The greatest fighter of all time!

[1392477]

was watching some old footage of Mike Tyson on ESPN yesterday - gotta say he was one amazing fighter, knocking out guys 6 - 7 " taller than him and 20+ pounds heavier. Iron Mike was the real deal.

Won his first 14 fights with KO in 1st or second round - that's power.

 

[MikeMartial]

was watching some old footage of Mike Tyson on ESPN yesterday - gotta say he was one amazing fighter, knocking out guys 6 - 7 " taller than him and 20+ pounds heavier. Iron Mike was the real deal.

Won his first 14 fights with KO in 1st or second round - that's power.

Although we will probably never really know, I'd say he was the hardest hitting fighter---ever.

It'd be interesting to line up all the famous fighters from past and present, and get a psi reading on their punches (and kicks, if applicable)

 

[Anthony Starks]

Dude , Bruce Lee had NO Fights as an Adult , only 2 years of Instruction , and was basically a Yard Tard that weighed in at a buck forty . Hughes would rip him in half no matter where they were , and Hughes grew up on a Farm , Im sure he knows how to sling Mud . Lee never HAD a "Prime" except in his Movies , and in Legends .

I agree, and I was being generous picking a MMA fighter at 170 - imagine Lee fighting Arloski or Sylvia. MMA is pretty close to a street fight, unless you are talking about weapons and then this is a completely useless thread.

 

[Protobuilder]

People are gonna' disagree, but based on this criterion:

This is in a no rules, bare knuckle, all out street fight...

I'd pick Tank Abbot. I'm thinking bar scene type fight, not squaring off, touching gloves, w/ some room to maneuver. I'm thinking out of the blue, you bump shoulders w/ someone in a crowded bar, and it turns out to be Tank . . . his size, power, and rhino-style punching would pretty much murder anyone, given those circumstances.

 

[Anthony Starks]

People are gonna' disagree, but based on this criterion:



I'd pick Tank Abbot. I'm thinking bar scene type fight, not squaring off, touching gloves, w/ some room to maneuver. I'm thinking out of the blue, you bump shoulders w/ someone in a crowded bar, and it turns out to be Tank . . . his size, power, and rhino-style punching would pretty much murder anyone, given those circumstances.

Tank Abbot is a big fat joke - Chuck Lidell is a better puncher and Tim Sylvia is a much bigger sized guy if thats what you're looking for. Didn't you see the Abbot v Belfort fight? Abbot is good at beating up "toughman" type fighters - not MMA professional athletes.

 

[megamania500]

I'd like to see what happened if Tank Abbot bumped shoulders in a bar with Tyson.

 

[young_gunz]

Tank Abbot is a big fat joke - Chuck Lidell is a better puncher and Tim Sylvia is a much bigger sized guy if thats what you're looking for. Didn't you see the Abbot v Belfort fight? Abbot is good at beating up "toughman" type fighters - not MMA professional athletes.

i think Chuck could smack Tim if he dosent get cought with the big one, but then again i really dont like silvia and hope he loses this week
Andrei style

 

[Ruca]

Actually, my point was that it is supposed to be a street fight. Earlier posts here made it sound like some people equate MMA with street fighting. They are two different things. although I do think your average MMA fighter would do better in a street fight than any other athlete from a different sport.

i've always thought this reasoning is funny...like these guys are great fighters in the ring/cage but some guy with some secret street fight knowledge is going to kick their ass. just because guys are mma trained do you really think that they don't know how to bite, eye gouge, fish hook, break small joints, kick nuts, etc.?

 

[megamania500]

i've always thought this reasoning is funny...like these guys are great fighters in the ring/cage but some guy with some secret street fight knowledge is going to kick their ass. just because guys are mma trained do you really think that they don't know how to bite, eye gouge, fish hook, break small joints, kick nuts, etc.?

Hence, the reason why I wrote this sentence: "although I do think your average MMA fighter would do better in a street fight than any other athlete from a different sport."

You must not have seen it.

 

[Oniw17]

In an all out street fight? no weapons? no rules? I would beat them all. Sure they're all great fighters, but they have no heart. I know what it's like to get knocked breathless then get up and run a quarter mile down the road to catch the person who knocked me down by surprise.
Seriously though, nobody can really make an accurate prediction to this question. I would watch out for the kung fu guy though, scratches chokes and bites can kill. Primal instincts for the win.