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D. BerginTyson had a very short prime, never fought Riddick Bowe, didn't fight Lennox Lewis until it was irrelevent, lost badly to Evander Holyfield twice and was made to look silly by an average Buster Douglas in his prime.
He's also never had a come from behind victory or ever been a factor once being knocked down or facing any kind of adversity.
Like Sonny Liston he was a fearsome bully who turned into an average fighter when facing somebody who wasn't scared stiff of him.
He was an amazing phenomenon for a short period of time and seemed scary good for a minute and made a ton of money. Unfortunately he was one of those too good to be true stories.
I tend to rate boxers more on longevity rather then prime vs. prime, especially when their primes are so short, regardless of the reasons or excuses.
Lennox came back and beat the two guys who beat him in rematches. He had a high KO percentage so I don't understand when people call him a boring fighter, he was a smart fighter who learned from his mistakes if anything. He also showed a ton of heart in his last fight against Vitali before retiring.