not ****ing at all. Tyson destroyed the division, and beat several very good fighters. his dominance, in his prime, is second to none. The only fighter that compares in the heavyweight division is Marciano. nobody else comes close. If Anythin he's probably underrated right now. but mike was such an elite fighter- combos, awesome power, speed, durability, headmovement, bodyshots, EVERYTHING wa there. he was one of a kind
I'm talking about how dominant they were during their vicious careers. Tyson only lost when he was significantly past it or undertrained. marciano never did. I say they do compare in dominance
significantly past it, he might have not been in his absoloute prime, but by no means was he significantly past it when he long to Holyfield, he was what 26/27. Buster douglas maybe he undertrained yes. Ali, Foreman, Louis, Lewis all great HW all won when were not in the prime against good opposition
this is what im trying to say though, if you asked one of the general public who the greatest of all time is, no one will say DLH, alot will say Tyson. SRL, Dont be stupid. He went 6-1-1 against Hagler, Hearns, Duran and Benitez
yeah you're right. that's one of his big downfalls. but in his prime I question if he would ever lose to Douglas I don't think so. I think he was significanty past it with holy. I didn't see the same combos or speed
Ali is over rated by casul fans yes, but still hes a top 5 p4p ATG. Tyson who is just as rated by casual fans in no where near that.
You forgot Larry Holmes and Michael Spinks, always convenient that. Youngest HW champ ever, undisputed champ for 3 years and regained the title after a long layoff despite all the crazy **** that was going on in his life. Thankfully there's plenty of people around who remember just how dominant he was in his prime. He is easily a top 10 ATG HW and head to head probably a top 5 ATG HW. Over-rated, **** no.
Tyson is an ATG but I also think people tend to overrate him because of his fame/persona. He also didn't tear through every opponent with ease, people seem to forget about his opponents like Quick Tillis and the likes, he was beatable by tall, strong opponents who weren't afraid of him.