Tyson's Talents Are Way Overrated

[Genman1988]

There was someone who said 'power never leaves you when your 30, only speed and everything else..'

Thats true to a certain extent. For guys like Foreman that was very true. He relied on pure raw power generated from the weight behind his punch.

Tyson on the other hand is really a tiny heavyweight. His 'knockout power' came from technique and being able to wind up and land fast, with guys not knowing where any of the punches were coming from. So while theyre trying to figure out where the first 2 came from, the 3rd 4th and 5th hit them and knock them out If he threw his shots in the manner of big George, he wouldnt have knocked many guys out.

Now, seeing as the explosive speed that he had when he was young has left him...he could no longer connect a 4 punch combo with max velocity, and his single bombs werent enough to knock guys out because they could expect them and survive. Great great example of this is the Danny Williams fight (youtube 'best fight on the internet')

He could have become the floyd mayweather of the heavyweight division with his exemplary defensive skills and counterpunching ability... but chose not to! (I guess he thought people knew him as 'kid dynamite' early rounds knockout animal, if he went against that persona and tried to box a 12 round decision he would get ridiculed and told to retire because he doesnt have it anymore. I personaly think that would have been awesome...)

[Boogie Nights]

There was someone who said 'power never leaves you when your 30, only speed and everything else..'

Thats true to a certain extent. For guys like Foreman that was very true. He relied on pure raw power generated from the weight behind his punch.

Tyson on the other hand is really a tiny heavyweight. His 'knockout power' came from technique and being able to wind up and land fast, with guys not knowing where any of the punches were coming from. So while theyre trying to figure out where the first 2 came from, the 3rd 4th and 5th hit them and knock them out If he threw his shots in the manner of big George, he wouldnt have knocked many guys out.

Now, seeing as the explosive speed that he had when he was young has left him...he could no longer connect a 4 punch combo with max velocity, and his single bombs werent enough to knock guys out because they could expect them and survive. Great great example of this is the Danny Williams fight (youtube 'best fight on the internet')

He could have become the floyd mayweather of the heavyweight division with his exemplary defensive skills and counterpunching ability... but chose not to! (I guess he thought people knew him as 'kid dynamite' early rounds knockout animal, if he went against that persona and tried to box a 12 round decision he would get ridiculed and told to retire because he doesnt have it anymore. I personaly think that would have been awesome...)

did you just compare tyson to mayweather? i've got to say, no offense, but that's the most ****ed up comparisson ive ever heard in my life

[them_apples]

Marciano was recorded at something like 1150 whereas Tyson was in the 1200-1300 range. I hardly call that twice the punching power of Marciano.

LOL

Marciano never recorded over 1000 lbs of force, If I recall he hit at about 920 give or take a few.

Tyson hasn't been recorded but I have heard rumors of 1350 and 1600, both I haven't seen any legit resources..just those numbers show up a lot.

Marciano did hit hard, but not as hard as Tyson. Marciano could have been a freak of punching power, but so was Tyson. Tyson was bigger and more powerfully built.

You never felt like Marciano was just going to suddenly hit a guy and win, with Tyson you anticipated after every punch.

Mike Tyson's skills were NOT overrated. If anyone thinks this they are dissing Cus d'amato. Cus D'amato dumped a wealth of boxing knowledge on Tyson and turned him into a killing machine. Cus himself said Tyson was his greatest accomplishment and was the reason for him living. Cus is not ******, he's seen old timers fight and newer fighters.

I can safely say Tyson was NOT the hardest puncher of all time, but he still hit DAMN hard and should definitely make the top 10 punchers list.