Harder puncher, Mike Tyson or George Foreman?

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  1. fistsof steel

    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What a young Foreman did to Frazier in 2 rounds was incredible...
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  2. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Foreman but Tyson launched sharper and faster combinations.
     
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  3. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Holyfield, who fought both, said Foreman hit harder.
     
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  4. fistsof steel

    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And George was 42....
     
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  5. slash

    slash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Foreman
     
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  6. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    Naturally George
    Mikes was kinetic
    Different
     
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  7. reckless

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    Even when he was hydrated he was around 226lbs like he was against Lyle. Like I said, not that big.
     
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  8. reckless

    reckless Active Member Full Member

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    Because he carries a lot of fat nowadays like Holmes.
     
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  9. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Inoue
    Jackson
    Tyson
    Foreman
     
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  10. Guerra

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    I would put Hamed in there as well p4p one of the hardest hitting boxers ever
     
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  11. Guerra

    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'd be more scared of Foreman punching me though.
     
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  12. exocet76

    exocet76 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agree, George was freakishly strong for sure with more clubbing punches, Mike was more explosive and the unseen can be devastating.
    There's a fallacy that the modern larger boxers would generate more power, Wilder possibly but he's only been tested against Fury, so until I see him against the other top guys in the division then his power is overrated to me. Mike and George fought the top guys in far deeper eras and brute force wasn't always sufficient to get the win. As you say it's complicated, we can only really guess based on level of competition and different styles fought, even then it;s far from conclusive.
     
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  13. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Nah. He only fought bums or shot guys. First threat he faced clowned him.
     
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  14. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Tyson flatlines Frazier cold imo. Slow starter vs the fastest starter.
     
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  15. Entaowed

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    He carried over 230 in his first career, but yes 226 he may have been fully hydrated.
    I do not know-you have a record of when he was how dehydrated?

    Certainly he was not large by modern HW standards.
    Because they consciously bulk up-& some use PEDs, I doubt Foreman ever did.

    Also you cannot merely use weight-he was leaner in his first career than many in recent times.
    Also if he was say 6'6" like Joshua, then considering how much these guys weigh in lean mass per inch, he would be lean in the mid 240's.
    Then just because the number is larger folks would think he was more bulky.

    So not large by modern standards, not a SHW-but even today he would have no less than average lean mass per inch.
    Without extraordinary weigh training or (likely) any PEDs.
     
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