Michael Moorer claimed David Tua hit harder than George Foreman. Who punched harder in your opinion?

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Who hit harder

  1. George Foreman

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  2. David Tua

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  1. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Yeah & you gotta remember that Foreman was hitting the biggest heaviest bag around.
    Try this with even the
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  2. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    ABSOLUTELY.
    And landing an accurate 4 punch combination-especially if you do not see it coming, or only the first...
    Has way more impact than a single blow, even if they are not quite as hard.
     
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  3. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't doubt Tua hit MOORER harder than George did.

    Tua was 29 when he knocked out Moorer. Foreman was 45 when he knocked out Moorer.

    They say the last thing to go on a fighter is his punch. Moorer was Foreman's last knockout. And Foreman stopped Moorer with the "last remaining bit" of what he still had of his KO punch.

    As for Tua, he didn't carry his power nearly as long as George did. Tua's last KO came when he was 37. Everyone went the distance with Tua after that.

    Foreman didn't even start his comeback until he was 38. He knocked out 26 or 27 guys from the age of 38 on.

    Long story short, I'd wager George actually hit harder than Tua.
     
  4. NoNeck

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    Tua always had his power. The issue was finding guys to stand right in front of him. The Cameron ko was truly brutal.
     
  5. Gazelle Punch

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    Not sure what this list is? Holmes was stopped later in his career and Vitali never fought anyone worth worrying about after Lewis. My point was when ur younger it’s easier to take punches and this isn’t really debatable
     
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  6. NoNeck

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    You’re bending the facts. Stopped by ****ing Mike Tyson and kept competing in the 90s. The swipe at Vitali is too ignorant to warrant further comment.

    Moorer never showed any signs of being chinny in his comeback, other than against Tua. He actually looked like a natural heavyweight by that point.
     
  7. Gazelle Punch

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    u completely missed the point. As u age it gets harder to take punches. U going on about nonsense because u hate Foreman has nothing to do w anything.
     
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  8. NoNeck

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    You made an ignorant generalization with an exception for your boy George. A lot of fighters retain or improve durability with age, including Moorer.
     
  9. Saintpat

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    I’m going to go with the guy who ripped apart the inside of Moorer’s mouth open so bad with a single punch that it took 36 stitches to repair.

    That would be George.
     
  10. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No…they don’t. It’s abnormal. Certainly not w Moorer
     
  11. he grant

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    I don't doubt Tua hit harder than the old Foreman .. Moorer fought an 45 year old Forewman ...
     
  12. Jon1962

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    Moorer wasn't the same fighter when he came back his speed had really declined which made him easy prey for Tua.
     
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