Originally posted by VG_Addict
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in his hypothetical prime, which lasted only 2 years and magically ended at the ripe age of 24, which for most fighters are still green - Tysons in prime weaknesses were his inability to fight inside for a shorter fighter, he was a mid range fighter with great speed and good punching power that would hold on inside rather than fight. He either caught you and stopped you by overwhelming you or he got frustrated.
He didn't stop everyone in his prime like some people think. Tucker, Smith and Green all went the distance with him. Neither of these guys had the ability to fight back.
His 2 marquee wins also have huge holes in them, spinks being a retired lhw who came back and faced Tyson on short notice with no tune up. And Holmes who cameback out of retirement on short notice with no tune up as well. pretty unfair circumstances made to dupe the public.
However, no HW has a perfect record and it is easy to poke holes in a lot of HW resumes, so I still consider Tyson a good HW. I figure he would have lost to Bowe and Holyfield prime for prime all the same, and Lewis vs Tyson is 50/50 for me because Tyson did better than expected vs a prime Lewis and that Tyson was completely shot to pieces when he fought him.
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