It's not so much the size but the fighting style....not that any of this matters to such a rabid fan of Tyson as yourself. The solid jabs, the movement, the not allowing for inside fighting, the height of course is an issue same with reach. Look at the D'Mato/Rooney style, look at all of their fighters title holders, all-time greats, all of them...look who beat those guys there's a pretty distinct link to them. The guys that beat the D'Mato fighters were either bigger bullies or guys who controlled pace & distance. Wlad may not be a bully in the ring but he controls the pace and distance of a fight pretty well...Vitali can do both. Wladimir hasn't gotten where he's gotten because he's a bum or everyone he fights is a bum, that's lazy thinking right there and you're not giving a great champion his due respect. Tyson was great, though he flamed out very quickly and that was always going to be the case.

Wlad has stopped roughly 12 guys who had never been stopped before. He's fought a lot more southpaws than any other heavyweight champion in the history of the sport and his reign as champion is 3rd behind only Larry Holmes & the greatest of all-time Joe Louis.