The reason I watch boxing....Being from New Jersey; Tyson was an icon to inner city youth. He was "Bad"....I'm 31; born in 1980; so I remember all of his early fights...A Tyson fight was unreal...IMO; no Heavy Weight today beats a prime Tyson...
Tyson is awesome, and really he is not in my top 10 or probably top 15/20 of favorite fighters, but he is one of my favorite boxers in terms of personality and character.
I originally wanted to add Top 25 but damn poll gave me only 10 options :] If you stop and have a think there are hundreds and thousands of great fighters so to be considered in top 15 is something truly badass
MY recent article about Mike Tyson's final bout.... http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=29617&more=1