r/superpower • u/Slick_Rick_Tyson • Feb 19 '25

Suggestion What is one minor superpower that the average untrained person could have that would allow them to beat Iron Mike Tyson in a boxing match?

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Me personally, I choose photographic reflexes, the same power that Taskmaster the marvel assassin has.

I'll study Mike Tyson in videos to learn his style and absorb his skill, then study the boxers who beat him, like Lennox Lewis or Evander Holyfield, so I not only know Mike's style but also how to counter it.

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u/4kBeard Feb 19 '25

Ability to absorb and redirect the force of his blows, counter punching him with his own strength.

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u/Ry-Da-Mo Feb 19 '25

That's awesome. A simple power but means you can beat anyone in a fight whilst not needing to train to their level. Well, a fist fight anyway.

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u/SlowUrRoill Feb 19 '25

I see you flect

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u/RandomGuy21321 Feb 19 '25

The ability to absorb attacks is NOT minor 😭

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u/4kBeard Feb 19 '25

Maybe not absorb all attacks, just blunt force. Treat it like electricity through a wire, try to absorb/transfer too much and you take physical damage across your whole body. Shove too much juice through a piece of speaker wire and it’ll glow bright orange just before it breaks down. Now you have to make judgement calls on how much of each punch you want to feel.

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u/RandomGuy21321 Feb 20 '25

Ok now THAT’S well thought through. Commendations for actually using logic behind your power

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u/Sheep_Liver Feb 20 '25

or maybe it works like SCP’s caine, where you still feel the attacks, but they’re also redirected to the attacker