Mike Tyson: Top 10 Heavyweight?

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  1. Hands of Iron

    Hands of Iron #MSE Full Member

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    It's really too bad Duva wasn't ready to throw Holyfield in there sooner.
     
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  2. Hands of Iron

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    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.
     
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  3. brnxhands

    brnxhands Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    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
     
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  4. Hands of Iron

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  5. Hands of Iron

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    :rofl

    You've already been shown the truth. Continue wallowing in Stage 3 Denial. :deal
     
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  6. SJS19

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    He fights with Wlad, for my number ten spot.

    Holyfield is above both.
     
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  7. turbotime

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    :lol: :rofl

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  8. Hands of Iron

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    :jjj
     
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  9. D4thincarnation

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    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.
     
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  10. brnxhands

    brnxhands Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    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
     
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  11. Hands of Iron

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    ****, 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.
     
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  12. D4thincarnation

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    Dempsey beat Fripo and Willard.

    Marciano beat Charles, Walcott.

    Holmes is higher than Tyson too.
     
    D4thincarnation, Sep 28, 2012
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  13. D4thincarnation

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    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.
     
    D4thincarnation, Sep 28, 2012
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  14. brnxhands

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    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
     
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  15. Hands of Iron

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    Both Willard and Firpo were actually pretty terrible fighters, nevermind being any better.
     
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