Quote Originally Posted by landmine950
I don't know if anyone survives,never mind beats a prime Tyson...
Well what do you define Tyson's "prime" years as?
Because Tucker went 12 rounds with Tyson in '87, so did Bonecrusher Smith. Those guys survived. Is prime Tyson strictly the guy who fought Spinks?

Here's my logic.....
Larry Holmes...(best skilled big jabbing HW all time?)
vs
Micheal spinks......2 close fights....

Mike Tyson
vs
Micheal Spinks......90 seconds...

replace the name Larry "the Eastin Assasin"Holmes
with the name Lennox "the Canadian traitor" Lewis.

case closed..
This is pretty poor logic. Larry Holmes was 36 years old and past his prime when he lost to Spinks. Holmes is a great champion, but he wasn't great anymore by the time Spinks beat him.
I think a prime Holmes would've beaten Tyson just like a prime Lewis would. And this isn't even mentioning a prime Ali, who would've run circles around Tyson.