EA Sports UFC 2 Features 2 Playable Versions of Mike Tyson

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by BDrizz

If EA can't find the sense to create a new NCAA Football game, which is depicting a sport people actually care about, I would be shocked to ever see another Fight Night. Boxing is dead

Boxing is far from dead and your statement about NCAA is just wrong.

[jb12780]

[SHAKYR]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

Boxing is far from dead and your statement about NCAA is just wrong.

People are saying boxing and Fight Night fan base is small. I would love to see where they got these numbers and please make poll to help verify these claims. I have been a part of boxing real life and videogames wise. I'm part of the Fight Night Community and have monitored Fight Night fans on various sites especially the EA forums as a Senior Moderator. I remember when I went to the EA Community Event and they paid Mike Tyson a large sum of money to appear in a number of Fight Night games. This move caught many off guard because it almost confirm that Fight Night is dead. [I will definitely have to talk to the producers and my inside source]

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by SHAKYR

People are saying boxing and Fight Night fan base is small. I would love to see where they got these numbers and please make poll to help verify these claims. I have been a part of boxing real life and videogames wise. I'm part of the Fight Night Community and have monitored Fight Night fans on various sites especially the EA forums as a Senior Moderator. I remember when I went to the EA Community Event and they paid Mike Tyson a large sum of money to appear in a number of Fight Night games. This move caught many off guard because it almost confirm that Fight Night is dead. [I will definitely have to talk to the producers and my inside source]

I wouldnt take this as confirmation that Fight Night is alive or dead. Tyson has a relationship with the UFC so this deal makes sense.

[spidertour02]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mo

Some people just like to complain

Exhibit A: The EA NHL board.

[RUFFNREADY]

I smell the ne FN game around corner; because you don't put a boxer into an MMA game, without proper boxing mechanics! Cheers

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pappy Knuckles

Ignore Open Source. I'm very pleased to see Tyson in the game. The trailer was very dope.

Agreed! Very excited to have Iron Mike in this game.
I know he's a huge MMA fan so I'm sure he's geeked about this as well.

Regarding his legacy, IIWII. I think the collection of fighters in that era wasn't as bad as some make it out to be.
A very young, inexperienced Tyson beat an undefeated Tony Tucker. Many 'experts' have stated he'd be a belt holder in many other era's as well.
He destroyed Larry Holmes in a way that no other fighter ever has.
Yes, he was over the hill, but remember, a fatter, older Holmes took a prime Holyfield the distance and never once looked to be in the kind of danger Tyson put him in.

This can be debated all day. I'll never change anyone's mind about Tyson just like I'm sure members like OpenSource won't change mind.
I understand his line of thinking, I just don't agree with all of it.

Anyhoo, this turn of events has me seriously considering a pre-order.
I'm scared to pull the trigger simply because I'm not the biggest UFC/MMA fan and I'm nervous I'll get tired of this game after a few days.
But man, I want Tyson!

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cpre5

I would rather have more current/legends mma fighters rather the non-mma, just like how they added Arnold for WWE. Does nothing for me, glad it, works for some of you.

We don't know the circumstances though.
Retired legends need to be negotiated with separately. Maybe some of them didn't want to be in the game, or priced themselves out?
And maybe EA still owned the rights to Tyson from his Fight Night license making it much easier to put him in this game?

If anything, this announcement has me clamoring for more bangers on the roster like Cabbage, Tank Abbott and even Kimbo Slice.
I would LOVE to run my own KO Universe with Mike against those guys.