Tyson's power vs. Foreman's power.

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  1. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    George Foreman was still in his thirties for Jaco. You’re ridiculously dishonest.

    I suggest you start a thread for “best old heavyweights” because you’re woefully off topic now. Even I’ll admit that Foreman deserves to be number 2 in that category behind Vitali Klitschko.
     
  2. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Foreman was scared of Joe Frazier and Ken Norton thats why he removed them from the ring so quickly.
     
  3. BoxingFan2002

    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    And destroyed him while being more than 16 years older than Tyson while being inactive for 10 years and fat plus he even then did better than Tyson who was in his 20s and in prime years.
     
  4. NoNeck

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    Tyson was just a kid when he destroyed Jaco and Foreman went second, as usual.
     
  5. BoxingFan2002

    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    But Foreman was old man inactive for 10 years and was fat and overweight.
     
  6. NoNeck

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    Nonsense. He was fighting every month and was like 15 fights into a comeback when he fought Tyson's leftovers.
     
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  7. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He wasn’t even worth anything as a young man, much less an old one. The most stark example of a fighter getting by solely on an irredeemably putrid division. People talk about Marciano…get a gander at this lumbering, arm punching amateur.
     
  8. JohnThomas1

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    Foreman screamed for Tyson from the start of his comeback until Tyson lost the title. He was yelling it from the rooftops.
     
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  9. BoxingFan2002

    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    When Foreman fought Jaco he was inactive for a long time, just check dates of fights.
     
  10. Usyk is the best

    Usyk is the best Active Member Full Member

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    Spoon KO1 Tillis, brutally
    Tillis goes 10 vs Tyson after that

    On the other hand, Tyson KO1 Carl Williams
    While Williams goes 12 vs Spoon

    So these comparisons are not always relevant as you can see
     
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  11. NoNeck

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    You're just cherry picking data.

    Spoon also got stopped in 1 round by Smith, lost to Thomas, needed 11 rounds to get to Bruno, and lost to Holmes.

    Check Tyson's results against them and it should be obvious who the better puncher was.
     
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  12. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It’s a bit like asking which hurts more: getting run over by a cement truck going 50 mph o a Ferrari at 100 mph.
     
  13. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's always the thing about him that got me. He looked like he was throwing lazy arm punches with nothing behind them, then opponents react like they got hit with a bat. Tyson, you could see he was putting absolutely every bit of fast-twitch muscle he had behind punches.

    Overall though, I'd far prefer Tyson's combo of speed and power to Foreman's combo of it.
     
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