Mike Tyson Named Hardest Puncher in Boxing History

Mike Tyson is regarded by many as the hardest hitter to ever grace the heavyweight division, but the man himself sees it differently.

Tyson still remains the youngest heavyweight champion in history after becoming WBC heavyweight champion at the age of 20 on a historic run where he knocked out all but one of his opponents on his way to becoming the champion in 1986. However, 'Iron Mike' believes someone he never fought in his career is the hardest hitting heavyweight in boxing history.

Mike Tyson Names George Foreman as Hardest Puncher

The two never actually shared the ring together, but Iron Mike still chose him

When he was asked, without hesitation, he replied: "It's George Foreman. I can’t match somebody’s power who’s that big and that much man. Only thing that allowed me to be exciting was that I did it faster than the other guys.”

Foreman's most famous loss of his career was ironically his first. After starting his professional career 40-0, including a heavyweight title win over Joe Frazier, he famously lost to Muhammad Ali in the 'Rumble in the Jungle', with The Greatest winning via an eighth round KO.

Following his defeat to Ali, Foreman bounced back by winning 29 of his next 30 fights, leading to a heavyweight title fight against Evander Holyfield in 1991, but Big George lost to Holyfield via a unanimous decision.