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Defensive genius coupled with his ferocious attack he was an explosive fighter.
He wasn't that much of a defensive genius guys like Bone Crusher Smith and Quick TIllis were able to him relatively easily even in his prime. Tyson was a great fighter, but we still have to question whether he would have beaten Holyfield or Lewis, He was mentally unsound regardless of who was coaching him, and I think if he got into tough territories like he did against Lewis or Holyfield he would have just given up on himself like he did.
I agree. Tyson beat a lot of opponents before they got in the ring with the fear factor. Once he was beaten that changed just a little.

Tyson was so close yet so far away from being perfect. His mental state/toughness will always be questioned. If he'd ever fought Ali I guarantee after a 8 - 10rounds of Ali taking the p*ss Tyson would either have given uo mentally and been knocked out or lost the plot and been diaqualified for eating Ali's liver !!!

A great fighter though and how I wish he was in his prime now to sort out the current crop of has beens, never were's and never will be's....