Holyfield... "Foreman hit harder than Tua and Tyson."

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  1. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He was definitely reeling off balance, he was caught by surprised but he wasn't hurt at all. So you're admitting a good punch landed? Blows Asser's myth that Tyson didn't land anything does it not?
     
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  2. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tbh there wasn't much difference in punching power between Tyson and Holyfield, Evander could bang make no mistake about that.
     
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  3. JohnThomas1

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    Tyson is a level above Holyfield for power, absolutely and that's not knocking Holyfield's power.
     
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  4. Wass1985

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    There wasn't a massive difference between them, Holyfield had more than enough power to badly hurt Tyson. The same cannot be said the other way around.
     
    Wass1985, Apr 30, 2016
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  5. JohnThomas1

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    Hurting each other has little to do with comparing power tho. Look at what they did to others. Tysons power is top tier no matter how it is cut. He was a massive puncher and wrecked many fighters. Holyfield's power is extremely solid but it's not on Tyson's level, not a chance.
     
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  6. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes I have looked at what they did to others and their results were pretty similar tbh.
     
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  7. BCS8

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    Agree with this. Holyfield had to labour to put a lot of guys away, whereas Tyson had that out-of-nowhere one shot power. However, I'd say that overall Holyfield > Tyson.
     
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