Hardest hitting fighters between 1940-1990 from the LW, WW, and HW divisions

[TheSouthpaw]

Originally Posted by DaveK

DelaHoya only had serious power at 135 and 140. 147 he was more of an accumulation puncher with enough sting to turn the fight around, but not end it with one punch.

Jackson was at his best as a JMW and Ketchel was officially a MW, but could be lumped into JMW because of his same-day weigh-ins.

Middleweight and JMW has a hell of alot of punchers occupying there, but you only stated LW, WW, and HW in the thread title...

Duran was a beast at LW..Im not underating his power..not in that division

[DaveK]

Arguello is a good shout. Harder puncher at LW than Duran.

How many one-punch knockouts did Duran have at LW, Southpaw? What makes him such a super puncher?

I'm not saying he isn't dangerous. I'm saying there are others that should be considered harder punchers, which is what this thread is about.

[burt bienstock]

Lightweight hardest puncher 1940-1990 [not the best fighter] Lew Jenkins bag of bones, but TNT puncher...
Welterweight---- Tommy Hearns [pure one punch dynamic right cross]
Heavyweight----1940 version of Joe Louis [lightning in a bottle]

[TheSouthpaw]

Louis is a great choice...when he knocked you down 9 outa 10 times you didnt get back up!

[WhyYouLittle]

Also From 40-90's
LW Art Aragon
WW Al Bummy Davis
HW Curtis Sheppard

Pre-40's:
LW Aurelio Herrera, George KO Chaney, Charley White
WW Barbados Joe Walcott
HW Max Baer, Sam Langford, Bob Fitzsimmons

[TheSouthpaw]

Besides Baer, Walcott, and Langford, Ive never heard of any of those guys..May have to do some homework on this...

[TheSouthpaw]

People think Curtis Sheppard hit harder than George Foreman or Marciano?

[bodhi]

HW: Shavers
LHW: Foster
MW: Jackson
WW: Hearns
LW: Rosario

[TheSouthpaw]

Originally Posted by bodhi

HW: Shavers
LHW: Foster
MW: Jackson
WW: Hearns
LW: Rosario

Thats a very impressive list..Thankyou

[TheSouthpaw]

At HW I do have to mention Tyson and Lewis

[mcvey]

Originally Posted by turbotime

Foreman/Louis
MW - Jackson/Ketchel
Ww- Hearns
LW- Williams, Duran, Delahoya

MW is not included , and it is post 1940, so why Ketchel?

[mcvey]

Originally Posted by DaveK

DelaHoya only had serious power at 135 and 140. 147 he was more of an accumulation puncher with enough sting to turn the fight around, but not end it with one punch.

Jackson was at his best as a JMW and Ketchel was officially a MW, but could be lumped into JMW because of his same-day weigh-ins.

Middleweight and JMW has a hell of alot of punchers occupying there, but you only stated LW, WW, and HW in the thread title...

Except that he had been shot dead,30 years prior to 1940.

[mcvey]

Originally Posted by TheSouthpaw

LW is pretty tough..Fo sure I'm putting Duran at #1...Maybe Barerra!?..Id have to think about this...

Neither hit as hard as Ike Williams or Lew Jenkins.

[Sister Sledge]

LW - Jenkins, Rosario, Ganigan, Arguello, De la Hoya

WW - Hearns, Cuevas, Tito

HW - Shavers, Tyson, Foreman, Louis, Lewis

[Flea Man]

LW: Arguello
WW: Hearns
HW: Foreman