Ron Lyle or Mike Tyson

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by PolishAssasin, Mar 23, 2025.


Who hit harder?

  1. Tyson

    83.7%
  2. Lyle

    16.3%
  1. PolishAssasin

    PolishAssasin Member Full Member

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    Both relied on tremendous power rather than heavy hands, but who hit harder?
     
  2. Spreadeagle

    Spreadeagle Active Member Full Member

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    Big Ron was a tremendous puncher but I voted for Iron Mike.However the gap between these
    2 guys re their punching power is not as wide as some fans would say.
     
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  3. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lyle may have hit harder punch for punch, but Tyson was much faster and had more in his arsenal by way of setting up attacks.
     
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  4. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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  5. ivancho

    ivancho Member Full Member

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    tyson by ko round 1 or 2
     
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  6. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Lol
     
  7. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Iron mike IMO and no doubt about it
     
  8. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Would he bloody hell :confused:
     
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  9. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Lyle just didn't knock out good fighters. If you were ranked, you survived him, he couldn't knock good guys out.

    Michael Spinks is one of the greatest fighters to draw breath and it seemed briefly that Mike Tyson had killed him.
     
  10. PRW94

    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This plus infinity …
     
  11. PRW94

    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Only if he brings a .44 magnum into the ring with him.
     
  12. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Tyson was a far more effective knocker outer. He KO'd many more elite fighters than Lyle ever did.
     
  13. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    Not sure who had more raw power. Foreman had all kinds of praise for Lyle's power and insisted it was up there with the best shots he ever took. Bugner and Caldwell also praised Lyle. Tyson had crazy power, but it's odd that so many opponents such as Tillis, Thomas, Holyfield, etc stated that he wasn't the hardest puncher they faced.

    Gun to my head, maybe Tyson did hit harder (at least in combinations) due to his insane acceleration, odd angles, and superior technique. At the very least, Tyson was the more effective puncher and the better finisher. Lyle could hurt just about anyone, but when someone offered resistance in the form of superior defense or spoiling tactics, he came up short. Tyson's power was consistently effective no matter the level or style of the opponent.
     
  14. Overhand94

    Overhand94 Active Member Full Member

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    Holyfield also said that Tyson never hit him cleanly so he couldn't really judge his power.
     
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  15. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    lmao everyone thinks this is a fight

    Lyle for sure hit harder
     
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