Prime Liston vs Prime Tyson

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Why would you care about his opposition in his 40's? Should Mosley be penalized because he isn't fighting Porter?

In his 40's? Sonny died when he was 40... If one goes by his reported age he had one fight when he was 40, a win over Wepner.

The Opposition Tyson Faced from 35 to 40 was on a whole much tougher than what Sonny faced, ( other than Peter McNeely) . The Combined record of the guys he faced in those 7 fights was 211-14-2.

Liston's 'official' age was 38 when he died.

[Kurgen22]

Liston's 'official' age was 38 when he died.

Sonny had no birth certificate, there is contraversy about his age. He said him self he wasnt sure. The Census of 1940 listed him as 10 years old, but then again census takers only write down what the family tells them.
But all in all the same point stands, Sonny, in all probabily never fought past the age of 40.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

He was past his prime, whatever his age. That's the point.