Quote Originally Posted by Big_Deuce
To me tyson is completely different than all other fighters. Mike tyson is incomparable to any past or present fighters. Although some can question his competition, no one can question what he did to the guys he did fight. I mean, I believe he is the only heavyweight who actually won fights before he even fought them, i remember watching his opponents in the ring before the bell and they look absolutely petrified. Mike tyson was an animal, sure there are fighters out there with more skill, and more stamina. But looking at mike tyson in his prime is something i have never seen before, and most likely will never see again.
You always here people saying "this prospect is like the next tyson", "this guy hits like tyson". There is a reason for it.
People can debate about his opposition all they want, but in the end, there is something no one can take from mike. He was the most exciting heavyweight in boxing history. You knew when you were watching a tyson fight, someones getting hurt. In the most viscious way possible. (even when it was him losing).
He is hard to compare because no other fighter peaked in their first five years. Conventional wisdom says that he'd have to be top longer than that to be considered great.