Who is the next boxing superstar?

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He didn't fight Holyield until 10 years after he won his first title!

....and Evander Holyfield is still 2 years older than Tyson so your point?

Mike tyson was the heavyweight division from 86 to 90. No one has ever held all the titles together for as long since.

Keep preaching your love of Tyson man, it doesn't change the reality of the situation which is A) He was in the right place at the right time and STILL couldn't hang on to success and B ) Lewis and Holyfield beat the fuck out of him...but if you'd rather compare him to OLD Holmes and Frank Bruno be my guest. I thought I was being kind to him by grouping him in with good company, but I guess you're right he wasn't even competitive vs Evander and Lennox so no reason to list him in there.

It was Lewis and Holyfield who never owned the division. No one has since Tyson.

How do you figure that Evander and Lennox never owned the division? Especially Lennox, that guy cleaned out the division when it was in much better shape than when Tyson was champ.

When did either dominate the division as long as Tyson did?

Neither were good enough to be head and shoulders above the rest of the division.

Just because Mayweather is so much better than everyone else does not make it a weak era, just like Tyson was so gifted for a few years he was almost untouchable and had the media ranking him alongside Ali at the time. Neither Holyfield or Lewis have been thought of as highly during their short reigns.

Tyson wouldn't have lost to Moorer, Rahman or McCall. Your judging him on the bersion that was out of boxing for 4 years.