You sho? Tyson had around eight wins over fighters in the Top 2 of the division. Tony Tucker would've provided the sternest test for any champion pre-Ali if we arent talking about or giving credit for what they did in their eras because if we are, Tyson undoubtedly fought the best available opposition.
People need to list their top tens. Who do you have over him? Marciano? ****in dempsey? please. He had more defenses. He had better wins than both an also would have beaten the **** out of them both
10 Heavyweight that would rank above him Joe Louis Muhammad Ali Rocky Marciano Lennox Lewis Joe Frazier Sonny Liston George Foreman Evander Holyfield Jack Dempsey Jack Johnson Tyson has no big wins over elite prime heavyweights.
Tell us what prime elite heavys dempsey beat, an marciano. Tyson beat better fighters than half that list did an he did at it 20 years old. An how is larry holmes not on your list
****, these days you can't even get people to agree Frazier beat a prime Ali or Foreman a prime Frazier, and those are a couple wins that come to mind as the very first examples. Douglas and Rahman never see their way into a Top 20 despite wins over elite, prime heavyweights. That's because there is far more that goes into rating them, as there are no divisions to jump and elite fighters to seek out. You fight the era you're in, and can do little more.
Tyson had Lewis and Holyfield in his era, and you can even say Bowe. Never fought Bowe and Lewis and Holyfield beat him up badly.
Firpo an willard? lol. The willard that was off for 3 plus years who dempsey beat? willard was not better than Any heavy tyson fought during his title reign. Not even gonna get into firpo. stop trolling. Charles an walcott were both long faded an war torn. You said Prime elite heavies