We can argue about this all day, fact remains Haney had as much chance of being dethroned as Heath, which was next to none.
Heath is dominant and so was Haney, the only difference is Haney was and is a nice guy, Phil comes across as a douchebag, this is why Haney is regarded by some as the best ever and Heath the worst ever.
I agree on this one.
Nobody really "pushed" Haney outside of Gaspari, and that was all on condition, and he wasn't going to win unless Haney totally messed up. Yates challenged and would have beaten him after, but that was only in the final year. They year he f'd his condition was on him, not because of his competitors.