliates Tito in front of
thousands of people.
10- Mike Tyson steps up to fight Evander Holyfield for a second
time, he loses it in the ring and bites Holyfield's ear. Losing the
fight.
Tito Ortiz steps up and fights Chuck Liddell, he loses it in
the cage when Chuck kicks him to the head. At the beginning of
round 2, Chuck brutally knocks out Tito.
11- Mike Tyson fights bums in order to build up his dwindling
reputation and record.
Tito Ortiz fights B grade Canadian middleweight, Patrick
Cote in order to build up his dwindling reputation and record.
12- Mike Tyson steps up and fights Lennox Lewis. He is
brutally knocked out after a poor performance.
Tito Ortiz is stepping up and fighting Vitor Belfort on February
5th. If the Tyson-Tito
pattern continues then we should expect to see Tito being brutally beat
down by Vitor Belfort at UFC51.
In many ways the career of Tito Ortiz mirrors that of former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion "Iron" Mike Tyson. Both men reached the heights of their sport, only to have it come crashing down around them. The parallels between the two are uncanny.
1-Mike Tyson was taken in by legendary boxing trainer Cus
D'amato.
Tito Ortiz was taken in by legendary UFC fighter Tank Abbott.
2-Mike Tyson seemed unstoppable in the early stage of his career
when he tore through his opponents with ease.
Tito Ortiz seemed unstoppable in the early stage of his career when he
tore though his opponents with ease.
3-Mike Tyson is influenced by others and leaves the
trainers that Cus D'Amato had set him up with before he died.
Tito Ortiz is influenced by others and leaves the training with
Tank Abbott and the crew that trained with him.
4-Mike Tyson fought aging heavyweight Larry Holmes and
knocked him out. He claimed a shallow victory but it looked good on
his record.
Tito Ortiz ducked genuine contenders to fight aging heavyweight
Ken Shamrock, who was forced to drop to 205lbs to fight Tito. Tito
won against the anorexic and injured Shamrock when Ken
couldn't come out for Rd 4. He claimed a shallow victory but it looked
good on his record.
5-Mike Tyson crashed his car into a tree, the newspapers say it
was a suicide attempt.
Tito Ortiz crashes his car , he is believed to have been drunk and
very depressed.
6-- Mike Tyson fought Buster Douglas, a fighter he thought he
would beat easily. He was knocked out.
Tito Ortiz fought Frank Shamrock, a smaller fighter he thought he
would beat easily. He tapped out with no heart.
7- Mike Tyson came back after losing to Douglas and beat a string of chumps and hand picked opponents.
Tito Ortiz came back after losing to Frank Shamrock and beat
a string of hand picked opponents. In his one fight with a tough
opponent, Vanderlei Silva, Tito ran from him when they were standing
and laid on him on the ground to stall for a poor home town decision.
8- Mike Tyson divorces his first wife.
Tito Ortiz splits up with his first wife.
9- Mike Tyson steps up and fights Evander Holyfield.
Holyfield outboxes him and knocks Tyson out.
Tito Ortiz steps up and fights Randy Couture. Couture out
fights him in every way and humiliates Tito in front of
thousands of people.
10- Mike Tyson steps up to fight Evander Holyfield for a second
time, he loses it in the ring and bites Holyfield's ear. Losing the
fight.
Tito Ortiz steps up and fights Chuck Liddell, he loses it in
the cage when Chuck kicks him to the head. At the beginning of
round 2, Chuck brutally knocks out Tito.
11- Mike Tyson fights bums in order to build up his dwindling
reputation and record.
Tito Ortiz fights B grade Canadian middleweight, Patrick
Cote in order to build up his dwindling reputation and record.
12- Mike Tyson steps up and fights Lennox Lewis. He is
brutally knocked out after a poor performance.
Tito Ortiz is stepping up and fighting Vitor Belfort on February
5th. If the Tyson-Tito
pattern continues then we should expect to see Tito being brutally beat
down by Vitor Belfort at UFC51.