How Strong Was Mike Tyson's Punch?

May 2024 ยท 1 minute read

If you've watched any of the many YouTube compilations of Mike Tyson knockouts, then you've seen his hits wither people like flowers in a drought. Seeing is believing, but feeling is regretting. Unfortunately for boxer Julius Francis, he did both. Per Bleacher Report, in 2000, Tyson flew to England to face the British boxer. Before the bout, Francis projected confidence. As for the contest itself, well, let's just say it's amazing that he didn't project vomit. Tyson knocked him down five times in two rounds. There was no Round Three.

In a 2004 interview, Francis recalled being "shocked by the speed and power of the punches." Tyson punched him so hard that gravity threw in the towel: "He was hitting me with all sorts of body and head shots; he even lifted me off the ground with some of them and I weighed 17 stone (238 pounds)!" Though much of the fight was "a blur," one thing remained clear for Francis: "I won't forget the pain in a hurry." Remember, that was about four years after the fight. Now that's power.

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