- As endlessly analyzed, Mike and Ali can be followed seamlessly up the timeline from their debut to identical title records, 10-0, 8 KO, before the wheels first come off. Mike was more dominating against bigger, stronger, better comp without any controversies or poor performances as Ali had, and has already earned more than Ali's career earnings in spite of only 3 yrs separating their first and last fights.
Then Ali at 27 years charged with draftdodging to go on a 3 year sabbatical of redemption. Tyson at 23 years loses his HOF team, diagnosed as bipolar, and placed on experimental pychotropic sedatives after a suicide attempt before knocking out Buster Douglass. Alas he's doublecrossed by the ref as the set up by DKing for near 4 years of trial and prison.
Ali comes back hungry, gets set back by Frazier, regains his title, but not always in shape or motivated to really fight and controversial fights still abound. Tyson is clueless about his being looted by King and barely more than a drugged 4 rd slugger still destroying his opposition when not blowing himself up for yet another year of prison. Ali more consistent in this phase, but Mike still the dominating performances no matter his failures.
I'd more prefer Me vs RicketyMortis with him in his prime on a barge using LondonPrize Ring Rules, the origins of not only boxing, but also the MMA.
Forget the weight, this is the original open class, but we can still use the full extent of our skills and talents, and the first one knocked or thrown off the barge into the deep ends the fight, He gets plucked by a speedboat, hauled to shore, bundled up and set in a recliner under an umbrella with a pink margarita in hand.
Why do I think it'll take RicketyMortis 10 more years to reach his prime? Yo, Rickety, anyone home?