Mike Tyson Names The Heavyweight Legend Who Had Power On Another Level: "I Can't Match That

Mike Tyson is viewed as one of the biggest punchers in heavyweight history.

Tyson burst onto the scene at an early age and won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, 12 of them coming inside the very first round.

The former undisputed heavyweight champion knocked out fighters such as Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks and Frank Bruno, and ended his career with 44 knockouts from his 50 victories.

Tyson is often ranked as one of the biggest punchers in the history of the heavyweight division, alongside the likes of Deontay Wilder and Earnie Shavers.

When it comes to Tyson deciding who was the biggest puncher though, there was only one man that came to mind whilst speaking to Interview Magazine.

“I do think I was a very hard puncher, but I was also a very accurate puncher if I hit you on certain spots and stuff … Guys like George Foreman could hit you in the back or on the side of the head or behind the ears and knock you out. But most of the heavyweight guys were so much bigger than me.”

Tyson said that it was impossible for him to match the power of Foreman due to his sheer size.

‘Big’ George recorded 68 knockouts in his 76 victories, stopping fighters like Joe Frazier, Ken Norton and Ron Lyle during his initial run in the 1970s.

He retired for a ten-year period, then returned and knocked out Michael Moorer at the age of 45 to become the oldest world heavyweight champion in history, illustrating that he still retained his incredible power.

Foreman sadly passed away in March 2025 at the age of 76, but will clearly always be viewed as a heavyweight icon to many around the world.