I understand why Tyson is heavily collected and I don't disagree with the reasons, but there's several living Heavyweights I'd rank above him.
Lennox
Holyfield
Holmes
maybe even Foreman
I'd rank Tyson above both Klitschko brothers historically, but I think prime Tyson would have had his hands full with Vitali.
Prime Tyson would have likely knocked out Wlad, but slightly past prime Tyson would have had his hands full with him also. Especially the later version of Wlad that learned how stay out of danger on the inside by leaning his full body weight onto his opponent, and wearing his guy down that way. Tyson would have become super frustrated if he couldn't find the space to knock him out early.
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