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Originally Posted by dig420
Bert Sugar is a total asshole who thinks Max Baer was the greatest hw who ever lived, I don't have to ask him anything. I have all Tyson's fights on DVD lol...
Ask a few of Tyon's opponents who were bounced off the ropes and halfway across the ring from one left hook if he had one shot knockout power. It can be debated, but I would take a young Tyson over any version of Foreman. What Foreman did with wide hooks and looping overhand punches Tyson did with extremely quick and compact shots. He would get there first every time.
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The opponents he was bouncing off the ropes were complete stiffs. Tyson's early fights were against stiffs even by today's watered down heavyweight standards. Every time he stepped up against guys like Mitch "Blood" Green, James "Bonecrusher" Smith, James "Quick" Tillis, Tony Tucker, etc. they took him the distance. If an opponent wasn't intimidated and wilted in the first few rounds Tyson was usually in for a long night. Bouncing around a blown up cruiserweight like Michael Spinks isn't really a good indicator of his power. ESPN Classic did an 8 hour retrospective of Tyson's career and every boxing historian on the panel said Tyson had great hand speed but didn't posess the elite heavyweight power. I'm not saying he doesn't possess good power, just not elite level...