View Full Version : Was mike tyson faster on his feet than any heavyweight coming forward ? .


catskills23
11-18-2004, 04:30 PM
Was prime mike tyson faster on his feet than any heavyweight coming forward in history ? .

catskills23
11-19-2004, 07:07 AM
Your responses please .

catskills23
11-21-2004, 10:16 PM
Was mike tyson faster on his feet than jack dempsey ? .

FistoftheDallasStar
11-21-2004, 10:26 PM
In his prime Tyson could shift his weight effortlessly and be in position to land some devestating punches. Without a doubt he is faster than Dempsey. Just look at some of Tysons early fights and compare them to Dempsey.

Argentina
11-21-2004, 11:17 PM
IN order to come in with the full fledged attack mentality and not ever get knocked out coming in, his footwork must have been very fast, and indeed it was. I would have to rank him very, very high on the all time list of footwork, and in terms of coming in, probably the best. (in heavyweight)

SonnyG8R
11-21-2004, 11:24 PM
Hard to tell. The old footage is inconclusive. Tyson had to be one of the quickest coming forward though. A freakin machine in his young prime.

QueenCity
11-21-2004, 11:32 PM
back in the 80's he was just like a train comming at you. I don't know if he was the fastest moving forward, but his combo of speed and power was deadly.

Keleneki
11-22-2004, 06:45 AM
Prime Tyson definitely was one of the fastest, if not the fastest ever when coming forward. Along with his great balance, upper body movement and blistering combinations, he was nigh unstoppable.

catskills23
11-22-2004, 06:57 PM
I heard jack dempsey use to fight up on his toes at times is that true ? .

Xecutioner
11-22-2004, 09:02 PM
http://gigabitadult.com/sites/y/yoyo21/tyson.htm

^ nice clip of tyson highlights, especially the defensive ones. he ducks an uppercut lol :confused:

catskills23
11-23-2004, 09:06 AM
I heard jack dempsey used to box on his toes at time . Is that true ? .

WinkyFan
11-23-2004, 09:23 AM
I have no idea about Jack Dempsey but i do know that Tyson was very quick coming forward on his feet. The thing that made Tyson even more lethal was his ability to get maximum potential out of a punch while coming forward. That takes alot of doing without losing balance or power. He always kept his speed and his power.

jabsRstiff
11-23-2004, 09:28 AM
No doubt.....no heavyweight in history moved forward as quickly as did prime-time Tyson.
This was every bit as important to him as was his punching power.

Imagine what it was like for his opponents ?
Having that fire breathing block of granite come in underneath you that quickly, & bringing up those powerhouse combos ?
I think you'd rather have a dude standing in front of you with a .44 magnum !

t_tsuguri
11-23-2004, 05:29 PM
Tyson had freak speed...

dempseyfire
11-23-2004, 06:20 PM
From what I've seen Dempsey's footspeed was just as quick and agile.

hollister
01-04-2005, 11:24 PM
Tyson had incredible speed for someone his size, Dempsey was much slighter of build, so it wouldn't surprise me to know that Dempsey was as fast as Tyson, but Tyson changed boxing with his combination of speed and power, driven by a level of ferocity rarely seen in boxing.

jack_the_rippuh
01-05-2005, 11:06 AM
It was his ability to get inside the punches what really made him look fast.

Hydro
10-04-2006, 06:06 PM
:lol1: :lol1:

psychopath
10-04-2006, 06:15 PM
It was his ability to get inside the punches what really made him look fast.


Absolutely correct. And it's not only that, Tyson hits his opponent solidly while they are all backing up.

Hydro
10-04-2006, 06:18 PM
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2526
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31654
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4724
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3292
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50607

PATO 1
10-04-2006, 06:21 PM
tyson was fast on his feet and could afford to be because of the fighters he was fighting yanno

hemichromis
10-05-2006, 03:32 PM
coming forward tyson was certainly one of the quickest

floyd patterson came in quick though

Pico Hollywood
08-10-2008, 10:37 PM
Catskills is the best P4P poster on these forums

KnockoutTheFat
08-10-2008, 10:54 PM
Catskills is the best P4P poster on these forums

No doubt. The man ain't in my sig for nothin.

Fenom
08-10-2008, 11:06 PM
was Prime Mike Tyson Faster On His Feet Than Any Heavyweight Coming Forward In History ? .

Damn These Threads!!!!!

RMAcero
08-10-2008, 11:08 PM
Yet another epic post. Yes, he was pretty fast on his feet, one of the top out there. Not sure if he was faster than guys like Floyd Patterson though.

Pico Hollywood
08-10-2008, 11:09 PM
Damn These Threads!!!!!

you don't like these hardcore threads?

Fenom
08-10-2008, 11:16 PM
you don't like these hardcore threads?

im about up to here with these :bsflag: threads

its comical to me how they keep coming about all over the place

Pico Hollywood
08-10-2008, 11:19 PM
im about up to here with these :bsflag: threads

its comical to me how they keep coming about all over the place

I blame catskills and his followers

ahahahaha

Fenom
08-10-2008, 11:36 PM
I blame catskills and his followers

ahahahaha

yea.....is he the one who started all the fleetfooted and fleetchined and all that ****?

Pico Hollywood
08-10-2008, 11:41 PM
yea.....is he the one who started all the fleetfooted and fleetchined and all that ****?

Yes, he started the trend, but those are some hardcore ass questions

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02-08-2009, 07:40 PM
Was prime mike tyson faster on his feet than any heavyweight coming forward in history ? .

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