Was tyson the hardest puncher in heavyweight history?.

[kingfrnk]

maybe but i rather say joe louis or marciano

[awdleyfuturehalloffamer]

Whoever ko'd the bigger men deserves the title of hardest puncher. If they ko'd smaller men then they should be ranked lower.

[THE THIRD MAN]

Ernie Shavers and George Foreman in a tie.
You only need to look at the 1st Frazier v Foreman fight to witness the most destructive punching power i have ever seen.

[Trainer Monkey]

Somebody that doesnt get credit because of his speed is Ali,but if you watch his career,you could watch him decide he was bored with a fight,and end it on one punch.
Against both Foley and Williams he just went,"Im bored now" and the fight ended. He also hurt that part of his legacy by playing with his food,he could have ended Patterson at any moment,but Patterson had pissed him off so he stretched out the whupping.

[The Fightfan]

I am going to agree with Lyle's statement of Tyson being the greatest combination puncher. With no pitty pat in anyone of his punches but I wouldn't rank Tyson the hardest puncher.

Another fighter who comes to mind is Gerry Cooney. George Foreman in his biography said "when he hit me with a left hook to the body it felt like I came out of my shoes".Another comment was from Joe Bugner who said "Frazier's left hook could really do damage but Cooney's left hook goes right through you".I'll give you one more when Jimmy Young was asked what was the hardest punch you've been hit with Jimmy replied "a left hook to the body by Gerry Cooney".

[bcollins]

It's a toss up between Shavers and Foreman, but I'd go with Big George. If you can get Chuvalo hurt like Foreman did, you must hit damn hard.

[Master]

Tyson's power came from the speed and accuracy and KO's from punches other fighter could not see. In terms of pure power Bruno should be up there.

[southakron314]

I have to go with another power puncher from youngstown ohio from and say Ernie Shavers. Ali says he was the hardest so I would have to agree. Marciano , Foreman , Cooney and Baer as well can be tossed in .

[NorthSideX4]

Foreman is the hardest hitter in boxing history! Have u ever seen what he did to his punching bags, not to mention what he did to guys with steel chins!

[rjj tszyu]

He was 3rd for me behind Foreman and Shavers

[Beanflicker]

No, I think Foreman, Shavers, and possibly Tua had more power.

[rjj tszyu]

No, I think Foreman, Shavers, and possibly Tua had more power.

I think Tyson had more power than Tua. Tua caught Lennox clean with his best shots. Tyson caught Lewis a couple of times but they were far from his best shots. If they had been he would have KO'd him IMO.

[Beanflicker]

Hard to judge, they both had sledgehammer fists. I always thought Tyson had the huge speed advantage, and Tua had a slight power advantage.

[GeorgeForeman8]

Holyfield fought Foreman Tyson and Lewis and said old Foreman hit him harder than anybody and since he was in the ring with them he would know. Various fighters who faced Tommy Morrison and Tyson stated Morrison hit harder punch for punch than Tyson. Tyson was skilled at knocked out bums and people paid by Don King to take a dive for him. Foreman was skilled at knocking out hall of famers like Ken Norton, George Chuvalo and Joe Frazier. Fighters like Shannon fearerd a old Foremans power and ran from him yet was willing to stand toe to toe with a prime Lennox Lewis


And for those who say Marciano was the hardest puncher, he wasnt a heavyweight and he never knocked out any 205 plus pound heavyweight with the expection of a 40 year old Joe Louis who was known for his poor chin.

[Majesty]

Tyson was sort of like Cotto.

He COULD stop you cold with a single left hook. But he was known for not only his single hurting shots but he could hurt you with combinations. Tyson was a combination type of fighter and had great accuracy which is what made him deadly. So he may not have had one shot stop you cold power of a Foreman. But he could knock you out with a single shot it just wasnt the usual.