Who is the next boxing superstar?

[Master]

The young, dedicated and focused 80s Tyson is a completely different proposition.

You mean the Tyson that was fighting such dangerous foes as Mike Jameson, David Jaco, Sammy Scaff, Marvis Frazier, and Steve Zouski?

Oh dear.

Hell, let's throw Tyson's amateur opponents in there as well shall we? How far back in time are going? What about before he started boxing? He hadn't beaten anyone then!

I was (obviously) thinking of the Tyson who beat everyone he fought, including Holmes, Spinks, Biggs etc etc. But no, let's judge him on the guys he fought as an up and coming novice. That always how fighters are judged.

I mean that Ali guy was good, but who did he beat in his first ten fights? Overrated fraud!

Can you expound on the "etc., etc.," I challenge you or anyone else on this forum to name elite, HOF level fighters that Tyson beat. Look at the three you named: Holmes was past his best and fighting without a tune up, Spinks who was a great light heavy but undersized at heavy n had beaten 3 other guys at the weight, and BIGGS. Tyrell Biggs?!? Here's a clue: when you are standing up for a guy's quality of opposition and you have to include Tyrell Biggs as one of his top 3 wins, don't send that post. I like Mike Tyson and I think he gets treated unfairly regarding his personal life, but zit is just a known fact that Mike feasted on a pathetic division. He never beat a prime fighter on the level of Evander, Bowe, Lewis, Wlad...etc.

I know you say you are a Tyson fan and yet again I say to you he can only beat what is in front of him. What he did was smash these fighters and the way he beat them indicates that even a prime Holyfield (whenever that was), Wlad, Vlad, Lewis ect would at least been beaten. It was the way he did it, people can count on one hand the times he was hit hard. He was a superstar for a reason.