Is Mike Tyson the greatest heavyweight KO artist

I'd say he arguably is, YES. Joe Louis is probably his equal in this regard, YES. Maybe one or two others.

But, for me, it's not based on "clean knockouts", however that is defined.
It's based on how quickly he got his opponents out of there. Starting fast and taking them out early was Tyson's M.O. and he had it down to a fine art.

 

Tyson had the most skilled offense of any heavyweight in hisory.

 

Tyson got more KO`s from counters than any other heavy, he was also the best fighter in history at countering the jab, which made him more dangerous than any other heavyweight.

 

Maybe not the hardest puncher but the greatest ko artist Yes, speed kills

 

Clean knockouts are fighters asleep counted 10 and more. Not moving. Tyson didnt score those. Louis and Marciano did. Good night sweet prince.!

 

I'd pick Louis first, but it's among these two.

 

You could certainly argue yes.

I will temper it slightly and say he is definitely the greatest at getting quite good to lesser opponents out of there. He was just so aggressive and on fire early in his fights and he had all that speed and power with angles and combinations the division had probably never seen. He was extremely unique.

 

agreed

Plus he is the rare guy who could ko people with either the right or the left hand, or a combination. He had not one but three ko punches (right hand, right uppercut, and left hook)

 

If he wasn't a eunuch to begin with, lolol, he sure as **** was when Robin and Ma Givens got thru w/ him.
Look up the definition of eunuch. Lololololol

 

Argument can be made for sure. Tyson Louis Marciano Foreman Liston all had that killer instinct

 

Mike doesn't get enough credit for ruining a lot of otherwise durable guys.

Berbick, Thomas, Holmes, ect. all known for their durability. Spinks had never been dropped before.

So yes, Mike has a real argument as the division's GOAT knockout artist.

 

Tyson stop many heavies that were biogger than the fighters Louis and Rocky KO`d, if Tyson hit tose smaller guys they would not have gotten up and he would have stopped a lot of those fighters quicker.

 

Mark. You live in a world of couldhave. I live in a world of historical fact and what DID happen. Stop bringing up the hypothetical and stick to the facts please.

 

He's up there, he's gotta be. And he could drop guys that had never really hit the floor before. The first five rounds against the young, unbeaten Tyson, were the most dangerous for any heavyweight. Even in his last couple of fights, when he was finished, still managed to shake em up early and have them holding on.