Quote Originally Posted by red_hulk View Post
I understand what you're saying. But what I'm saying that his career automatically jumped off when most have to work for years to get where he got
true. he was dynamite in a weak division at the time.

he was the most exciting fighter I had ever seen at the time. Not only that, but he was extremely humble at the time, with a soft spoken voice.

And when I saw him lose his first fight, i was in utter shock. I didn't think it was possible. I was such a huge fan. And for the rest of that day, I was not in a good mood.

Again, if you want to include him with the elite of the elites, then you MUST look at his whole career.

Let's talk about Julio Cesar Chavez for a bit. he was in an extremely tough division, very deep, with alot of other talented fighters. He went many many years, and accummulated beltsin three different divisions. he is a six time world champ, he even went 88-0 before his first loss.

Even ESPN only rates Iron Mike at the #50 spot overall, behind 49 other fighters as the worlds greatest.

The facts are the facts. Iron Mike is great, just NOT the greatest. Not even close!