Evander Holyfield is highly regarded as one of the greatest heavyweights to ever grace the sport of boxing.
‘The Real Deal’ still remains one of the few fighters in the sport to become an undisputed champion across two weight classes. In April 1988, Holyfield picked up the undisputed title at 200lbs when he defeated Carlos DeLeon to claim all three of the world championship belts.
He then made history in 1990, when he defeated James ‘Buster’ Douglas to become the undisputed heavyweight champion, writing himself into boxing history.
The 62-year-old faced so many of the great heavyweights of his era, but two men that stood out during his time as a professional was George Foreman and Mike Tyson, defeating Foreman in April 1991, and then two memorable wins over ‘Iron’ Mike in 1996 and 1997 respectively.
Speaking to FightHype, ‘The Real Deal’ was asked to reveal who hit harder out of the two aforementioned heavyweight legends, to which he said this.
“George Foreman. A lot harder, a lot bigger too though.”
‘Big George’ is often recognised as one of the heaviest punchers of all time. His shots were known to do a lot of damage to his opponents, contributing to him becoming the oldest ever heavyweight champion in history when he knocked out Michael Moorer in the tenth round of their bout which took place in November 1994.
‘Iron’ Mike is remembered as being one of the most ferocious heavyweights of all time. Despite standing at just under 6 feet tall, Tyson never backed down from a challenge, usually coming up against opponents who stood a lot taller and weighed a lot heavier than him.
