Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
I've been looking at "greatest puncher" lists and I'm very surprised to see that people actually rate several heavyweights as better punchers than Tyson.

I get it, I get it. Rating old timers above relatively newer guys makes you look more knowledgable... yeesh.

Were there guys that hit harder? Probably. Were there guys with faster hands? Probably.

But who had that combination of technique, speed and power? The ability to hurt a guy with any punch (including a jab), the ability to switch up between the head and the body?

Someone actually rated Joe Frazier as a better puncher than Mike Tyson. I wish I could spit in his face in person.

You know that could be true at times for people but its also true that there have been many big heavyweight punchers throughout boxing history. By saying what you did, you are doing the very same thing that you accuse others of doing. You are saying Tyson "is" regardless. I was going to chuck a few names out there but I wont. Tyson is the biggest puncher ever and nobody else even matters. I wouldn't want anybody to think that I'm acting smart or making it seem like I know something. Power in the heavyweight division begins in 1985 and ends in 2005.