Who was closer to being in his prime ?

I don't agree with that, Stevie.......I mean, Tyson lost in February of 1990.......if his prime was really 1988 as you say, you're talking maybe 18 months difference. How could you even tell at that point? You blink and 18 months have gone by, and he hadn't taken any beatings to expedite the degrading process we see in other fighters who suddenly get old overnight.

Ali, meanwhile, was four full years past his best performances. Four years usually more than encapsulates what one could consider prime years for just about any fighter.

 

Tyson obviously.

Nobody was whinging about him when he was battering Holmes, Tubbs, Spinks, Bruno, and Williams in a total of 13 rounds.

That bull**** only came AFTER he got spanked by Buster.