Punching Power Debate : Mike Tyson v.s George Foreman

[Underboss]

vote & discuss.

[Southpaw Stinger]

What debate?

[AntonTheMeh]

first off the people that voted for foreman are fools.if the debate was strongest heavyweight foreman would be the answer.mike tyson was a better puncher than foreman.

[Southpaw Stinger]

first off the people that voted for foreman are fools.if the debate was strongest heavyweight foreman would be the answer.mike tyson was a better puncher than foreman.

No doubt he was better skill wise, but harder I beg to differ. A guy who sends fighters to the matt with telegraphed arm punchers must have more natural whack than someone who uses precision combos to acheive such results. Regardless in terms of power I'd take Tua's left hook over any of Mike's shots and I'd take Shavers right over practicly any other shots thrown by anyone.

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No doubt he was better skill wise, but harder I beg to differ. A guy who sends fighters to the matt with telegraphed arm punchers must have more natural whack than someone who uses precision combos to acheive such results. Regardless in terms of power I'd take Tua's left hook over any of Mike's shots and I'd take Shavers right over practicly any other shots thrown by anyone.

I agree, so do Ali and Holmes.

[The Iron Man]

Hold Up! i agree foreman has more punching power. But Tuas left Hook better than Mikes! now i cant agree with that!

[Southpaw Stinger]

Hold Up! i agree foreman has more punching power. But Tuas left Hook better than Mikes! now i cant agree with that!

Not better, just more raw power.

[them_apples]

Tua's left hook probably had more power, by Tyson used his much more effectively, ether way he'd wreck Tua.

If Foreman had a different trainer who showed him how to put all his weight behind his punches like Tyson, I might say Foreman hit harder, but foreman had a very traditional older style trainer who wasn't nearly as innovative as Cus d'amato. So for power I'm going for Tyson. Tyson knew how to punch, nuff' said.

[Verstyle]

No doubt he was better skill wise, but harder I beg to differ. A guy who sends fighters to the matt with telegraphed arm punchers must have more natural whack than someone who uses precision combos to acheive such results. Regardless in terms of power I'd take Tua's left hook over any of Mike's shots and I'd take Shavers right over practicly any other shots thrown by anyone.

haha,I might actually do a project and count how many times after then fought Tua and Tyson,did they get ko'd again. This would be interesting,and probably one sided.

[Mike Tyson77]

Foreman had great power, but many times he threw arm punches.


Tyson put his weight into his punches. From watching both fighers, I gotta go with "Iron" Mike.