Mike Tyson has revealed who he believes to be the greatest heavyweight in boxing history.
At the peak of his powers, Tyson proved himself to be the most formidable fighter to walk the planet, exploding onto the scene during the mid 1980s when he was barely an adult.
Tyson won his first nineteen professional fights via stoppage, with twelve of these victories coming inside of the opening round.
He wrote his name into the boxing history books in 1986 when he defeated Trevor Berbick to capture the WBC title and become the youngest world heavyweight champion of all time, a record that remains unbroken to this very day.
In the year that followed his historic victory over Berbick, Tyson racked up respective wins over WBA champion James Smith and IBF champion Tony Tucker to achieve undisputed status at heavyweight just one month after he turned 21-years-old.
Speaking on The Big Podcast With Shaq, Tyson was asked to reveal who he believes to be the greatest heavyweight of all time, and whilst he jokingly says himself at first, he went on to rank himself just behind Muhammad Ali
“Me. No, Muhammad Ali then me.”
Ali, the late great icon of the sport, captured the world heavyweight championship on three occasions throughout the course of his 21-year tenure, defeating a number of legendary heavyweights including Joe Frazier, Ken Norton and George Foreman to name a few. As is well known, his impact extended far beyond the ring.