That's all well and good ross, but the facts are that the Cus D'Mato style is a "burning the candle at both ends" style, its explosive, its flashy, but it doesn't last long. Patterson, Torres, Rooney, Mathis, Tyson, etc. their primes didn't last long AND they were all solved by similar fighters either #1 Solid boxer/punchers that used height and reach effectively or #2 guys more effective at bullying.

Mike Tyson was a dynamic fighter, a great fighter, but he wasn't invincible, he had flaws, he made mistakes.

Could he beat the Klitschko's? Sure, there's a solid possibility. Could the Klitschko's beat Tyson? Sure, there's a solid possibility.

Wlad and Vitali are big, strong, athletic, and they use their size to their advantage probably as good as anyone else has ever done. Do they have flaws and weaknesses? Sure, but they have shown IMO tougher psychological strength. Vitali did stop fighting vs Byrd due to injury but that aside they have an amazing record of fighting until they have been truly beaten when other fighters look for the "easy way out".

Its a hypothetical match, there's no sure winner, both sides have strong cases and I respect that...I just see it differently than most I guess. If the Klitschko's were from the US or the UK I'm betting they would receive a lot more credit.

Thanks for that post though ross, it was a good read and I do love that style. When I boxed I tried to mix Tyson's style with Lewis/Steward style and I had good success with both.