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Mike Tyson is the greatest heavyweight champion of all time.
Just look at him at the age of 50 and compare him to any other of "the greats" at that age.
Muhammad Ali couldn't even wipe his own ass by the age of 50.
George Foreman was heavyweight champion until age 48 years, 316 days. He's still in good health at 71.
Larry Holmes fought and won at over 52 years old. Still in good health at 70.
Shannon Briggs is over 48 and currently training for a bare knuckle fight.
Michael Spinks is 63 and still in great health.
Jack Dempsey was in relatively good health until his late 80s when he died of heart failure.
Lennox Lewis is 54 and in great health.
Tyson didn't end up fighting any of the other greats from the 1990s/2000s except Holyfield and Lewis.
Tyson never fought George Foreman, Riddick Bowe, Shannon Briggs, Michael Moorer, Hasim Rahman, Wladimir Klitschko, Vitali Klitschko, John Ruiz... All were multiple time world heavyweight champions active during Tyson's career.