Tyson was starting to throw combinations in the second fight that he never did in the first fight... Why else would Holyfield resort to headbutts in that fight when he didn't in the first fight. Also, like I've said a million times Mike Tyson wasn't past his prime PHYSICALLY but he was mentally not in the sport, like other great fighters such as Zab Judah who could probably beat almost anyone today p4p except Mayweather if he had the mental fortitude to actually fight. Mike Tyson was totally different than the fighter pre-Douglas(which he came in out of shape, and was mentally not in the fight before it happened). So Tyson was already past his prime before he ever got out of jail. Even against Bruno in the second fight he showed little to no head movement, and his combinations were hesistant, and would have never gotten off against Holyfield who like I said before would tie up Tyson at the earliest oppertunity, and IMO should have had points taken away because he was fighting like Ruiz. I never said Holmes was in his prime when he fought Tyson, but he still had footspeed, and handspeed comparable to before, and most importantly his jab was the same. Now Roy JOnes Jr. is still exceptionally fast at 38, Ali kept alot of his handspeed when he got a little older. THe point is unlike at any other time in his career Larry Holmes had no chance against Tyson who was too fast, and too strong for him. Tyson also beat Spinks whom at least tied with a "better" Holmes than the one who faced Tyson.