Who had the bigger punch? Lewis Or Tyson

[Benny Leonard]

Lewis was how much Heavier than Tyson & Tyson was still knocking over 17/18 stone heavyweights

at Heavyweight Lewis probably hit harder due to size IMO but p4p Mike was a bigger puncher. he was only a small Heavyweight really but still able to knock over 17/18 stone heavyweight

We are still talking about who is the harder puncher, not P4P.

When you see Tyson standing next to some of the big fighters he faced, and people calling Tyson Godzilla, is pretty funny.

[Jim Jeffries]

Lewis the harder single punch, Tyson threw quick effective combinations, punches in bunches.

[OldTerry]

Tyson punches hard but remember, Lewis knocked out Max Schmelling and a lot of others.

[juanroldan]

We are still talking about who is the harder puncher, not P4P.

Tyson's prime came when he was still a young adult - from like 86-the divorce from Givens. That's when he started going down hill.

Givens embarrassed Mike and it took a lot out of him. His training suffered too. The Bruno fight (1) is where he started loading up on one shot, and in that fight he got wobbled for the first time. He was clearly eroding.

It's amazing his prime came in his early 20s, when it should have come a decade later.

His punches were more explosive looking and more impressive than Lewis's but the pugilist specialist was the overall superior fighter and heavier hitter. but not by much.

[Benny Leonard]

Tyson punches hard but remember, Lewis knocked out Max Schmelling and a lot of others.

Joke or confusion?

Louis...Lewis: two different fighters.

But still made me laugh

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[Benny Leonard]

Tyson's prime came when he was still a young adult - from like 86-the divorce from Givens. That's when he started going down hill.

Givens embarrassed Mike and it took a lot out of him. His training suffered too. The Bruno fight (1) is where he started loading up on one shot, and in that fight he got wobbled for the first time. He was clearly eroding.

It's amazing his prime came in his early 20s, when it should have come a decade later.

His punches were more explosive looking and more impressive than Lewis's but the pugilist specialist was the overall superior fighter and heavier hitter. but not by much.

I say we call it his prime only because he fell off and we labeled it that way, similar to how we label Ali in his prime at a certain point, then falling off. But both, in my opinion, never reached their true prime. Ali was closer, but still missed.

For falling off, agree, many would agree that have watched him that he fell off after Spinks, and leaving Rooney. Actually, the post-fight press conference where he threatens retirement was very telling.

And I agree, I would still give the edge to Lewis, especially since Tyson's is based on his early career and it's hard to tell how he would have punched when he was 27 and never had left his proper training.

Brute force is Lewis. Tyson was helped out with speed, angles and power, a combination of all.

[MELLY-MEL...]

Lewis hits harder! Fact!

[beez721]

Tyson by a country mile

youre wrong by a country mile. lewis hit harder with one punch. tyson was more ferocious becuase he was more agressive and threw every punch with all his might whereas lewis was more cautious and calculating,,but when he set down on a punch it was harder than anything tyson threw

[TopDawg]

A prime Mike Tyson.