Is Holyfield a more accomplished fighter than Tyson?

[GJC]

Sort of a matter of unloading the question really.
Is Holyfield a better HW than Tyson, in my view no, not prime for prime.
Tyson always struck me as a fighter with a great plan A and no plan B to fall back on whereas Holyfield I think could dig in and claw a result out better.
Think Holyfield had more ring smarts than Tyson.
So I guess to sum up I think Holy had a broader range of skills than Tyson so if that makes him more acomplished then yes.

[Obama]

The Holy of 96 wasn't the offensive machine Holy of the late 80s/early 90s either.

Yea, but he was like the Ali that beat George Foreman. Tyson never had moments of brilliance in his later years. He loaded up to score 1 punch KOs, if he couldn't land that 1 punch he didn't win. There was no plan B.

[Bushidō]

those years in prison messed up Tyson. And his messing around with woman and probably drugs contributed to him falling off so quickly

[Verstyle]

I'm going with Holyfield, too much accomplishments there.

[mickey malone]

This is a No Brainer.. Tyson was shot, around the same age that Holyfield was in his prime...

[The Iron Man]

The Holy of 96 wasn't the offensive machine Holy of the late 80s/early 90s either.

But the 96 version of Holyfield was the best version for a match against Tyson.

[THE REED]

those years in prison messed up Tyson. And his messing around with woman and probably drugs contributed to him falling off so quickly

It was Cus dying that started entire downfall.

[Bigmacpoper]

Greater Cruiserweight? Evander Holyield
Greater Heavyweight? Mike Tyson

But oh wait,Tyson never actually fought at cruiserweight so thats kind of irrelevant here.

But Mike Tyson was the greater,more accomplished fighter for certain.

It was Cus dying that started entire downfall.

Sure,if you wish to romanticize the whole story,but as shown,Tyson's performances hardly declined after the death of Cus D'amato.In fact,his competition was improved and he still looked like the destructive force that he did when he was knocking out journeyman as a prospect under the tutorledge of Cus D'amato.

Tyson destroyed a top heavyweight in Trevor Berbick just a year after Cus D'amato's death and destroyed lineal heavyweight champion in Michael Spinks just two and a half years after the death of Cus D'amato.

[CCobra]

Tyson's involvement with the wrong people is what eventually led to him firing Kevin Rooney. Which effectively ended the Mike Tyson that we all knew. Destructive Tyson was the Tyson with head movement, footwork, speed & devastating combinations. Post-Rooney, Tyson began to forget the fundamentals and rely solely on his power.

[Benncollinsaad]

Anybody who says no is a nuthugger.