where do you rank tyson in terms of the all time great heavyweights?

Top 15 very overhyped by casual fans

this is not a hate thread, im just asking oh really? http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196790 p4pkingfloyd-"that tyson is a disgusting piece of shit" This thread was made imediantly after that comment. No hate but thats why I made the remark I made. to answer your question i say for anyone to say he isnt top 10 is fooling themselves. Also as far as who has he beat...while he didnt beat any legends he beat some pretty good guys in his prime. He was young when he won the title and they were bring tyson along like Linares, Juanma, gamboa and other young fighters. Thats the way its always been. You gotta remember tyson around that time he he the run in the 80's was 20-23. His great years was stolen due to that rape charge and if it wouldnt have went down he would have beaten lewis, holyfield, bowe and won his rematch against douglas. While you can argue against that..the tyson that lost those fights was a tyson that turned into an undisciplined head hunter.

Between 11 to 15

#1 http://im.rediff.com/movies/2007/apr/12tyson.jpg

top 10. if his training and career weren't derailed in the early 90's, he might've become the best all-time. all I know is, 80's mike tyson is unbeatable.

Top 15 4 sho.

somewhere between 12-15.

Maybe top 20.

I would have him at top 15. It does hurt him a little that he never beat an elite fighter but at his absolute prime he was absolutely devestating and that scores some serious points with me. exactly. he might not have beat any great fighters but him blowing away good fighters helps his greatness.

I would have him at top 15. It does hurt him a little that he never beat an elite fighter but at his absolute prime he was absolutely devestating and that scores some serious points with me.

top 5. coulda been #1 but outside stuff and just misfortunes just ruined him. This thread was just created to hate on mike but fact is a prime mentally focus tyson was just about unbeatable as it gets. No fighter is unbeatable but tyson along with roy, ali and robinson are as close as you can get. this is not a hate thread, im just asking

he never really beat the real elite fighters so i was just interested to see where others would put him

top 5. coulda been #1 but outside stuff and just misfortunes just ruined him. This thread was just created to hate on mike but fact is a prime mentally focus tyson was just about unbeatable as it gets. No fighter is unbeatable but tyson along with roy, ali and robinson are as close as you can get.

i rate your av #1. mike is top 20 or maybe even 15.