Mike Tyson's Top 5 wins

[Exciterx30]

When it comes to Tyson, even though he was one of the most feared and successful heavyweights ever, there is always a feeling of "what if?". There is always the debate about whether or not he was able to realize his potential.

Personally, I think that his resume, although not jaw dropping, is solid enough to make him one of the best heavyweights ever. I don't know where he ranks in the list but he deserves to be in it. He is also one of my favorites but that is another subject. Anyway, if you were to pick his top 5 wins, which fights would you choose? I would choose Michael Spinks, Larry Holmes (old but still decent), the two fights against Razor Ruddock, and Tony Tucker.

He has other solid wins over former champions and contenders such as James Tillis, Tony Tubbs, Trevor Berbick, James Smith, Carl Williams, Frank Bruno, and so on, but I think these are not up there with the top 5 I chose.

[CarnageVF720]

Spinks
Holmes
Tucker
Berbick
Tubbs

[ßringer]

Michael Spinks.

That's literally it.

[lparm]

When you really dissect him career the resume is not that impressive. That said I have no doubt a young, prime Tyson would've done well in every era expect Ali's.

[Daddy T]

spinks
holmes (underrated ... holmes was passed his best but by no means shot as some claim just look at the holyfield fight shortly after)
tucker
bruno
thomas

other good wins include smith, berbick, tubbs, biggs, williams, frazier and ruddock. And what should also be taken into account is not just the who but the how. With the exception of tucker he dominated all of them (smith survived by running all night) There is a tendency these days to simply look at the who when dealing with tyson and it completely ignores the fact that at his best the guy was devastating. There's MUCH better wins on his record than there is in either klitscko for example.

[Szef]

spinks
holmes
tucker
bruno
thomas

other good wins include smith, berbick, tubbs, biggs, williams, frazier and ruddock. And what should also be taken into account is not just the who but the how. With the exception of tucker he dominated all of them (smith survived by running all night) There is a tendency these days to simply look at the who when dealing with tyson and it completely ignores the fact that at his best the guy was devastating. There's MUCH better wins on his record than there is in either klitscko for example.

Seriously? Holmes is his second best win? Sam Peter, Haye, Byrd are better than any of Tysons wins except Spinks maybe

[Daddy T]

Seriously? Holmes is his second best win? Sam Peter, Haye, Byrd are better than any of Tysons wins except Spinks maybe

keep going what other wins are better than tysons? ... I'll give you haye as a top 3 or 4 and both byrd and sam peter as solids ... plus bear in mind tyson dominated all of them e.g spinks in 1 wlad managed to outpoint haye after promising to stop him and struggled against peter

[Szef]

keep going what other wins are better than tysons? ... I'll give you haye as a top 3 or 4 and both byrd and sam peter as solids ...

How is Byrd "solid"? Guy beat Holyfield, Vitali...Chagaev is also one of Wlad's best win.

Michael Spinks is the only legit win on Tyson's resume, that's it.

[Szef]

And Wlad didn't dominate them? He didn't struggle with Haye, he easily outpointed him with his ***in jab. He outpointed Peter in the first fight(he was on the canvas, but only one of those KDs was legit), than he knocked him out in the second fight.

And if Holmes is one of Tyson's best win maybe Wlad should fight Holyfield, that would be as legit as Mike knocking Larry out

[Alx.]

Spinks, Tucker, Holmes, Bruno

Wow, looking at it now there's not that many names on his resume that are even worth mentioning....maybe pinklon thomas