was tysons power overrated?.

A lot of his opponents have said that they have been hit harder. Probably felt that way after they woke up from a nice nap on the canvas. He certainly had enough power that, combined with his speed, accuracy and head movement, made up for his diminutive stature.

all i would say is tysons punch is the last one id ever want to see hit my chin lmao

A lot of his opponents have said that they have been hit harder. Its natural for fighters to say that after getting owned. Just like when fighter A gets beat by fight B. Then fighter A says fighter B is not as good as fight C who fighter A beat. Its an ego thing.

At first it was overrated. Now it's becoming increasingly underrated, especially amongst the know-it-all boxing historian types who are also the ones perpetuating the ludicrous and baseless rumour that Tyson lacked one-hit knockout power, that he was a combination puncher. As opposed to whom? Shavers? Foreman? How many one punch knockouts or even knockdowns did they have between them? As for Baer, well it really boggles the mind to think that there are apparently sane people who sit down to watch that sloppy sluggard and come to the conclusion that he hits harder than Tyson did (because he killed two men!!!). There's a reason Tyson because as popular as he did. No one had ever seen such devastating power and ferocity in the boxing ring before.

and you believe everything you read on the internet . anyways even if tysons power is 1800 psi what does that mean if shavers or foremans power was never measured . For all we know they could of hit at 2000 psi or more as could other big punching heavyweights. you know nothing baout boxing. u question his power ? gtfoh. get a life

tyson had a 1800 psi punch... nuff said its a known fact. google it. and you believe everything you read on the internet . anyways even if tysons power is 1800 psi what does that mean if shavers or foremans power was never measured . For all we know they could of hit at 2000 psi or more as could other big punching heavyweights.

no..tyson was real....sonny liston aint got **** on mike.....:boxing:

dont peopel realize he was knocking guys out one shot that were bigger than him....watch and enjoy hataz

fighters were scared as hell to get in the ring with tyson. his power was DEF not overrated

" Is Mike Tysons power over-rated " Here is some evidence to how hard he hit. Larry Holmes got put down by a Shavers bomb and got back up and went on to win. Couldn't do it with Tyson and most consider Earnie to be one of the hatdest hitters ever and Larry Holmes said Mike Tyson was the ONLY man he was ever SCARED of in the ring. I'm sure they said Tysons punch at full power it had the same force as an 18Ibs sledgehammer hitting you. It may have been overated from a single punch perspective but, his terrific (but, not the best) power COMBINED, with his speed and counter-punching from bobbing and weaving, cumulate into a Beast in the ring. Andy.

how do you know that?. its a known fact. google it.

tyson had a 1800 psi punch... nuff said how do you know that?.

tyson had a 1800 psi punch... nuff said

Interestingly enough in an interview where the interviewer asked him did he think anyone in the heavyweight divsion today had power like him . He said that people always i think i was the hardest puncher but i dont think i was . i was very fast and accurate with my punches which enabled me to reach the target quicker and my accuracy enabled me to hit certain areas and thats what caused all those spectacular knock outs rather than my power . I was a very hard puncher but i didnt have the power of a foreman or shavers who could knock a guy out just hitting him in the back.

I think it was...

Is Tysons KO power overrated: Yes. Is Tyson a devastating puncher: Yes. Is he in the top 20 hardest punchers: Maybe. Is he a harder puncher than Wlad: No. Wlad has KO'd better competition. Tyson is made out to be some kind of collosus puncher by myth. He was human, and some durable guys took him the distance. But an argumant can be made to suggest against my claim. Take a common opponent for instance: Francois Botha. Tyson KO'd him after losing for 4 rounds and Wlad dominated him and TKO'd him in the 8th. One would assomb that Tyson has more single punch power due to this. I think it is because he was more reckless and went for the KO ALL of the time. That is probably what makes Tyson so feared, but I dont think it makes him a bigger puncher. If you would really want to get technical, Lennox Lewis destroyed Botha in less than 2 rounds, and I think Tyson and Wlad both have more single punch power than him. Hinestly fellas until we ourselves get in the ring and let these guys hit on us we will truely never know who was the harder hitter in the ring. You can Vlad or Tyson or Foreman and in fact any of these answers are probably correct. they are all heavy handed punchers you don't get to 4-50 KO's with high KO % by being a light punchers. Was Tyson's power overated? I truely don't think so I mean just ask Mitch Green and his plastic surgeon if Mike hits hard. Tyson used to wo you and make you say OH MY GOD!!! Foreman was a hard puncher but Tyson had an unsual combination for a Heavy Weight and that is waht made him so great. he had great foot work and body movement add in tremndous hand speed and power in both hands. he could knock you out with either hand. His jab was a tremnedous weapon although he stopped using it effectively in the latter part of his career. The fact he was 5'11 and he dropped much bigger men in amazing fashion is amazing in it self. If you watch the post fight inteview with Lennox Lewis after their fight he said Tyson would have steam rolled him in his hay day. Was Foreman a harder hitter or more powerful i hope so he was a much biger man. Did his punches land with more power maybe. But question this who's punches landed quicker with greater effects? how many people got up off the canvas with Foreman and took him the distance? how many people went the distance with Iron Mike??? But like I sad you will never truel know until you get in the ring with them your selves. My guess is I rather get in the ring with George or Shavers then Tyson. I would have a better chance of moving from a slower more powerful puncheer then getting out of the way of a young hungry Mike Tyson. .....Left

Originally Posted by Chase8400 Is Tysons KO power overrated: Yes. Is Tyson a devastating puncher: Yes. Is he in the top 20 hardest punchers: Maybe. Is he a harder puncher than Wlad: No. Wlad has KO'd better competition. Tyson is made out to be some kind of collosus puncher by myth. He was human, and some durable guys took him the distance. But an argumant can be made to suggest against my claim. Take a common opponent for instance: Francois Botha. Tyson KO'd him after losing for 4 rounds and Wlad dominated him and TKO'd him in the 8th. One would assomb that Tyson has more single punch power due to this. I think it is because he was more reckless and went for the KO ALL of the time. That is probably what makes Tyson so feared, but I dont think it makes him a bigger puncher. If you would really want to get technical, Lennox Lewis destroyed Botha in less than 2 rounds, and I think Tyson and Wlad both have more single punch power than him. that is false bullshit I said the same thing lol

Is Tysons KO power overrated: Yes. Is Tyson a devastating puncher: Yes. Is he in the top 20 hardest punchers: Maybe. Is he a harder puncher than Wlad: No. Wlad has KO'd better competition. Examples please.

Tony Tucker was a journeyman with an inflated record of tomato cans. I'm glad you're infatuated with his stats, but he would struggle to be a top 20 contender today. Do you seriously think Tucker is better than Lamon Brewster? Even Sam Peter? Tony Tucker was better than both. Brewster is not even close.

Tye fields won his first 12 fights by first round knockout, and is 41-1 with 37 knockouts. But his opposition was crap, and for the most part, so was Tyson's. Throw in an old, out of shape ex champ, and a blown up light heavyweight, and who do you have left that he really beat? Holyfield and Douglas exposed Mike for what he really was, a good, fast, hard hitting, aggressive small HW with good head movement that could string punches together in combinations. But with a lot of people thinking he could blow any HW in history out in the first round, he is certainly overrated, at least by some. No way can you compare Ty fields competition to Tyson's at ANY stage of their craeers. Just no way.