Im going with 8 too 1 tysons favour
Prime Tyson was one of the best athletes ever. (like legit ever not Ronda ever)
And I'm not just talking about the power aspect that most noobs remember him for.. that man had speed, quickness, reflexes, footwork, hand speed.. when you look at those old training footage of him you can really see something special then you add in that explosiveness, that power and how fast he was for a 220 lbs stocky build 5'10 with a small reach and the cherry on top his killer instinct along side his aggressiveness, intimidation.. a natural born fighter type.
He was the best fighter on the planet from '85-86 till prison '91-92 ('90 if you wanna be a dick about it, you know why)... not many people can claim that and if this man had focus and control it would have been longer. We have no idea that level of fame in that time, the money, the attention, the vultures, the pussies and all the shit around him was like, we had no damn internet and people in all 'corners' of the planet knew his name.
Okay a purist can come and point me to a bad ass wrestler that can challenge him but I'm telling you the speed, footwork and when he connected things won't be so easy for anyone, it would be an uphill battle.
Now prime Tyson (with added DC wrestling) vs prime Jones.. what choice is that.. Tyson 99% of the time, even with no wrestling I would still freaking favor prime Tyson but of course a much bigger weakness for Jones to exploit.
Short 30 sec clip of a teen Tyson: