Quote Originally Posted by ross View Post
Mike Tyson was a different era.

The fact his old opponents he wiped the floor with can go in to the nineties and have good success over people that were supposedly fighters who could handle Mike shows how good Mike was.

When Lewis beat Tyson it was 16 years after Mike had won his first world title.

When Joe louis lost to Marciano it was only 14 years later. Different eras.
Evander had a much rougher career anmore wear and tear than Tyson when they fought. He was also older. They were definitely from the same era, since that is so important to u. Tyson was, by his own admission, back to his best and destroying guys like Bruno more convincingly than he had in his prime. Evander was coming off a lackluster performance (which he was known for vs guys he felt were not a threat like HOLMES) and many feared for his safety. Evander dominated Tyson and broke his will just like he would have at any pinky in Tyson's career. Evander is easily a level above Mike Tyson as was Lennox Lewis.