Lennox or Tyson - who hit harder

Tyson, no question. He destroyed guys in his prime. And, like others have said, Lewis beat many of these guys after Tyson had already damaged them.

 

I give the edge to Tyson

Lewis may have been more heavy handed but Tyson was heavy handed himself. Not to mention that he had better leverage when he threw punches, speed and technique that made his shots so explosive. They are in the same Tier but Tyson's punches I imagine were a little sharper so he gets the nod.

You have to remember that he stopped some pretty durable guys during his hey day.

Pinklon Thomas
Larry Holmes

Durable guys never stopped before or after they met Tyson.

 

And not to mention, Lewis was Ko'd early by two mediocre fighters.

Sorry, just thought I'd save you the trouble by getting that one off.

 

Thomas was stopped in his next fight by Holyfield, but fair point. Holyfield couldn't floor Thomas despite landing tons of combinations during the entire fight.

 

I don't understand why half the people say tyson, he was a better combination puncher but i don't see how his one shot power is better than lewis. Tyson could throw 3 or 4 very powerful shots but i don't see them individually being as hard as a big overhand right from lewis.

 

Lennox Lewis

 

Ditto!

 

With the right hand I'd say lennox, but not by much. With the Left I'd go with Tyson.

 

Neither could Morrison or Bowe

 

Thanks for the assist!! :hey:good

 

You two guys have great analyses, but what in the heck does that have to do with how hard Lennox could hit in reality?

 

A spot on analysis. I agree entirely, they're both in the same bracket overall. :good

 

In my opinion tyson was a harder one shot puncher whilst not in his prime, however he could thorw 3-4 shots of slightly less power in his prime making him more effective.

 

Whilst I agree Lewis' overhand right was a devestating shot, I don't know if it was more powerful than Tyson's uppercut. Hard one to call anyway!

Has there ever been a HW with a better uppercut than a peak Tyson? I don't think there has been!

 

Nothing. It's kind of an inside joke.

Regardless, I would argue the record shows Tyson hit harder. If you look at his peak years, he blew through guys, destroyed them, in a way that Lewis did with far less frequency. And, as others have mentioned - many of Lewis' KO victims were guys Tyson had already starched.