Was Tyson's power overated?

[TyrantT316]

Depends on to what extent you'r referring to "overrated".

If you're arguing against him being the HARDEST hitter ever, then that seems fine to argue.

However, he was one of the hardest hitters. He was short with short arms and had to create leverage differently than guys like Liston and Foreman.

Look at it this way.

Chris Byrd's single hardest punch may be a 45/100

Foreman's slow, single right hand may have been a 95/100.

but each uppercut, hook, straight punch in Tyson's speedy 3-6 punch combinations were like 80/100

He may not have hit the hardest, but EACH and ever punch he threw was fast, accurate and hard enough.

[-CANE-]

Depends on to what extent you'r referring to "overrated".

If you're arguing against him being the HARDEST hitter ever, then that seems fine to argue.

However, he was one of the hardest hitters. He was short with short arms and had to create leverage differently than guys like Liston and Foreman.

Look at it this way.

Chris Byrd's single hardest punch may be a 45/100

Foreman's slow, single right hand may have been a 95/100.

but each uppercut, hook, straight punch in Tyson's speedy 3-6 punch combinations were like 80/100

He may not have hit the hardest, but EACH and ever punch he threw was fast, accurate and hard enough.

What you've said is basically what I'm saying. Tyson is damn hard just not the hardest single shot. I think Shavers,Foreman,Louis,Lewis and Lyle had a single harder punch power wise. But Tyson still hit exremely hard and very fast combos which made him dangerous. I just disagree that he had the hardest punch in history and those they say he did (While entitled to their opinion) I think are wrong and overating his power.