Holyfield Tyson

[tonytucker]

In some of these Best Chin threads I see they have put Holyfield in the lists but not Tyson.Does anyone really think that this is true? I say Tysons chin is better. Later brother brologs.

[jabsRstiff]

It's hard to say, from a physical standpoint, who took the better punch.
But, Holyfield reacted better to a punch. He'd get whacked & it wouldn't bother him. He'd keep coming the same as before he was hit.
Tyson, when hit, seemed to have a lot of his desire knocked out of him.

[m00ks]

Thy both have very good chins. I'd take Hollyfield over Tyson though cuz I find he took more punishment in his career and there are plenty of fights where he should have gone down but didn't or should have gone down earlier but didn't. Showed great chin vs Bowe and Toney.

[The1God]

Holyfield did. Who knows now. Cooper, Forman, Bowe and Toney. And when he was stopped it was from several punches not just one... Like Tyson. Tyson just has a large sweet spot to tag.

[scap]

It's hard to say, from a physical standpoint, who took the better punch.
But, Holyfield reacted better to a punch. He'd get whacked & it wouldn't bother him. He'd keep coming the same as before he was hit.
Tyson, when hit, seemed to have a lot of his desire knocked out of him.

Im with you 100% here! Tyson takes a good shot there is no doubt however once he tastes real power he changes as a fighter, his danger level goes down. Ya know Mike Tyson is very similiar to his nintendo video game self. He is dangerous early and if you can wait him out just a round or two he becomes very human. When he fought Lewis he took a tremendous beating and showed he was a tough dude, but when he won the first round he was clipped, yes just clipped by a Lewis uppercut and the fight was over because he had felt the power and became scared. Tyson has a good chin, but when he gets hit he deflates...he will hang around for a while but once he gets hit phycologically he has thrown in the towel. Fighters like Holyfield, Gatti, KT, etc get hit and it propels them to do more, Tyson is the exact opposite. BTW, I love Mike, overal he is my favorite fighter, his chin is good, but his fighting ability after his chin has been hit is awful, no other fighter in the game is affected quite the same as Mike.

hey 1god, explain your avatar please, whats up?

[The1God]

Im with you 100% here! Tyson takes a good shot there is no doubt however once he tastes real power he changes as a fighter, his danger level goes down. Ya know Mike Tyson is very similiar to his nintendo video game self. He is dangerous early and if you can wait him out just a round or two he becomes very human. When he fought Lewis he took a tremendous beating and showed he was a tough dude, but when he won the first round he was clipped, yes just clipped by a Lewis uppercut and the fight was over because he had felt the power and became scared. Tyson has a good chin, but when he gets hit he deflates...he will hang around for a while but once he gets hit phycologically he has thrown in the towel. Fighters like Holyfield, Gatti, KT, etc get hit and it propels them to do more, Tyson is the exact opposite. BTW, I love Mike, overal he is my favorite fighter, his chin is good, but his fighting ability after his chin has been hit is awful, no other fighter in the game is affected quite the same as Mike.

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He is the asian Sensation! You will see him soon.

[dempseyfire]

I agree that avatar is really disturbing . . . .

Anyway, Holyfield no doubt has an all time chin. Took monster shots from Lewis, Bowe, Mercer, Rahman, Tyson and kept coming. Tyson also had a very good beard but like some have said once he tasted some good leather against guys who could follow up their shots, he became tentative and many times this led to him either winning a boring decision or actually losing.

[The1God]

Avatar changed sry

[tntkid]

Tough call this one as they both have great chins. I'm gonna have to go with Holyfield though as he seemed to take shots a bit better than Mike. I think there first fight answered this topic.

[tonytucker]

You have to remember that Tyson comes in hard and fast. That adds more impact to the punch.