Or we could say MJ vs. Lebron is the Ali vs. Tyson of basketball.
MJ is GOAT.
Ali is GOAT.
Tyson was my era and he was crazy tough, but just like MJ revolutionized the sport of basketball, Ali did the same for boxing. It doesn't matter if Tyson actually were to beat Ali in some sort of boxing match where both were in their prime--Ali was an icon that Tyson never came close to matching.