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If Tyson hadnt lost Cus D'amato and got hooked in with Don King and subsequently fired Kevin Rooney, Tyson may never have lost a fight.
His fights were insane. But the videos of him tearing into a punching back are terrifying. It's scary that any human is that good at whipping ass. Without a glove it's entirely possibly that a solid hook from Tyson in his prime would have a 50% chance of killing on impact. I damn sure wouldn't mess with him. I wouldn't box with him now even if they wrapped me in padding, lol.I know there are relatively few boxing fans here. But even though have always thought Ali was the Greatest. Where does Mike Tyson rank?
For one, he may have had one of the most devastating punches ever. Prior to Tyson have always felt that Earnie Shavers had the hardest punch.
As one studies the fights of Tyson his power is unbelievable. Almost everyone he fought was bigger with longer reaches. Usually the one with the long reach like a Larry Holmes could make the opponent eat leather all night.
But Tyson just walked in and using that twist of his hips would throw his whole body weight into those sledge hammers called his fists.
He faced guys who had boxed for years and in pristine shape but with one punch would sit them down.
I just wished Tyson would have been in his prime to fight Klitschko. I truly believe Tyson would have destroyed him.
I know there are relatively few boxing fans here. But even though have always thought Ali was the Greatest. Where does Mike Tyson rank?
For one, he may have had one of the most devastating punches ever. Prior to Tyson have always felt that Earnie Shavers had the hardest punch.
As one studies the fights of Tyson his power is unbelievable. Almost everyone he fought was bigger with longer reaches. Usually the one with the long reach like a Larry Holmes could make the opponent eat leather all night.
But Tyson just walked in and using that twist of his hips would throw his whole body weight into those sledge hammers called his fists.
He faced guys who had boxed for years and in pristine shape but with one punch would sit them down.
I just wished Tyson would have been in his prime to fight Klitschko. I truly believe Tyson would have destroyed him.
I know there are relatively few boxing fans here. But even though have always thought Ali was the Greatest. Where does Mike Tyson rank?
For one, he may have had one of the most devastating punches ever. Prior to Tyson have always felt that Earnie Shavers had the hardest punch.
As one studies the fights of Tyson his power is unbelievable. Almost everyone he fought was bigger with longer reaches. Usually the one with the long reach like a Larry Holmes could make the opponent eat leather all night.
But Tyson just walked in and using that twist of his hips would throw his whole body weight into those sledge hammers called his fists.
He faced guys who had boxed for years and in pristine shape but with one punch would sit them down.
I just wished Tyson would have been in his prime to fight Klitschko. I truly believe Tyson would have destroyed him.
The problem with Tyson, IMO, is that is all he really had is the powerful punch. As soon as boxers realized the best method was not to go toe to toe with him on punches but wear him down, he didn't have anything else. Still, I would NEVER want to be on the receiving end of one of Tyson's punches.
If you're interested in more, the man was on Joe Rogan's podcast for several hours last week and I learned a great deal about the man I thought I already knew. But my favorite Mike Tyson moment was on Arsenio when he met Muhammad Ali.
"I'm scared of him!"
"But you're so fast?"
"Yeah but what if you hit me?
I know there are relatively few boxing fans here. But even though have always thought Ali was the Greatest. Where does Mike Tyson rank?
For one, he may have had one of the most devastating punches ever. Prior to Tyson have always felt that Earnie Shavers had the hardest punch.
As one studies the fights of Tyson his power is unbelievable. Almost everyone he fought was bigger with longer reaches. Usually the one with the long reach like a Larry Holmes could make the opponent eat leather all night.
But Tyson just walked in and using that twist of his hips would throw his whole body weight into those sledge hammers called his fists.
He faced guys who had boxed for years and in pristine shape but with one punch would sit them down.
I just wished Tyson would have been in his prime to fight Klitschko. I truly believe Tyson would have destroyed him.
Foreman always wanted to fight him and even though Foreman would not have been at his peak I believe it would have been a war.
I have no doubt that Ali would have easily handled Tyson if they were both equally in shape.
That being said Tyson probably did have the strongest punch in history. I remember reading a sports illustrated article about the PSI of his Puch. I do not remember what it was, but I remember thinking that is more like getting hit by a truck than a fist...
It is virtually impossible to predict how a prime Ali prime Tyson fight would have gone. The closest boxer to Tyson during those days was Joe Frazier. And the Ali-Frazier fights were wars so Ali may have been able to beat Tyson but no way would it have been easy.
I think a more interesting fantasy fight would have been Frazier-Tyson. Both roughly the same size with Tyson more muscular. Both had the ability to slip and bob out of the way of punches. We will never know. I think it is safe to say that Tyson was the stronger puncher but toughness may just have to go to Frazier.
Its pretty obvious how a Tyson v Ali fight would have gone just like the Tyson v Holyfield fight went. (Holyfield and Ali were the same height and reach). All of Tyson's advantage is gone if the opponent isnt afraid of getting hit very hard.
Different weight division but old hands of stone Roberto Duran had the same killer instinct that Tyson had when he hurt his opponent. Some fighters will back off a little if they thought they hurt the other guy, not Duran or Tyson, they went in for the kill.
Tyson was the most dangerous fighter I've ever seen. Boom Boom Mancini had a bit of tysone in him for his weight division.
Ken Buchanan was a really good fighter & because he was from Scotland he was a favorite of mine. I never saw Duran fight before
he challenged Buchanan for the title. Duran in that fight was the most savage fighting machine I ever saw.
Of all the fighters of all weight classes I'd rate:
1) Ray Robinson
2) Roberto Duran
3) Salvatore Sanchez
Oh man you must of had a brain fart, you left sugar Ray Lenard off your list.Ken Buchanan was a really good fighter & because he was from Scotland he was a favorite of mine. I never saw Duran fight before
he challenged Buchanan for the title. Duran in that fight was the most savage fighting machine I ever saw.
Of all the fighters of all weight classes I'd rate:
1) Ray Robinson
2) Roberto Duran
3) Salvatore Sanchez
I'm surprised Leonard made the top 15 many had faster hands than LeonardOh man you must of had a brain fart, you left sugar Ray Lenard off your list.
He was so fast he would hit someone three times in the time I took most boxers to hit someone once...
Does the term "NO MAS" mean anything???
I'm surprised Leonard made the top 15 many had faster hands than Leonard
few if any were a savage a fighting machine as was Duran in his prime as a lightweight.
Duran was 73 wins 1 loss when he moved up in weight to Welterweight from lightweight champion
to defeat leonard for the Welterweight title
Pound for Pound Greatest fighters according to BoxRec
name points w-l-d last 6 division career stance residence
1 Floyd Mayweather Jr 2,443 50 0 0
welterweight 1996-2017 orthodox Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2 Manny Pacquiao 2,059 61 7 2
welterweight 1995-2019 southpaw General Santos City, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines
3 Sugar Ray Robinson 1,701 174 19 6
middleweight 1940-1965 orthodox Harlem, New York, USA
4 Bernard Hopkins 1,626 55 8 2
middleweight 1988-2016 orthodox Hockessin, Delaware, USA
5 Carlos Monzon 1,619 87 3 9
middleweight 1963-1977 orthodox Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina
6 Muhammad Ali 1,469 56 5 0
heavyweight 1960-1981 orthodox Louisville, Kentucky, USA
7 Archie Moore 1,376 186 23 10
light heavyweight 1935-1963 orthodox San Diego, California, USA
8 Oscar De La Hoya 1,376 39 6 0
welterweight 1992-2008 orthodox Los Angeles, California, USA
9 Joe Louis 1,278 66 3 0
heavyweight 1934-1951 orthodox Detroit, Michigan, USA
10 Marvin Hagler 1,251 62 3 2
middleweight 1973-1987 southpaw Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
11 Evander Holyfield 1,246 44 10 2
heavyweight 1984-2011 orthodox Atlanta, Georgia, USA
12 Julio Cesar Chavez 1,246 107 6 2
super lightweight 1980-2005 orthodox Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
13 Roberto Duran 1,228 103 16 0
lightweight 1968-2001 orthodox Panama City, Panama
14 Ray Leonard 1,166 36 3 1
welterweight 1977-1997 orthodox Palmer Park, Maryland, USA
15 Jose Napoles 1,142 81 7 0
welterweight 1958-1975 orthodox Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
BoxRec
I forgot about sanchez. Watched him kick boom boom mancini's but a couple of times. Terrific fighter.
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