strongest physical boxer

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  1. Koman600

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    who is the strongest boxer of all time

    i dont mean hit the hardest, but physically the strongest, like benching, squatting, functional strength
     
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    Carlos Primera Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holyfield
     
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    He's carrying all that fat around with him everywhere he goes.
     
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    Arild Haugen a norwegian strongman competitor who went into boxing, irrelevant to the boxing world more or less but nonetheless has stepped into the ring and fought. Squats and deadlifts at around 880 pounds, not sure what he does now, but pretty sure it's above average.
     
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    I don't consider benching and squatting functional strength. The strongest boxers I have seen in the ring are Forman, Lewis, Vitali. Pound for Pound Marciano was one of the strongest I have seen also.
     
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    And I don't care what anybody says, nobody else comes anywhere close to these two.
     
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    Sonny Liston...
     
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    its hw of course so i'm going for either big george,lewis or nikolai valuev

    vitali and holyfield deserve a mention too
     
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    I think Rahman used to bench 400 or was it 500?

    Valuev, I think would be a suprise. I doubt he's as physically strong as you'd think.
     
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    Probably Briggs, and Tye Fields when he was ripped.
    Honorable mention to Valuev.
     
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    Rahman was apparently almost as strong as a top powerlifter.
     
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    Steroids and GH or no?
     
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    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    valuev doesnt have one muscle you can see on his entire body you bunch of dummies! but yet hes one of the strongest? haha friggin people on here are a damn mess
     
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    According to Ali, Earnie Shavers hit harder than George Foreman. I think Naseem Hamed had exceptional strength for his size.
     
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    a 320 pound athlete is going to be strong no matter what he plays lol
     
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