Eh, maybe I did underestimate Typhlosion a bit there. For a fire starter seems like he could be an alright mixed sweeper based on some of the moves you listed.
I never outright said I didn't like Typhlosion though; always loved its design as I have with most fire Pokemon. Anyway, probably wouldn't want to restart my Heart Gold file with all I have on it, so if I were to have another Typhlosion, I would just breed another Cyndaquil in that game, then trade it over.