Tysons wins over Spinks/Holmes were greater...

than Lewis's wins over Evander and Tyson. Think about it. Spinks beat Holmes, and Cooney, was undefeated, and one of the greatest LT HW fighters of all time. Spinks, a cool-headed tactician, dethroned a undefeated Holmes, beating him twice.

Today, and regarded by many, Spinks is thought to be greater than Roy Jones was in his hey day. Many experts picked Spinks to win. They were wrong, and it was a 91 second massacre. Many excuses, and explanations were given, in order to explain why it was so one-sided. So, this is Tysons win over a prime great. Even though Spinks was naturally a LT HW, he was still very formidable. Look what Roy Jones did against Ruiz. Look at how Spinks destroyed the highly regarded Cooney. Both equally proving themselves in the HW divison.

Lewis's win over a 38 year old Evander is about equal to Tysons win over Holmes, who was around the same age. Holmes was inactive for about 2 yrs, but was only coming off losses to one man, Spinks. The main difference, and often overlooked, , was the fact that Holmes was coming off 20 something title defenses, which makes up for the 2 yrs of inactivity. Although rusty, Holmes, was very, very, experienced. Evander was considered spent after the Bowe trilogy, and then looked well past it against Moorer. Also Evander had even retired, although briefly, due to heart conditions. Furthermore, Holmes went on to beat a prime Mercer, and almost beat a prime Holyfield, after the loss to Tyson. Evander, has a pretty bad losing record after losing to Lewis. Going by that, Holmes certainly has greater longevity, which further illustrates how he is greater all-time HW than Evander was. Therefore, Tysons win over a 39 yr old Holmes, is greater than Lewis's victory over Evander. One final point, look at the difference in domination over their opponent. Lewis went tooth and nails with Evander, and Tyson scored a KO via 4th rd against one of the greatest HW's of all time, who equally had a granite chin. So we see that Tysons over-achievements wind up being overlooked here. These two wins are dismissed, which is completely unfair, especially when we see how they truly measure up against Lewis's ATG wins.

Finally, look at Lewis's second so-called win over a HW great, -against Tyson. Without a doubt, Tyson was an ATG. However, how does the win stack up against Tyson's win over Spinks? Spinks was undefeated, prime, and linear champ at the time. When Lewis fought Tyson, he had already been toppled by Evander, and didnt accomplish much afterwards, to be honest. Also factor in that Tyson was out of the ring a total of about 6 years due to jail, and being banned after biting Holy.This should significantly detract from Lewis's win over Tyson, IMO. By the time Lewis got to Tyson, he was a shell of a shell, and a very ancient 36 , ring-wise. Which overall, doesnt equate to the significance of Tyson over Spinks.

I still think Evander, who had wins over a 30 yr old Tyson, and also beat many champions like, Pinklon, Douglas, Bowe, Dokes, Foreman,Holmes, Moorer, Mercer, Rahman, Ruiz, is greater than Tyson. I would rank the three: Evander, Tyson, Lewis. ...

Anyone agree?

 

One final point here. Even if you compare Tysons win over Spinks, against Lewis's win over Holy, Tyson comes out on top. Heres why. The only reason to compare these two wins, is because both are not considered natural HW's. In comparison, Lewis/Evander, and Tyson/Spinks, Evander had the better HW resume. However, Spinks was still regarded the Linear champion, was undefeated, and closer to his prime than Evander was. On a side note, I still think Evander as of a real HW even though he ruled the Cruiser Weight divison briefly. Evander spent the majority of his career fighting in the HW division, therefore he is a real HW. Lastly, comparing Lewis/Tyson, with Tyson/Holmes; Who dominated their opponent, leaving no doubts? Tyson KO Holmes in 4. Lewis KO Tyson in 8? Which losing opponent went on to better wins after their loss? Holmes, without a doubt! No matter which way you slice or dice it, compare or twist it, Tysons wins over ATGs, outwieght Lewis's. Case rested.

 

Damn, is that all u got?

 

Obviously!! By no means, am I saying he beat a prime Holmes. You need to re-read my post.