Tyson vs Holyfield - who of them is better fighter?

[Spicoli]

Have to go with Holyfield.Tysons handspeed was superb,tight package and was a formidable force coming forward...when things were going his way.They were set to meet in 1990,then Douglas layed Mike out.Again in 1991,then a busted rib (courtesy of sparring Oliver McCall I believe?) took Mike out of that one.Holyfield would have boxed more back then but I still think he would have beaten Mike.Had more intangibles.....mentally sound,footwork,stamina,combination punching,etc.He had his number,I think Tyson realized that in the rematch and resorted to going rabid dog on Holyfield.

[KananKrus]

Holyfield.

He beat Tyson twice.

Tyson after losing Cus D' Amato had doom written all over him. With that factor alone, it is hands down Holyfield, however much irritated I am to say so.

On his own, Tyson was only good to win against mediocre to mid-level opposition! He, as a man was manipulated to perform at less than optimum. He plodded on like a prized puppet, even looked thorazined at times in fights, especially against Holyfield 2. With DK pulling the strings, it was more like shows from "Barnum and Bailey" in the early years, than actual boxing matches!

Tyson had skills in the ring, and power that was hard to equal, that at some point, the "house" continuously lost tons of "moolah" in the betting game! Regardless of what odds are at stake, there is only one theme in betting. And there too, was only one result. Remember the Buster Douglas fight, after this one, Tyson was flushed!

Holyfield beat Tyson twice? Tyson was, when they finally met, reduced to a mere shadow of what should have been the real "Iron Mike".

[ICB]

This isn't even debatable of course Evander Holyfield, he was a 2 weight division champion beating names like.

Dwight Muhammad Qawi x2
Carlos De Leon
Mike Tyson x2
Michael Moorer
George Foreman
Larry Holmes
James Tillis
Ray Mercer
Riddick Bowe
Alex Stewart x2
Bert Cooper
Buster Douglas
Michael Dokes
Pinklon Thomas
Henry Tillman
Ossie Ocasio

Mike Tyson Best Wins.

Tony Tucker
Tyrell Biggs
James Tillis
Larry Holmes
Pinklon Thomas
Trevor Berbick
Michael Spinks
James Smith
Frank Bruno
Carl Williams
Tony Tubbs
Henry Tillman
Razor Ruddock x2
Francois Botha
Marvis Frazier

Thread over IMO.

[Master]

Prime Tyson would have wiped Holyfield, if they fought him after Ruddock before he went to jail, I still think he would have won that one too.

[CGM]

prime vs prime, Tyson wins the fight. comparing overall careers, I guess you have to go with Holyfield.

[Mr140]

Well i have to say it is Evander Holyfeild and he beat the better people and also beat Tyson him self fact is i always thought Holyfeild would win he had Tysons number people say Tyson was past it be Evander was older and had a heart condtion also was in one of the most brutal fights in heavyweight history with Bowie Evander was just to mental tough for Tyson i mean yea Tyson was looking great fighting against bums but he never beat a elite Evander also showed that he never crumbled under pressure either.