Mike Tyson v Sonny Liston

[Zilla]

Mike Tyson was a fighter you could put in with anyone confident of him winning, Hamed wasnt, you always had suspicions that a decent boxer would take him, Jose Badillo isnt really a yard stick of greatness either.

Hamed beat some good fighter but it always looked as though Barrera and Morales could take him.

Mike nearly ran out of viable opponents, Rooney said if he hadnt left they were going to pull Mike out for a few years and let some other fighters establish themseves as a base for opponents.

Well he'd have run into Evander whether he stayed with Rooney or not and the result would have been the same. Demolition of Tyson. Evander and Lewis are the only true world class guys he fought who were genuine HW's and he was destroyed by both.

Let's be honest here. Mike way underestimated Holyfield (his own fault) because everyone thought Holyfield was washed up, including Evander. He didn't train and thought he could clear Holy out with one punch. And in the rematch Evander was using his head until Mike did the unspeakable. Had they fought pre-prison Mike wouldn't have thought of him as washed up and it would have been a completely different story, even if he did wind up losing still. And if a faded Tyson could win a round against Lewis, he could win several more in his prime if not take the fight. Tyson in his prime kills Lewis in that time, but that's simply because he'd been a pro longer.