James Tillis said Tyson punched like a girl and I beat him"

Maybe if Mike Tyson had the feet to get up on his toes and be fleet footed in his prime like Ali he'd punch a little softer, much like a girl.

I will simply say this - James Tillis is Wrong.

Tyson did have a lot of problems with Tillis. That's for sure, just watch the fight, he had some success in there. As far as power, of course Tyson has great power, but he also has speed and MASSIVE combo punching skills. Those all put together are death for MOST people.

is tillis right about tysons power?

Did Holmes say that as well? holmes said shavers punched much harder than tyson.

Because in every interview since the Tyson fight icluding his autobiography he has said Shavers punched the hardest . He said in a recent interview that Tyson punched like a girl compared to Shavers. Did Holmes say that as well?

I like the fact that he waited 20 years, just to make sure of his safety. Wouldn't you?

how do u know that? Because in every interview since the Tyson fight icluding his autobiography he has said Shavers punched the hardest . He said in a recent interview that Tyson punched like a girl compared to Shavers.

Tillis did give Tyson a very competitive fight.Tyson wasn't far away from winning a title,but he was still learning at that point.Tillis had the style and smarts to give Tyson problems.He still lost the fight fair and square,though.Four rounds at most,no more than that. Tillis is actually on record as saying that Tyson hit harder than Shavers,so I'm not sure what's happened recently that prompted him to change his mind.Slightly delusional and perhaps a little a bitter,maybe. That's why I tend not to pay much attention to what fighters say about other fighters. There's too much emotion, self-aggrandizing and bad blood that goes into their words for me to take them at face value. Not to mention the fact that it's almost impossible for a fighter to tell who hit them harder than whom when the method of ascertaining that power (their brain) is being mashed to a pulp at the time. For me, I think Tyson definitely punched harder than Shavers just by doing a side-by-side analysis of their stoppages. His power is a tad overrated, but to nowhere near the same degree as Shavers, whose entire reputation as the GOAT puncher rests almost entirely upon what other fighters have said about him (see my above paragraph on what I think of that).

Well if TIllis who fought both Shavers and Tyson, said Tyson hit harder, that would say a lot. Of course, if true, TIllis fought Shavers 5 years after Ali did. Ali said Shavers was the heaviest hitter, and hit harder than Foreman. But maybe lost some steam by the later date--when he was 37? So prinzeman was wrong or fibbing? Tillis said it directly after his fight with Tyson but he didnt mean it.

Well if TIllis who fought both Shavers and Tyson, said Tyson hit harder, that would say a lot. Of course, if true, TIllis fought Shavers 5 years after Ali did. Ali said Shavers was the heaviest hitter, and hit harder than Foreman. But maybe lost some steam by the later date--when he was 37? Tillis never said Tyson hit harder than Shavers.

was tillis competitive with tyson in the sparring?. Tillis did give Tyson a very competitive fight.Tyson wasn't far away from winning a title,but he was still learning at that point.Tillis had the style and smarts to give Tyson problems.He still lost the fight fair and square,though.Four rounds at most,no more than that. Tillis is actually on record as saying that Tyson hit harder than Shavers,so I'm not sure what's happened recently that prompted him to change his mind.Slightly delusional and perhaps a little a bitter,maybe. when did tillis say this?.

I read an old article that suggested Tillis deserved the decision, I didn't see it that way. Every fighter has an off night.

Tillis did give Tyson a very competitive fight.Tyson wasn't far away from winning a title,but he was still learning at that point.Tillis had the style and smarts to give Tyson problems.He still lost the fight fair and square,though.Four rounds at most,no more than that. Tillis is actually on record as saying that Tyson hit harder than Shavers,so I'm not sure what's happened recently that prompted him to change his mind.Slightly delusional and perhaps a little a bitter,maybe.

tyson's punching power was extremely overrated. Tillis took his best shots and simply laughed at tyson. He still got out pointed though.

Was tillis competitive with tyson in the sparring?

Tyson and tillis had a sparring contest later in 1987 and tyson beat him more conclusively, cant post the video was tillis competitive with tyson in the sparring?.

lol..this is hillarious

Tyson and tillis had a sparring contest later in 1987 and tyson beat him more conclusively, cant post the video

I know, lets ask Michael Johnson He can't answer sadly, because he's dead. and Mikes a lefty aswell......one punch KO with non-preferred hand......