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Credit to Peter, this gives you a idea of how powerful the Tiger is
This tiger was the Killer of Men. He was from Bhutan, but had relatives in India. Berg heard about this giant and had the opportunity to shoot him. He decided against it, because he wanted the tiger to pass on his genes. A remarkable stand in the twenties of the last century.

According to Berg (and they don't come much more experienced), the Killer of Men was much more robust than the largest he actually measured and weighed. That one was 9.7 straight (over 10.0 'over curves') and 565 pounds. Could have been this tiger (not sure):

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The Killer of Men was known in his days. He was often hunted, but learned to turn the tables on those who hunted him. Hence the nickname.

Why was he known? His size was remarkable, but his skill regarding wild and captive buffalo even more so. The Killer of Men was an accomplished neck-breaker. Not just any animal, but the largest buffalo's only. Berg saw it many times and was amazed.

This is a wild buffalo:

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And this is an ex-buffalo.

Berg saw larger bulls killed with their horns buried in the ground (...) on more than one occasion. Most didn't have a scratch and the ground had no signs of a struggle, meaning it was done in an accomplished way by a specialist:

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Now for a comparison. This is the Killer of Men again. Well over 565 pounds. My guess is a genuine 600-pound male tiger:

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