Quote Originally Posted by Master
Tyson prime would have beaten Holyfield prime so he is better. He also was a more consistant champion during his reign.
...I declare shennanigans on that, do you accept the shennanigans?

Let me ask you who the hell did Tyson beat that makes you think he could beat Holyfield and also who did Holyfield lose to to make you think he'd lose to Tyson?

Tyson's style was picture perfect for Holyfield...Tyson was a limited fighter, you guys always take that as blasphemy but it's true. Tyson was a pressure fighter with good power (yes GOOD power, not great) and GREAT combination punching (perhaps the best combination puncher in the history of the division)...I give Tyson his props when he deserves them but his prime was short, there was a blueprint to beating him, and he never was challenged or challenged himself during his prime, only after which is why there are "cling-ons" that think Tyson was the greatest of all time and could beat Ali.

I've said it before, I'll say it again Tyson loses to the majority of the top 10 all-time heavyweights...including IMO Dempsey and Marciano. People find that very strange and some don't stop to think about it good and hard but those guys were harder than Tyson and mentally tougher than him as well.

All Mike Tyson is when you get down to it is Floyd Patterson with a Sonny Liston attitude...and he's about as good of a fighter as those two guys which is top 15-20 but not top 10