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ThanosTheGreat
Forever the greatest boxer. So much love and respect for him.
Obipan
v
BootsNCatsNBootsNCatsN
You mithed
TheBIFFALLO87
Everybody's got a plan until they get punched in the mouth.
cyriss07
He was damn good
poop273
Dude was a beast!
RandywithanI
I remember when my Friend's Dad didn't want to pay to watch Mike beat Buster Douglas's ass. We went to the mall instead.
bumblebeerumble
Did he fight Ali? Or were they from different times
ifaponfirstdate
eromitlab
You got knocked the fuck out!
Polysloth
Thwing and a mith. Thwing and a mith. Thwing and a mith. Then POW...right on the kither
dass ludicrispth
lolthisismyusername
Underrated comment, +1
ChristopherTallant
ONE PANCH!
TheActualMalloryArcher
He raped someone
SirDistic
He was convicted of raping someone. Someone, who many feel, lied about it.
briham86
maximuffin2
Is this still airing?
OhMyGodWhoTheHellCaaares
Fight or flight!
AdmiralButtStuff
He was a fucking monster in the ring.
antistatusquo
007 373 5963
inugod
n3croy3ti
Can you believe what has happened to this series?? Ippo better come back!!
?noredirect sorry for dp but had to.
RogerSmithsAlterEgoNumber30238
So good. An opponent could punch away but then one hit and it's over.
Scathed
@Escudonbk dude look at this shit, poetry in motion.
Dirk44
K I know that there are already a million comments like this but legitimately, Mike Tyson has some of the hardest hits I’ve ever seen.
patrickthepink
That, quite simply, was poetry in motion. Fucking beautiful.
sombrerohorsewagon
He’s no Rocky Marciano
ebap
ThAT, qUitE tHwIMply WaTh pOEtrY in mOTHiOn. fUCKinG BeaUTiFul.
Aquick20dollars
vonkeswick
Haha that is great, I'm stealing that
blameitonmyjuice
Honestly looked choreographed.
BigRottie
Mike Tyson. Boxings answer for insomnia.
Compound515
No no no, only one imgurite is allowed to post boxing posts, and you're not him
NoAlarmsAndNoSuprisesPlease
You should read his autobiography, some read, the man only did everything to excess! manipulated by others for sure .Looking at you don king
LearningOnImgur
Fuck Don King. Fucked over Ali, & especially Tyson. Also straight up murdered a dude.
SomeoneShouldPayForThis
If I had ever gotten to him in PunchOut I feel this is the way Little Mac would have gone down too.
He4rtless
Git gud
Meatybone
You have to dodge as soon as he blinks and hit him back.
ridureyu
For the first 90 seconds, all of his punches are instant knockdowns. After then, Tyson slows down but is still really tough.
apbadogsZ
I got to him a couple times (didn’t use cheat codes) and got destroyed.
pdxenburg
Shuffle shuffle....flatline
NorthRex
Managed to put him down once on first round, the TKO in second round.
JesusSaysTheDarnedestThings
3PiecesOfBread
foxfire1112
this is amazing
MoltarsGhost
Remember when he raped that girl?
Cr1spyEvergr33n
Oh totally
captainhappen
yes it was headline news
sjbrooksy7447
For such a great fighter, he fought some real bums.
Zombles
Lost to all the best fighters he fought too
SunAnvil
TheFawxGuy
That man can't smell the color blue anymore
VirginSurgeon
Damn! Can’t believe his head didn’t pop off!
JMaxGarage
The form of his uppercut and the way he throws it plus the power is still unmatched today
JizzlamicState
Lawdy lawdy lawd
SatoriEnlightenment
He ded.
NerfherderVC
Most powerful uppercut of all time
Shitstick
while I can't argue much this may be a contender . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpcVgbgoyAU
BoooBerry
iAmKiNg777
emericabaker5
Dude hes knocking out the air ...i would not fight this man
poot85
Pow!! Right in the kither
finnthepokeman
I know it's sweat flying off him but my first thought was that his soul departed
cabez0n
That's not sweat, that was his soul departing to the afterlife.
Legal murder
Musubi626
djdjzjzjz
That quality is glorious
NemoVi113
The best part of this HQ gif, is that after 37 people copy it one after another, it'll still be at least 720p quality.
IhaveTP4Bunghole
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itotallyagreewithwhatyousaid
Thats a piece of art right there.
Honest question from a dude that’s never been in a fight nor car wreck. What do you think this felt like?
aap71
like getting punched HARD in the fuckin head
udontalwayshavetobenicetobeliked
cvnk
I heard the ratcheting noise of his neck extending
/a/y7gWw98
swipesomething
Man it feels like even in slow motion that uppercut would hurt
Manbehindthemadness
That’s business right there
MAH GAWD KING, THAT'S GOTTA BE IT!
Khassius
Still can't believe Ribalta got up and kept going on for 8 other rounds after that.
SamArt53
Is this Marvis Frazier?
GDSTEVE
That man just forgot what the color blue smells like.
AussieMate26
Poor Gavin
CanIGetAnyOfUCuntsADrink
Nah he didn't forget, it was straight knocked outta his skull
FlyingAce94
Thank you for that. I haven't laughed that hard in a while.
oopsigotawedgie
Looks like he’s getting a fine taste of it however...
ahbiteme
Smell PhD here. Concussion is a leading cause of permanent loss of smell. Most boxers & other sportspeople have no or little sense of smell.
SimianKin
TIL thanks
PostmodernSemanticQuagmire
Huh I've had maybe half a dozen concussions and a terrible sense of smell, might be related.
TomsKid
Genuinely laughed loud to this
Spackler7
Yep, me too.
slacker92
Same
NashPreds2011
Yup same here
hairyfishsticks
I've been watching this for 30 years, still love those uppercuts. I still want $$ back for those 52 second pay per views
JohannVonTittySprinkles
Me and you both, but not really! Tyson at 20, was a god in the heavyweight division.
FuzzyNutSak
That was the first and only time I did something like that. .. we were 12? I can taste your bitterness hairyfishsticks... I understand it.
I'm not bitter, those were amazing, his technical fighting and sheer aggression. We just hated getting up to get a beer when they should..
Totally agree. Sheer technical enragement.maybe it was worth it. I remembered it - that I know!
Be feeling each other out in the first round. Only to come back and find Mike attacked the guy like an enraged pitbull. YouTube is nice thou
GabinoMorales
That’s what ended up breaking him as a fighter, don king demanded he go the distance and mike just wasn’t build for that. Money ruined him.
McFuu
Mike had gone the distance a couple of times and also had a fair number of late stoppages. Endurance wasn't an issue.
Not IMO, Tyson changing manager Bill Cayton & longtime trainer Kevin Rooney, and then later signing with promoter Don King was his downfall
Death83
Holy Jesus Christ! I saw his soul leave his body for a second. He almost knocked him to a new area on the fighting stage like MKIII
MonsieurLeMoustache
can't you die from this
JeffwiththeNukes
Pro fighters are tough much tougher than regular people. Years of training made him able to take that hit and not die. I'd die you'd die.
yourmomisminenow
if he dies...he dies
aGoatinaBoat
RoyalOli
You can die from a lot of things.
tcsv23
Yup. But you can die from a lot of stuff.
Thispostisaboutacat
Name one thing.
BrontTheGoodBoy
Drinking six liters of water in under three hours.
tortillaboy
Old age
Misslnformation
Like being a little bitch.
jiynxed
You haven't died yet tho so obviously not
...yet.
Bystandr
Think of it like a contest between 900+ pounds of force vs your muscles, tendons and flesh. Too much extension on the spinal column and you
basically unplug your brain from your body. Concussion, unconsciousness, paralysis and even death are very real possibilities.
Yes, trust me I'm a doctor
warmNchewey
Can you look at this growth on my ass?
TheUpdootist
I'm that doctors secretary and I say yes. I'll pencil your ass in.
SonOfEtrigan
Pencil in his ass? Damn that’s a different kinda doctor. Gonna need a referral.
BunBunIsMySpiritAnimal
He must have been so fucked up from that punch. Boxing is such a horrible sport to play professionally.
MWTWB
That's good news for the armature boxers out there.
Not to mention the arentmature ones
I guess I should have proofread
ErinInStereo
POW! Right in the kisser!
pennyjar
dont you mean "kither"
That man may have been the best boxer of all time when he was in his prime. I've seen a lot, but NOTHING even close to his power.
talkingmonkey89
He fought really, really angry.
handytech
Earnie Shavers
pocketflan
Would get murdered by Ali in his prime
nipplepanties
Love to see him vs frasier
IAmAPagodaofAnhedonia
His career declined after Cus D’mato died because he wasn’t the same defensively as he was in the beginning.
Speed and power, man. Sledgehammer coming at you at 100mph.
MusicIsJustWigglyAir
Tyson vs Lennox Lewis, both in their prime would be an amazing fight
newsguycraigevans
I watched a lot of matches. His raw talent and explosive power was amazing.
ShavedMyBallz4This
Mike Tyson is the only boxer that I've seen that punched another fighter in the chest and knocked him out. Tyson and Ali, my top two.
Zyrixion
I've seen a few TKOs from body strikes. Kidney shots will drop you like a sack of bricks. Take two in the same place and you're done.
He punched dude in the chest, he flew back into the ropes, and down to the ground. One punch.
Jk Tyson is the fucking GOAT
retodd
Most exciting...probably. Best, bc of power? That’s like say a top-fuel dragster is the best race car.
I think Foreman or Liston hit harder, they were bigger guys, it was Mike's speed and accuracy. He landed clean shots that decimated.
Shutupandpour
Apparently he cries after sex. Mace will do that to you.
famousmcfly
Don’t forget the Tyson effect. Had his opponents beaten before they ever stepped into the ring. His power was simply scary.
SleeperSix
I'm of the Opinion that he's an x-men level mutant. Freakishly strong and fast. No one could even compete in his prime.
catfishmagoo9
I repsect that but hardest hitter has to be earnie shavers
It's not just his power. His footwork was legendary. He'd switch from right to southpaw in an instant and KO with a left.
iHveNoCleverName
^This right here. He was just an all around beast
Princey1981
YOU MUST BE OUT YOUR GODDAMN MIND. Joe Louis, the greatest boxer that ever lived.
1staRCHer
The downvoters don’t know the quote. They have pathetic lives.
Thank you. I don't comment on imgur stuff much, so I was feeling bad.
He was badder than Cassius Clay, he was badder than Sugar Ray, and that new boy-what's his name?
TheNeub
Rocky Marciano.
Oh, there they go! There they go! Every time I start talking about boxing, a white man gotta pull Rocky Marciano outta their ass!
He beat Joe Lewis’s ass!
Mike Tyson?-looks like a bulldog; he was badder than him, too. He could whoop Mike Tyson's ass! He could whoop all of they ass!
Joe Louis had come out of retirement to fight Rocky Marciano the minute he was 76 years old. Joe Louis was always lying about his age.
scrumpy
I thought is was the trash!
SirStrongBad
Yeah but everyone knows about his power. His defense is so underrated tho...
tsrivishnu
Agreed. Tyson used his small height to his advantage. Since his target was taller, Tyson could use his legs for additional stopping power.
BigIrv5151
Ali may not have had his power but he was a much better boxer.
Radandie94
If fights ended quickly yes. But when they went into 4, 5, 6 rounds he gassed super power though
SegaGenesisEvangelion
Good thing he tended to win quickly then.
rankaleenyanyan
Roy Jones Jr.
KangDOTA
Roy was fast, but nowhere near the power of Tyson (different classes, I get it). Foreman was the only guy close in power.
MySpiritAnimalIsTheUnpopularOpinionPuffin
Not just power. Tyson was insanely fast for his weight class.
FatBastardVegetarian
INSANELY FAST!
yes, in part because he was only 5'9" and 210 lbs. much faster than opponents who often were 5 inches taller and 30 lbs heaveier
Holy shit he's only 5'9? You'd think he'd be at a permanent disadvantage on reach alone.
prepeymad
He was at a disadvantage, which in turn made him the most dangerous fighter of all time. He could get inside or out on all the tall boxers.
Vysard
The peek-a-boo style he uses and his bobbing and weaving made him a hard target to hit, and made it easier for him to get in close.
LazyPea
Speed+weight=power
I tend to disagree.
Not just power but technical skills and speed. He was an overall amazing boxer.
Then you haven't seen very much. Guys like Foreman, Shavers, Louis, Tua, Wlad etc are around his level for power.
No matter how fast or how hard you hit there's always dudes who are around that level in the annals of the sport, it's 100 years old
MarcoOsorio
Lennox lewis hitted at least as hard as Tyson.
Ryebread91
He still lost all my respect with the ear biting.
[deleted]
Wow! Thank you. Never heard anything from the other side before. Also make me appreciate how much calculation they’re doing in the ring.
McJaews
Prime vs. Prime: Foreman's punch was heavier but Tyson's was faster. Hard to claim a best of all time with these things.
ManicMDMechanic
Plus Tyson was on coke a lot of the time. No question about that.
afriendinneedsafriendindeedafriendwithmemesisbetter
@escudonbk thoughts?
OptimusChristt
I always felt Tysons style was closest to Joe Fraizer. Foreman might have beaten him, but admitted that was terrified of him.
Foreman compared ducking Fraizers punch to dodging a bullet. Even admitted thinking "if I don't end this soon I could get serious hurt"
lupinypupper
It’s easy- we settle this with video games
nolittleplans
Tyson had the footwork and the Bob and weave. Gorman was pretty much a wrecking ball
willsassoasstevenseagal
George Foreman and Holyfield had iron chins. I still think Tyson is best of all time, but he would have had trouble.
BigV
What does heavier mean in this context?
Weight vs Velocity
ProlapsedNuttSack
Heavier essentially means he hit harder, but slower than Tyson
Is that possible? Like can someone hit harder with a baseball bat, but also slower? Is it because of the weight behind the punch?
He was heavier, stronger and went for a more windup approach that delivered more oomph but slower
BrokeMyFunnyBone
How are you quantifying that though?? Did Foreman's punch have more force? Are there recordings of punch speed?
heromemewholikestofertwhatsayou
It wasn't so much about speed but the THUNDER of his punch. Listen to Frazier interview after being beaten by Foreman.
TheNopeShark
Always wondered how either of them would fair against ali in his prime
Prime Ali and prime Foreman fought... Quite famously
moosaroo
Ali was out of his prime when that fight happened. Watch his fights before he lost his boxing license in '67 then watch the Foreman fights.
BallsackHippo
I just want to say that Foreman won 68 fights by KO.
kenkennethfromconnecticut
Way out of his prime, that’s why he took everything Foreman had. Let your opponent whoop you until he sleeps
Physically he had slowed down def but I think he was a smarter fighter by then. Thats when his wins over Lyle, Shavers, Norton, Frazier came
Was he trained by Ali? He looked like he would’ve been pretty good at the ropeadope
JetRee
He was trained by Gus D'amoto. He took Tyson off the streets and into his home where he lived with his family while he trained.
It was after Gus' death that Tyson went bad (rape charges, prison etc). He was alone in the spotlight and had no idea how to handle it
Friskydingo780
Nope he was trained by Custom Auto
There are hours of theorycrafting on YouTube. Enjoy your quest for hypothetical answers.
Ali was tiring the other and blowing the final blow. With Tyson it was about brute force, 40% of his fights ended in the first 3 minutes.
SaturatedGloryHole
No, we need a time machine. Who is willing to kidnap boxing greats from the past and have them fight for our entertainment?
ezzmann
I m also in!
ZerZer
Bill and Ted 3: Title Fight
alilbitosoul
I think of him more as a brawler. To me Ali was a boxer.
Then you need to watch the gif again, then watch some of the docs about his training and his career. Very technically skilled boxer.
ThanosTheGreat
Forever the greatest boxer. So much love and respect for him.
Obipan
BootsNCatsNBootsNCatsN
You mithed
TheBIFFALLO87
Everybody's got a plan until they get punched in the mouth.
cyriss07
He was damn good
poop273
Dude was a beast!
RandywithanI
I remember when my Friend's Dad didn't want to pay to watch Mike beat Buster Douglas's ass. We went to the mall instead.
bumblebeerumble
Did he fight Ali? Or were they from different times
ifaponfirstdate
eromitlab
You got knocked the fuck out!
Polysloth
Thwing and a mith. Thwing and a mith. Thwing and a mith. Then POW...right on the kither
eromitlab
dass ludicrispth
lolthisismyusername
Underrated comment, +1
ChristopherTallant
ONE PANCH!
TheActualMalloryArcher
He raped someone
SirDistic
He was convicted of raping someone. Someone, who many feel, lied about it.
briham86
maximuffin2
Is this still airing?
OhMyGodWhoTheHellCaaares
Fight or flight!
AdmiralButtStuff
He was a fucking monster in the ring.
antistatusquo
007 373 5963
inugod
n3croy3ti
Can you believe what has happened to this series?? Ippo better come back!!
inugod
RogerSmithsAlterEgoNumber30238
So good. An opponent could punch away but then one hit and it's over.
Scathed
@Escudonbk dude look at this shit, poetry in motion.
Dirk44
K I know that there are already a million comments like this but legitimately, Mike Tyson has some of the hardest hits I’ve ever seen.
patrickthepink
That, quite simply, was poetry in motion. Fucking beautiful.
sombrerohorsewagon
He’s no Rocky Marciano
ebap
ThAT, qUitE tHwIMply WaTh pOEtrY in mOTHiOn. fUCKinG BeaUTiFul.
Aquick20dollars
vonkeswick
Haha that is great, I'm stealing that
blameitonmyjuice
Honestly looked choreographed.
BigRottie
Mike Tyson. Boxings answer for insomnia.
Compound515
No no no, only one imgurite is allowed to post boxing posts, and you're not him
NoAlarmsAndNoSuprisesPlease
You should read his autobiography, some read, the man only did everything to excess! manipulated by others for sure .Looking at you don king
LearningOnImgur
Fuck Don King. Fucked over Ali, & especially Tyson. Also straight up murdered a dude.
SomeoneShouldPayForThis
If I had ever gotten to him in PunchOut I feel this is the way Little Mac would have gone down too.
He4rtless
Git gud
Meatybone
You have to dodge as soon as he blinks and hit him back.
ridureyu
For the first 90 seconds, all of his punches are instant knockdowns. After then, Tyson slows down but is still really tough.
apbadogsZ
I got to him a couple times (didn’t use cheat codes) and got destroyed.
pdxenburg
Shuffle shuffle....flatline
NorthRex
Managed to put him down once on first round, the TKO in second round.
JesusSaysTheDarnedestThings
007 373 5963
3PiecesOfBread
foxfire1112
this is amazing
MoltarsGhost
Remember when he raped that girl?
Cr1spyEvergr33n
Oh totally
captainhappen
yes it was headline news
sjbrooksy7447
For such a great fighter, he fought some real bums.
Zombles
Lost to all the best fighters he fought too
SunAnvil
TheFawxGuy
That man can't smell the color blue anymore
VirginSurgeon
Damn! Can’t believe his head didn’t pop off!
JMaxGarage
The form of his uppercut and the way he throws it plus the power is still unmatched today
JizzlamicState
Lawdy lawdy lawd
SatoriEnlightenment
He ded.
NerfherderVC
Most powerful uppercut of all time
Shitstick
while I can't argue much this may be a contender . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpcVgbgoyAU
BoooBerry
iAmKiNg777
emericabaker5
Dude hes knocking out the air ...i would not fight this man
poot85
Pow!! Right in the kither
finnthepokeman
I know it's sweat flying off him but my first thought was that his soul departed
cabez0n
That's not sweat, that was his soul departing to the afterlife.
maximuffin2
Legal murder
Musubi626
djdjzjzjz
That quality is glorious
NemoVi113
The best part of this HQ gif, is that after 37 people copy it one after another, it'll still be at least 720p quality.
IhaveTP4Bunghole
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itotallyagreewithwhatyousaid
Thats a piece of art right there.
antistatusquo
Honest question from a dude that’s never been in a fight nor car wreck. What do you think this felt like?
aap71
like getting punched HARD in the fuckin head
udontalwayshavetobenicetobeliked
cvnk
I heard the ratcheting noise of his neck extending
SunAnvil
/a/y7gWw98
swipesomething
Man it feels like even in slow motion that uppercut would hurt
Manbehindthemadness
That’s business right there
eromitlab
MAH GAWD KING, THAT'S GOTTA BE IT!
Khassius
Still can't believe Ribalta got up and kept going on for 8 other rounds after that.
SamArt53
Is this Marvis Frazier?
GDSTEVE
That man just forgot what the color blue smells like.
AussieMate26
Poor Gavin
CanIGetAnyOfUCuntsADrink
Nah he didn't forget, it was straight knocked outta his skull
FlyingAce94
Thank you for that. I haven't laughed that hard in a while.
oopsigotawedgie
Looks like he’s getting a fine taste of it however...
ahbiteme
Smell PhD here. Concussion is a leading cause of permanent loss of smell. Most boxers & other sportspeople have no or little sense of smell.
SimianKin
TIL thanks
PostmodernSemanticQuagmire
Huh I've had maybe half a dozen concussions and a terrible sense of smell, might be related.
TomsKid
Genuinely laughed loud to this
Spackler7
Yep, me too.
slacker92
Same
NashPreds2011
Yup same here
hairyfishsticks
I've been watching this for 30 years, still love those uppercuts. I still want $$ back for those 52 second pay per views
JohannVonTittySprinkles
Me and you both, but not really! Tyson at 20, was a god in the heavyweight division.
FuzzyNutSak
That was the first and only time I did something like that. .. we were 12? I can taste your bitterness hairyfishsticks... I understand it.
hairyfishsticks
I'm not bitter, those were amazing, his technical fighting and sheer aggression. We just hated getting up to get a beer when they should..
FuzzyNutSak
Totally agree. Sheer technical enragement.maybe it was worth it. I remembered it - that I know!
hairyfishsticks
Be feeling each other out in the first round. Only to come back and find Mike attacked the guy like an enraged pitbull. YouTube is nice thou
GabinoMorales
That’s what ended up breaking him as a fighter, don king demanded he go the distance and mike just wasn’t build for that. Money ruined him.
McFuu
Mike had gone the distance a couple of times and also had a fair number of late stoppages. Endurance wasn't an issue.
SamArt53
Not IMO, Tyson changing manager Bill Cayton & longtime trainer Kevin Rooney, and then later signing with promoter Don King was his downfall
Death83
Holy Jesus Christ! I saw his soul leave his body for a second. He almost knocked him to a new area on the fighting stage like MKIII
MonsieurLeMoustache
can't you die from this
JeffwiththeNukes
Pro fighters are tough much tougher than regular people. Years of training made him able to take that hit and not die. I'd die you'd die.
yourmomisminenow
if he dies...he dies
aGoatinaBoat
RoyalOli
You can die from a lot of things.
tcsv23
Yup. But you can die from a lot of stuff.
Thispostisaboutacat
Name one thing.
BrontTheGoodBoy
Drinking six liters of water in under three hours.
tortillaboy
Old age
Misslnformation
Like being a little bitch.
jiynxed
You haven't died yet tho so obviously not
Misslnformation
...yet.
Bystandr
Think of it like a contest between 900+ pounds of force vs your muscles, tendons and flesh. Too much extension on the spinal column and you
Bystandr
basically unplug your brain from your body. Concussion, unconsciousness, paralysis and even death are very real possibilities.
tortillaboy
Yes, trust me I'm a doctor
warmNchewey
Can you look at this growth on my ass?
TheUpdootist
I'm that doctors secretary and I say yes. I'll pencil your ass in.
SonOfEtrigan
Pencil in his ass? Damn that’s a different kinda doctor. Gonna need a referral.
BunBunIsMySpiritAnimal
He must have been so fucked up from that punch. Boxing is such a horrible sport to play professionally.
MWTWB
That's good news for the armature boxers out there.
Misslnformation
Not to mention the arentmature ones
MWTWB
I guess I should have proofread
ErinInStereo
POW! Right in the kisser!
pennyjar
dont you mean "kither"
GDSTEVE
That man may have been the best boxer of all time when he was in his prime. I've seen a lot, but NOTHING even close to his power.
talkingmonkey89
He fought really, really angry.
handytech
Earnie Shavers
pocketflan
Would get murdered by Ali in his prime
nipplepanties
Love to see him vs frasier
IAmAPagodaofAnhedonia
His career declined after Cus D’mato died because he wasn’t the same defensively as he was in the beginning.
itotallyagreewithwhatyousaid
Speed and power, man. Sledgehammer coming at you at 100mph.
MusicIsJustWigglyAir
Tyson vs Lennox Lewis, both in their prime would be an amazing fight
newsguycraigevans
I watched a lot of matches. His raw talent and explosive power was amazing.
ShavedMyBallz4This
Mike Tyson is the only boxer that I've seen that punched another fighter in the chest and knocked him out. Tyson and Ali, my top two.
Zyrixion
I've seen a few TKOs from body strikes. Kidney shots will drop you like a sack of bricks. Take two in the same place and you're done.
ShavedMyBallz4This
He punched dude in the chest, he flew back into the ropes, and down to the ground. One punch.
3PiecesOfBread
3PiecesOfBread
Jk Tyson is the fucking GOAT
retodd
Most exciting...probably. Best, bc of power? That’s like say a top-fuel dragster is the best race car.
McFuu
I think Foreman or Liston hit harder, they were bigger guys, it was Mike's speed and accuracy. He landed clean shots that decimated.
Shutupandpour
Apparently he cries after sex. Mace will do that to you.
famousmcfly
Don’t forget the Tyson effect. Had his opponents beaten before they ever stepped into the ring. His power was simply scary.
SleeperSix
I'm of the Opinion that he's an x-men level mutant. Freakishly strong and fast. No one could even compete in his prime.
catfishmagoo9
I repsect that but hardest hitter has to be earnie shavers
SirDistic
It's not just his power. His footwork was legendary. He'd switch from right to southpaw in an instant and KO with a left.
iHveNoCleverName
^This right here. He was just an all around beast
Princey1981
YOU MUST BE OUT YOUR GODDAMN MIND. Joe Louis, the greatest boxer that ever lived.
1staRCHer
The downvoters don’t know the quote. They have pathetic lives.
Princey1981
Thank you. I don't comment on imgur stuff much, so I was feeling bad.
Princey1981
He was badder than Cassius Clay, he was badder than Sugar Ray, and that new boy-what's his name?
TheNeub
Rocky Marciano.
Princey1981
Oh, there they go! There they go! Every time I start talking about boxing, a white man gotta pull Rocky Marciano outta their ass!
TheNeub
He beat Joe Lewis’s ass!
Princey1981
Mike Tyson?-looks like a bulldog; he was badder than him, too. He could whoop Mike Tyson's ass! He could whoop all of they ass!
Princey1981
Joe Louis had come out of retirement to fight Rocky Marciano the minute he was 76 years old. Joe Louis was always lying about his age.
scrumpy
I thought is was the trash!
SirStrongBad
Yeah but everyone knows about his power. His defense is so underrated tho...
tsrivishnu
Agreed. Tyson used his small height to his advantage. Since his target was taller, Tyson could use his legs for additional stopping power.
BigIrv5151
Ali may not have had his power but he was a much better boxer.
Radandie94
If fights ended quickly yes. But when they went into 4, 5, 6 rounds he gassed super power though
SegaGenesisEvangelion
Good thing he tended to win quickly then.
rankaleenyanyan
Roy Jones Jr.
KangDOTA
Roy was fast, but nowhere near the power of Tyson (different classes, I get it). Foreman was the only guy close in power.
MySpiritAnimalIsTheUnpopularOpinionPuffin
Not just power. Tyson was insanely fast for his weight class.
FatBastardVegetarian
INSANELY FAST!
aap71
yes, in part because he was only 5'9" and 210 lbs. much faster than opponents who often were 5 inches taller and 30 lbs heaveier
PostmodernSemanticQuagmire
Holy shit he's only 5'9? You'd think he'd be at a permanent disadvantage on reach alone.
prepeymad
He was at a disadvantage, which in turn made him the most dangerous fighter of all time. He could get inside or out on all the tall boxers.
Vysard
The peek-a-boo style he uses and his bobbing and weaving made him a hard target to hit, and made it easier for him to get in close.
LazyPea
Speed+weight=power
MySpiritAnimalIsTheUnpopularOpinionPuffin
jiynxed
Not just power but technical skills and speed. He was an overall amazing boxer.
Zombles
Then you haven't seen very much. Guys like Foreman, Shavers, Louis, Tua, Wlad etc are around his level for power.
Zombles
No matter how fast or how hard you hit there's always dudes who are around that level in the annals of the sport, it's 100 years old
MarcoOsorio
Lennox lewis hitted at least as hard as Tyson.
Ryebread91
He still lost all my respect with the ear biting.
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Ryebread91
Wow! Thank you. Never heard anything from the other side before. Also make me appreciate how much calculation they’re doing in the ring.
McJaews
Prime vs. Prime: Foreman's punch was heavier but Tyson's was faster. Hard to claim a best of all time with these things.
ManicMDMechanic
Plus Tyson was on coke a lot of the time. No question about that.
afriendinneedsafriendindeedafriendwithmemesisbetter
@escudonbk thoughts?
OptimusChristt
I always felt Tysons style was closest to Joe Fraizer. Foreman might have beaten him, but admitted that was terrified of him.
OptimusChristt
Foreman compared ducking Fraizers punch to dodging a bullet. Even admitted thinking "if I don't end this soon I could get serious hurt"
lupinypupper
It’s easy- we settle this with video games
nolittleplans
Tyson had the footwork and the Bob and weave. Gorman was pretty much a wrecking ball
willsassoasstevenseagal
George Foreman and Holyfield had iron chins. I still think Tyson is best of all time, but he would have had trouble.
BigV
What does heavier mean in this context?
OptimusChristt
Weight vs Velocity
ProlapsedNuttSack
Heavier essentially means he hit harder, but slower than Tyson
BigV
Is that possible? Like can someone hit harder with a baseball bat, but also slower? Is it because of the weight behind the punch?
ProlapsedNuttSack
He was heavier, stronger and went for a more windup approach that delivered more oomph but slower
BrokeMyFunnyBone
How are you quantifying that though?? Did Foreman's punch have more force? Are there recordings of punch speed?
heromemewholikestofertwhatsayou
It wasn't so much about speed but the THUNDER of his punch. Listen to Frazier interview after being beaten by Foreman.
TheNopeShark
Always wondered how either of them would fair against ali in his prime
Zombles
Prime Ali and prime Foreman fought... Quite famously
moosaroo
Ali was out of his prime when that fight happened. Watch his fights before he lost his boxing license in '67 then watch the Foreman fights.
BallsackHippo
I just want to say that Foreman won 68 fights by KO.
kenkennethfromconnecticut
Way out of his prime, that’s why he took everything Foreman had. Let your opponent whoop you until he sleeps
Zombles
Physically he had slowed down def but I think he was a smarter fighter by then. Thats when his wins over Lyle, Shavers, Norton, Frazier came
Ryebread91
Was he trained by Ali? He looked like he would’ve been pretty good at the ropeadope
JetRee
He was trained by Gus D'amoto. He took Tyson off the streets and into his home where he lived with his family while he trained.
JetRee
It was after Gus' death that Tyson went bad (rape charges, prison etc). He was alone in the spotlight and had no idea how to handle it
Friskydingo780
Nope he was trained by Custom Auto
McJaews
There are hours of theorycrafting on YouTube. Enjoy your quest for hypothetical answers.
BallsackHippo
Ali was tiring the other and blowing the final blow. With Tyson it was about brute force, 40% of his fights ended in the first 3 minutes.
SaturatedGloryHole
No, we need a time machine. Who is willing to kidnap boxing greats from the past and have them fight for our entertainment?
ezzmann
I m also in!
ZerZer
Bill and Ted 3: Title Fight
alilbitosoul
I think of him more as a brawler. To me Ali was a boxer.
McJaews
Then you need to watch the gif again, then watch some of the docs about his training and his career. Very technically skilled boxer.