Why do people think shavers hit so much harder than tyson?.

**Addison** · 03-31-2007, 04:43 PM

Mainly because of what Larry Holmes said..

**Shanus** · 03-31-2007, 04:45 PM

I've seen quite a few video's of Shavers, and if you ask me his power's pretty overrated, the guy hit hard.. but his shots weren't THAT special.

**K-Nine** · 03-31-2007, 04:46 PM

Originally posted by Shanus

I've seen quite a few video's of Shavers, and if you ask me his power's pretty overrated, the guy hit hard.. but his shots weren't THAT special.

LMAO.

Video's? What does that even mean? Can you clarify?

**Shanus** · 03-31-2007, 04:48 PM

Originally posted by K-Nine

LMAO.

Video's? What does that even mean? Can you clarify?

You know, VIDEO. Before DVD existed, there were video's, you're not familiar?

**K-Nine** · 03-31-2007, 04:50 PM

Originally posted by Shanus

You know, VIDEO. Before DVD existed, there were video's, you're not familiar?

So what made you think that Shaver's was overrated? Which fights did his power not hold up so well?

**Shanus** · 03-31-2007, 04:51 PM

Originally posted by K-Nine

So what made you think that Shaver's was overrated? Which fights did his power not hold up so well?

Don't get me wrong, he hit hard, but I didn't see anything that seperated his power from the likes of Tyson, Foreman, Morrison etc.

All power no speed, and speed helps generate power, so IMO.. Tyson's power > Shavers'.

**catskills23** · 03-31-2007, 04:52 PM

Originally posted by Addison

Mainly because of what Larry Holmes said..

holmes also said that butterbean and norton hit harder than tyson . how can anyone take that guy seriously . Holmes is well aware of tysons power . he unintentionally admitted it when he said

"being hit by tyson is like being hit by a corvette going 140 mph . being hit by shavers is like being hit by a truck going 55 mph"

this quote tells me that shavers had more much mass behind his punches but tyson had more much more velocity behind his punches . speed= power . i would say that tyson and shavers both had roughly the same power in their punches . the difference in power would be negligble.

**K-Nine** · 03-31-2007, 04:53 PM

Originally posted by Shanus

Don't get me wrong, he hit hard, but I didn't see anything that seperated his power from the likes of Tyson, Foreman, Morrison etc.

All power no speed, and speed helps generate power, so IMO.. Tyson's power > Shavers'.

All power no speed. Hmm. I guess that Foreman was a speedy puncher as well, since you had him up there? Ooook....

**beez721** · 03-31-2007, 05:08 PM

Originally posted by catskills23

Why do peple think this?. Shavers never knocked out anyone with a decent chin where as tyson knocked out guys with stellar chins like thomas,tubbs,botha,spinks,berbick and holmes.

uh,,,becuase he did hit harder than tyson and sorry but thomas,,,tubbs,,botha,,spinks,,,berbick didnt have great chins and larry holmes was wayy past his prime and rusty. tyson isnt even in the top 10 hardest punchers of all time

Why do people think shavers hit so much harder than tyson?.