Re: Who is The Greatest Heavyweight Puncher of All-Time?
yeh liston was a fantastic puncher but he also had good boxing skills as well. You're right he was the original bad boy of boxing.
Frazier was amazing, he never gave up and his left hook was devastating. Frazier also had good boxing skills and he wasn't just a slugger like foreman. this is partly why he was harder to beat than foreman.
Ali once said that "of all the fighters i have fought Liston was the scariest, Foreman was the most powerful, Patterson the most skillful, but Frazier the toughest."
However i think the greatest heavyweight puncher of all time is iron mike tyson. Like humble said Tyson utilizes power from his whole body which made him an incredibly devastating puncher with bombs in two hands.
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I would only believe one of those...Liston TKO over Tyson. Sonny was the original bad boy of boxing, and hit like a freight train.
I dont agree Tyson would knock hiim out. i dont understand how a guy who weight 14st and wasnt that big of puncher knocked out Liston and IRON Mike wont. Sorry northside i just dont agree. Mike in the late 80's would have wiped out most if not all of the above.
Interesting read tho.
WTF, CAN YOU READ, IT STATED THAT LISTON TKO'D TYSON! IT'S IN ENGLISH
The question is....can you read. You need to ease of the steroids and calm down. Mike would Knock Liston the F*** OUT.
yes, need some steriods to calm me down, Northside didn't read it correctly so I appologise, but still believe that Liston has a chance, not saying he is great! Â Â :fyou:
I meant to say ease OFF not of.
Anyways...so if your saying that Liston wasnt great. But Tyson was, so how could a person who was never great beat a man that was?
Buster Douglas, Danny Williams and Kevin McBride aren't that much to write home about and they beat Tyson, but only Douglas did it in Tyson's prime.
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I see BIG GEORGE taking this one.
The difference between Tyson and Foreman is, Foreman uses Arm punches while Tyson utilizes power from his whole body(legs,hips,shoulders&arms). THat being said Foreman still KO's his opponents imagine if he punches the same way as Tyson, He'd probably get banned from boxing. Foreman hands down ;)
Michael Moorer would have died if Foreman had dug his toes into the mat and landed that right hand the way you describe.
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1. Tyson (just born to punch)
2. George Foreman
You could make a valid case for either fighter. I saw both in their prime, and it's hard for me to pick. To show you how close this argument is, here's some stats:
Record prior to 1st defeat:
Foreman: 40-0 (37 KO's) average time of 37 KO's: 2.5 rounds
Tyson: 37-0 (33 KO's) average time of 33 KO's: 2.5 rounds
Pretty even, huh?
It's pretty even......I am a little more impressed by Tysons punch becasue he was a smaller guy and it almost seems that his body was wired for throwing huge shots........although watching what Foreman did to Norton and Frazier was jaw-dropping. :boxingmatch: If he played his cards right, he would of decapitated Ali.
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I see BIG GEORGE taking this one.
The difference between Tyson and Foreman is, Foreman uses Arm punches while Tyson utilizes power from his whole body(legs,hips,shoulders&arms). THat being said Foreman still KO's his opponents imagine if he punches the same way as Tyson, He'd probably get banned from boxing. Foreman hands down ;)
Michael Moorer would have died if Foreman had dug his toes into the mat and landed that right hand the way you describe.
Yup! That foreman right hand wasnt flashy at all but it was downright catastrophic. ;)
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George Foreman is the best end of discussion!
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George Foreman is the best end of discussion!
I agree, aside from ALi, Foreman is one of the best to ever step in the ring, the best puncher, look at his KO record, mostly all of his opponents were KO'd within 3 rouonds!!!!
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Tyson and Foreman were pretty even when they were in their primes, knockout percentage anyway.
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yall dont start overrating liston please............. :-X
Liston was one of the greatest heavy hitters ever, period. Probably hit harder than Fraizer. But smokin Joe was a better all around fighter and stayed away from da mob.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT FRAZIER WAS A HARDER HITTER THAN FOREMAN, AND FOREMAN SHOWED FRAZIER THAT WHEN HE KO'D HIM!!!!
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yall dont start overrating liston please............. :-X
Liston was one of the greatest heavy hitters ever, period. Probably hit harder than Fraizer. But smokin Joe was a better all around fighter and stayed away from da mob.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT FRAZIER WAS A HARDER HITTER THAN FOREMAN, AND FOREMAN SHOWED FRAZIER THAT WHEN HE KO'D HIM!!!!
Uh...neither did I, all I said was Liston was a harder hitter than Fraizer. ::)
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yall dont start overrating liston please............. :-X
Liston was one of the greatest heavy hitters ever, period. Probably hit harder than Fraizer. But smokin Joe was a better all around fighter and stayed away from da mob.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT FRAZIER WAS A HARDER HITTER THAN FOREMAN, AND FOREMAN SHOWED FRAZIER THAT WHEN HE KO'D HIM!!!!
Northside, you have to read before you type. This is the 2nd time, shame on you! :nono:
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Tyson and Foreman were pretty even when they were in their primes, knockout percentage anyway.
Foreman's power is probably still around as Mike's is pretty much gone....Foreman had 1 big punch power and looking back on it Tyson did better when he threw combo's....both guys along with Dempsey are the best finishers EVER!!!
