Vice President Joe Biden

A week after sparring in their own debate, Vice President Joe Biden and vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan hit the morning talk show circuit on Wednesday to talk about Tuesday night's town hall contest between President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney, reports The Ticket.

"I didn't have any doubt about how the president would perform," Biden said on "Good Morning America." "That's the guy I see in command—that's the guy I know."

"President Obama was absolutely at the top of his game last night," Biden said on the "Today" show. "And I also think that he was able to clearly draw a picture between a future under Obama and a future under Romney, and the thing that amazed me the most was even after three debates—his two and my own—there is still not a single specific in the Romney $5 trillion tax plan. I mean, everything—everything—is sketchy."

Biden continued: "There [are] no direct answers to any questions, and I think it's becoming clearer and clearer to the American people that there's a fair amount of rhetoric but not much substance, and I suspect, Savannah, that's because the president was right: They really do mirror the policies of George Bush on the economy, and they don't want to talk about it."

The vice president said it was a "real moment" when Obama and Romney appeared to be circling each other like prize fighters in a boxing ring.

"I don't know that I've [ever] seen that at a presidential debate, but the forum lent itself to that," Biden said. "I really thought it was a great forum for both of them to try to make their case, and so when they were kind of circling each other, it was like, 'OK, come on, man. Let's level with each other here.'"

Ryan, on the other hand, said Romney ran circles around Obama.

"The reason why I think Mitt Romney won this debate is because he gave the country a very clear choice and a very clear vision for about how we have a leader that will create jobs, grow the economy and get people back to work," the congressman said. "Look, it's not going well right now for our economy. It's not going well right now for the middle class. Mitt Romney offered people a very concrete vision about how he's got the experience, the knowledge to get people back to work to grow the economy."

"Today" show host Matt Lauer pressed Ryan on the GOP tax plan. "I've looked back at your interviews, congressman, over the last couple of months on this subject. You do not offer specifics," Lauer said. "Why?"

"Look, first of all, six independent studies showed that you can do exactly as we are suggesting," Ryan said. "What Mitt Romney learned as a Republican governor of a democratic state and what I've learned in getting bipartisan legislation moving is that you don't go to Congress and say, 'Here's all of our details, take it or leave it.' You say, 'This is my framework. Let's lower tax rates across the board, close loopholes for high-income people, make sure middle-income taxpayers are protected.'"

"Where's the leadership?" Lauer asked. "And you're a numbers guy."

"Right," Ryan responded. "And here's what I know, Matt. If you say to Congress, 'Take it or leave it, here's my plan, my way or the highway,' you don't get things done."