Mike Tyson and George Foreman are two of the biggest names to ever come out of the heavyweight division.
Tyson ruled throughout the 80s and 90s, becoming the biggest star attraction in the sport due to his ferocious power and menacing demeanour.
He remains the youngest world heavyweight champion in history at 20 years, 4 months and 23 days, and went on to unify the division and become undisputed.
Foreman holds the accolade at the other end of the spectrum, with the boxing legend becoming the oldest world heavyweight champion in history when he won the IBF title in 1995 at the age of 46 years, 5 months and 18 days.
His power was rated just as highly as Tyson’s, with 68 knockouts coming in his 76 victories during his three decade long career.
One man who took on both fighters was Evander Holyfield. He met Tyson twice, the first in 1996 when he won by stoppage, before then winning again in 1997, this time when Tyson was infamously disqualified for biting Holyfield’s ear.
Holyfield fought Foreman in 1991, winning the fight by unanimous decision. Holyfield was asked who hit harder between Tyson and Foreman, and he told Fight Hub TV that Foreman was by far the bigger puncher.
“George Foreman [hit harder], a lot harder, but he was a lot bigger too though…
He hit me one time and my feet froze up. I hadn’t been hit like that before”
Foreman shared the ring with some incredible fighters during his career, and he has named the one man he took on that was better than Muhammad Ali.
