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Actually you just completely disproved your own point

The very fact they asked the question shows how highly he was regarded and means they automatically accepted him as an all time great, they were asking if he was the very best ever, something they havent even asked of Floyd or Manny.

This is great. You tried to prove a point, and provided killer evidence to prove yourself wrong
No it did not disprove my own point. The myth has been that Tyson was regarded as the greatest HW or amongst the greatest ever after beating Spinks, is just that a myth. Not even the majority of boxing fans or boxing experts regarded him as up there with Ali and Louis, much less best ever especially at 22 years old. Now there was an initial jubilation after Tyson's victory by some, but people that have followed the sport for a long time and even many experts at the time said, "Let's wait and see before we start calling him as great as Ali and Louis or greater than them."
You are an idiot

They asked if he was the best ever. That already takes for granted he's an all time great. How many times have you heard anyone on HBO ask if Wlad or Vitali are the best heavy's of all time? It's never been asked because it doesn't need to be. Yet Wlad will likely go down in history as a top 20, probably top 15 heavyweight of all time.

With Mike it was the exact opposite. With him they went straight to the biggest names of all, and asked if he could beat them? At 22, shows just how much they were in awe of him.

I havent heard them ask if Saul Alvarez could have beaten Ray Robinson at welter yet, or Hearns or Duran. Have you?
They (HBO) asked the question if he was the best ever because some misguided fools asked that question after the jubilation of the Spinks fight. But you have to remember Ali had his last fight in late '81, he was still a big iconic star in the sport that is still remember by many. The truth is that outside of a misguided few like casual fans no one really thought he was an atg up there with Ali or even greater than Ali or Louis, still the standard for Heavies.

Why was there this thread? Because for years you have the Tyson fans saying that basically everyone thought that Tyson was just as great or greater than past HW greats after the SPinks fight. That is not the case. A myth just like the long count in the Buster Douglas fight.

And no need to get into insults.