Boxing fans regularly debate who they believe to be the greatest heavyweights of all time and now boxing legend Mike Tyson has weighed in himself with his own verdict.
Tyson is often mentioned in those debates, after establishing himself as ‘The Baddest Man On The Planet’ during a ferocious run throughout the 1980s.
He became the youngest world heavyweight champion in history, and later secured undisputed status, claiming knockout wins over fighters such as Larry Holmes and Michael Spinks along the way.
A shock defeat to Buster Douglas ended his title reign, and while he would become champion again, further losses to the likes of Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis somewhat diminish Tyson’s claim to be one of the best ever.
It would appear that ‘Iron Mike’ disagrees though, as when asked on The Big Podcast With Shaq who he thinks are the two best ever, Tyson placed just one name above his own.
“Muhammad Ali then me.”
Tyson then insisted that the majority of the general public would agree with his placement.
“If you put up some stats or something, ask the world. Not one guy — 10 guys. Ask the world.”
It comes as no surprise to see Tyson rank Ali above himself as the number one heavyweight ever, with the Louisville-native living up to his iconic nickname of ‘The Greatest.’
He has a record which stacks up against any other heavyweight throughout history, earning wins over fellow greats such as George Foreman and Joe Frazier, and there would be very few boxing fans that would argue about Ali being viewed as the best of all time.
