Frazier's 5 best scalps v Tyson's best scalps

Inspired or stolen?

The jury is still out.

 

I would put Pinklon Thomas or Tony Tubbs under Tyson's 5 best scalps. Better than Bonecrusher certainly.

 

Ruddock should be there too.

 

1) Berbick
2) Bonavena
3) Tucker
4) Ellis
5) Ali

Pretty interesting...it was really tough to pick Tucker over Quarry but I forced myself to be objective.

 

mathis 12 rd dec over berbick
bonecrusher 7 rd tko over bonevenna
larry holmes 12 rd dec over ellis
ali tko over michael spins
tony tucker dec over jerry quarry

 

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Buster Mathis 1968 v Trevor Berbick 1981 IDK

Oscar Bonavena 1968 v

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Jerry Quarry 1969 v

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Jimmy Ellis 1970 v

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Muhammad Ali 1971 v Michael Spinks 1988 IDK

Although Ellis might have upset 1988 Holmes , Tucker might have sopped Quarry and Bonavena might have heard the final bell in a losing attempt vs Smith , but if Ali did it , Smith surely could.

 

:think:huh:-(

 

Also Bonavena had his fair share of deck visits throught his career and he did not even face George Foreman nor Earnest Shavers

 

Trevor Berbick 1981 beats Buster Mathis 1968

Oscar Bonavena 1968 beats James 'Bonecrusher' Smith 1987

Jerry Quarry 1969 beats Tony Tucker 1987

Jimmy Ellis 1970 beats Larry Holmes 1988

Muhammad Ali 1971 beats Michael Spinks 1988

only berbick was good enough to win.

 

scalps maybe but on the nights Tyson fought them they were nothing. Neither had beat a rated HW since before Tyson turned pro. They both knew they would lose and were there for the money.

Bonecrusher's brutal KO revenge win over witherspoon eclipses both Tubbs and pinklon who also fought witherspoon and made far less impresion much earlier.

If you are only as good as your last fight (an established albeit unwritten rule) then tucker, berbick and smith were actually the best "peak Tyson" ever fought.