What was Mike Tyson's greatest win ?

[Hulk]

Floyd Patterson is still the youngest HW champion. When Tyson beat Berbick, Spinks was still the universally recognized champ, lineal champ that is. So Tyson in actuality never became HW champ until he beat the man, and that was Spinks.

Lineal title>ABC alphabet title.

So I go with Spinks as Tyson's greatest win to become the 2nd youngest HW champ in 1st round ko.

Tyson is the youngest heavyweight champion ever in my mind and in most people's minds.

Doesn't mean it's true. Boxing is a man who beat the man who beat the man sport. Alphabet gangs don't change that. Tyson wasn't champ until he had beaten Spinks who beat Holmes who won it beating Norton after Ali retired who had beaten Leon who had beaten Ali who had beaten Foreman who had beaten Frazier who had beaten Ali who had beaten Liston.

Just because some corrupt organization strips a still active champion doesn't make the new guy a champion if the word is to mean anything. See Darius M being stripped and belts being given to Jones as a classic example.

The only "youngest" title Tyson really has is the youngest heavy ever to lose the crown.

Consensus is that he is the youngest my friend.

We can play semantics all day with him winning a world title but not the lineal title, but perception is everything.

And it is a moot point, as Spinks proved to be no threat what so ever. Hardly worthy of denying Tyson from being the youngest hw champ ever.

Regardless, who do you think was his best victory ?

[marbleheadmaui]

Floyd Patterson is still the youngest HW champion. When Tyson beat Berbick, Spinks was still the universally recognized champ, lineal champ that is. So Tyson in actuality never became HW champ until he beat the man, and that was Spinks.

Lineal title>ABC alphabet title.

So I go with Spinks as Tyson's greatest win to become the 2nd youngest HW champ in 1st round ko.

Tyson is the youngest heavyweight champion ever in my mind and in most people's minds.

Doesn't mean it's true. Boxing is a man who beat the man who beat the man sport. Alphabet gangs don't change that. Tyson wasn't champ until he had beaten Spinks who beat Holmes who won it beating Norton after Ali retired who had beaten Leon who had beaten Ali who had beaten Foreman who had beaten Frazier who had beaten Ali who had beaten Liston.

Just because some corrupt organization strips a still active champion doesn't make the new guy a champion if the word is to mean anything. See Darius M being stripped and belts being given to Jones as a classic example.

The only "youngest" title Tyson really has is the youngest heavy ever to lose the crown.

Consensus is that he is the youngest my friend.

We can play semantics all day with him winning a world title but not the lineal title, but perception is everything.

And it is a moot point, as Spinks proved to be no threat what so ever. Hardly worthy of denying Tyson from being the youngest hw champ ever.

Regardless, who do you think was his best victory ?

The concensus is factually wrong. This isn't a matter of opinion, we can determine the correct view. Unless you want to argue the meaning of the word champion has changed over time? Then "history" requires and apples to apples comparison. The lineal crown is the only measurable constant. That says Floyd is the youngest.

Again, what I note about Tyson's best victory is how mediocre it is compared to the best wins of other great fighters. I guess I'd say Spinks or Tony Tucker.