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Who had better handspeed: Mike Tyson or Joe Louis?
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Rooney had an interesting analysis of Tyson's handspeed. He said that he had never seen a fighter who could punch as fast as Mike could in terms of thought process/brain signals to muscle action. Rooney would shout a series of punches and Tyson would throw them. Not only were they correct, but lightning fast. Cus once said of Mike that he felt Tyson's hands moved quicker than Patterson's, which was surprising given Mike's heavier build. Tyson also moved around the ring quicker than Louis, making his punches more explosive and difficult to predict.
Louis was definitely more accurate, however.
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Well, the lighter gloves in terms of speed is close to irrelevant on the wholeshot. In Tyson's day they were built with better/more even weight distribution, so one could make that argument too.
Still, Tyson was faster.
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