Rating Heavyweights

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  1. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wladimir Klitschko (2012):

    Handspeed: A-
    Footspeed: B
    Power: A+
    Stamina: A-
    Ring iq: A
    Mentality: A-

    Vitali Klitschko (2012):

    Handspeed: B
    Footspeed: C
    Power: A
    Stamina: A+
    Ring iq: A+
    Mentality: A+

    David Haye (2012):
    Handspeed: A+
    Footspeed: A+
    Power: A-
    Stamina: B-
    Ring iq: A-
    Mentality: B

    Lennox lewis (2000):
    Handspeed: B
    Footspeed: B-
    Power: A+
    Stamina: A-
    Ring iq: A+
    Mentality: A

    Holyfield (1996):
    Handspeed: A+
    Footspeed: A+
    Power: B-
    Stamina: A
    Ring iq: A
    Mentality: A+

    Bowe (1994):
    Handspeed: B+
    Footspeed: B+
    Power: A-
    Stamina: B
    Ring iq: B
    Mentality: B

    Mike Tyson (1988):

    Handspeed: A+
    Footspeed: A+
    Power: A
    Stamina: B
    Ring iq: B
    Mentality: B

    Larry Holmes:

    Handspeed: A-
    Footspeed: A-
    Power: B
    Stamina: A+
    Ring iq: A
    Mentality: A+

    How is your opinion?

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    Mordechai, Mar 3, 2012
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    Tyson Power A++ please
     
    Juxhin, Mar 3, 2012
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  3. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson was never the biggest puncher. his power came from his great speed. but his brute power was imo no where near the big guys like lewis and Kbros
     
    Mordechai, Mar 3, 2012
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    I would maybe reduce Vitali's power to either B or B+
     
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    larry holmes was quicker than wladmir
     
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  6. Mordechai

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    thats quite logic. his power dimisehd big time. in his prime i would have rated it as a clear A, but now his seems not to really hurt his opponents
     
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    Vitali was a big puncher in his prime, but since his comeback most of his stoppages has been caused by his workrate and his ability break his opponents down..
     
    DanishFightfan, Mar 3, 2012
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    I'm not sure if I agree with that, Mordechai. Late in his career, Mike Tyson relied almost completely on his one-punch KO power to win fights. For example, the right hand he knocked out Botha with (sorry for the bad quality):

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYSi-fAePl4[/ame]
     
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    yeah the botha KO was really impressive. no one else knocked him out cold. lewis and wlad tkoed him. i think tyson gained power with maturity and age. and probably he loaded up on his shots way more when he stopped throwing combinations
     
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    If Wladimirs power is A+, then Tysons should at the very least be A+, arguably A++.
     
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    I think that wladimir is probably the biggest puncher of all time. He has brute power, and imo way more than tyson. He hurts big guys (230+) with one punch so bad that they just start to survive. if he would not be that cautios, i bet he would score a ko in every fight, yeah he would be more open to get koed
     
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    Mike Tyson was a big puncher, he combined it with impressive speed and deadly accuracy, but i think Wladimir, Foreman and Lewis hit harder..
    But none of those 3 had the speed and accuracy Tyson had..
     
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    Spot on:deal
     
    Mordechai, Mar 3, 2012
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    With one punch they may hit harder, I agree.

    With combinations, there is nobody in Tysons league at HW.
     
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    tyson's combination were a thing of beauty and no one is anyweher close to that
     
    Mordechai, Mar 3, 2012
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