Maybe it’s a little late to say it, but Mike Tyson has crucified yet another (supposedly) worthy opponent.

No one in boxing is going to complain about Tyson coming back and attempting to win back all of the boxing championships. After having to deal with many inferior champions, including George Foreman (who was more of a comedian than champion) boxing is glad that there is someone who can and actually wants to complete the task.

However, Tyson’s domination of his opponents start an all new concern for the sport. Before, the sport was searching for a true champion. Now the sport needs someone who can hold his own against Tyson.

Evander Holyfield has become the next guinea pig to step forward and say, “I think I can beat Mike Tyson.”

However, I had just as much faith in The Fresh Prince when he rapped the same tune not so long ago, and to think, not long ago I thought Holyfield would be the one to take the belts from Tyson.

Winning should probably be the last thing in Holyfield’s mind, with the severity of his past heart problems and what an opponent like Tyson could do to worsen the situation.

Cade Remsburg thinks Holyfield’s bout with Tyson is stupid and “No way can Holyfield win. Tyson is the best there ever will be, and he should have never lost.”

These are strong words. Tyson is the best boxer I have ever seen, but is he the best?

Very debatable, and with my pitiful amount of boxing knowledge, I would have to leave the answer to someone else.

Remsburg also claims that when Tyson lost to Buster Douglas, it wasn’t just the late nights and inferior conditioning that led to Douglas’ win, but rather the fight was more for Vegas than the integrity of the sport.

Well, after Bruce Seldon people are starting to scream “fix” once again.

Tyson is becoming a smarter fighter. He controls his rage rather than spraying wild unorganized punches like in his earlier years.

However, Tyson’s actions of late don’t suggest he is the cool disciplined fighter I truly think he is. His religious convictions aren’t as strong as they once were and he has now turned to reading comic books rather than Tolstoy novels.

He explained that he reads the comic books because, “I’m not as deep and complicated as people think.”

Huh? Who ever thought that Tyson was deep?

Last time I checked, men who abuse their wives and rape beauty queen contestants are not considered deep or even remotely intelligent by today’s standards.

Tyson’s figures since he has returned to boxing after his jail time have been staggering to say the least.

In the three matches Tyson has fought, he has earned almost $10 million a round, or in layman’s terms, around $257 million an hour.

Everyone thought Seldon was going to last at least five rounds, and then it took Tyson all of 109 seconds to prove everyone wrong.

The November ninth Holyfield fight is being hyped up now. It probably will not be interesting or even a good fight. But until Tyson retires, we may never see a good championship fight again.

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Cade Remsburg is a senior in journalism from Ames.