Universal acclaim will no doubt accompany Manny Pacquiao whenever he ascends into the Hall of Fame, whether or not Floyd Mayweather Jnr ever braces himself to dispute the mythical title of greatest pound-for-pound boxer on earth with his fists instead of his trash talk.
No doubt America’s so-called moral majority will be outraged if Mike Tyson is elected to that starry chamber next year.
Yet Iron Mike?s impact on the prize-ring has been arguably even more powerful than that of the Pacman.
The thunderous fists which made this troubled pigeon fancier the world’s youngest heavyweight champion, along with the almost unbearable sensations of fear and tension which accompanied him into the ring, made Tyson one of the most menacing yet compelling figures to throw punches for money.
All those knock-outs, all that drama, all those tickets and pay-TV subscriptions sold, even being on the wrong end of the greatest
