What is the most satisfying case of the “experts getting it wrong?”.

Tyson probably comes second to Ali in terms of cultural impact for his time, yet at the peak of Ali's fame he lost a couple of fights, so while he's regarded as the greatest, he's not seen as invulnerable. Tyson, at the peak of his fame, was ending fights in the first round, not even wearing a robe to the ring, and tearing apart every guy they put in front of him. So the casuals/general population has this idea that prime Mike Tyson was this unbeatable monster. He wasn't. He had a great bob and weave style, explosive knockout power, and a decent chin. When he fought a man on a mission who wasn't afraid and had a game plan (Douglas), he failed. When he fought a guy who was not only unafraid of Tyson but willing to outmuscle him on the inside (Holyfield), he failed. He was pretty washed for the Lewis fight but I think even prime Tyson loses to prime Lewis. His accomplishments are there for all to see, youngest champ, quick kos and a solid career overall. It's hard to put him in top 5 HWs though. The whole if and buts surrounding him about prison and cus dying etc, is irrelevant, everyone goes through tough times, lots of boxers grew up poor, parents dead, criminal background, it's just due to Mike's personality and style, he gets to lean on the negative stuff as an excuse. We've seen the likes of Ali and others have prime years taken away by prison or other issues,its just not really a valid excuse. Ali proved he was still a great champ after, mike couldn't. Facts are he lost to Douglas, Lewis and holyfield, last two both older than Mike and age is the only valid excuse when it comes to the record books. Lewis and holyfield were amongst the best of their era and both beat tyson. Anything else is irrelevant. You gotta beat the best to be the best and he didn't.

Yes that’s his primary achievement and it was a great one but his legacy pales in comparison comparisons to fighters like Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis, yet people who don’t watch the sport often rate Tyson above these guys or as a top 5 heavyweight when it’s simply not the case. Every time he faced a legitimate world class heavyweight in their prime he lost. That fact can’t be disputed.

Spinks was a light heavyweight who had moved up and Frank Bruno is absolutely not one of the greats… Spinks was Tyson’s best win though and is a great win.