the hardest puncher of all time

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  1. Ravishing Rick

    Ravishing Rick $.02 *Soutside slugger* Full Member

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    My personal vote would go to Earnie Shavers.

    I am still waiting for Janitor to say Joe Louis.
     
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  2. The Kurgan

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    49-0. You can't punch any harder than that.
     
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  3. The Kurgan

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    Anyway, p4p the answer is Julian Jackson. In absolute terms, the answer is Earnie Shavers.
     
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  4. Jorodz

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    i'd say bob foster definitely hit harder at 175
     
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  5. shommel

    shommel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    graziano
     
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  6. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You might be confusing people saying that he was the GREATEST light heavyweight puncher of all time with "hardest". I've never heard anyone refer to him as the hardest puncher in division history. His KOs were more often than not just a systematic breakdown of an opponent. Like Julio Cesar Chavez.

    One scribe likened Moore's subtle tricks when fighting to watching a mechanic working on an engine. A little tinkering here. A little tinkering there. Next thing you know the transmission falls out. :smoke
     
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  7. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'd take Tiger Jack Fox over him too.
     
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  8. GPater11093

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    I'm not going to nominate Ezzard Charles as my pick as the best puncher ever, buthe deserves some mention.

    I wouldnt be surprised if he was able to KO anyone from 160-175, including Hagler, Monzon, Qawi, etc...
     
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  9. Jorodz

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    good call. where do you see bob murphy fitting into the mix at LHW?
     
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  10. round15

    round15 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Shavers
    Foreman
    Liston
    Tyson
    Archie Moore

    It's debatable whether you rank Liston higher than Foreman or vice-versa, but Shavers I'd say is #1.

    Bob Fitzsimmons is definitely worthy of mentioning too.
     
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  11. Beatle

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    The guy in my avatar. 49-0 with 43 KOs. If he hit you, you were gone.
     
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  12. Cael

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    Bob Fitzsimons obviously
     
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  13. janitor

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    Joe Louis was the best puncher of all time, but he probably wasn't the hardest puncher of his own era.

    Too many common opponents said that Max Baer and Curtis Shepard hit harder to dismiss them all.

    So I am going to be boring and go with Earnie Shavers.
     
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  14. sadlittleboy

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    On P4P basis Meza and Garza are both worth a mention, they some ridiculous combined record when they met.

    Khaosai Galaxy maybe?
    Finito Lopez is worth a mention as he was doing it at a weight where stoppages weren't common...
     
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  15. Jimjom

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    Julian Jackson

    MiD - Jimmy Wilde, Khaosai Galaxy, George Foreman, Earnie Shavers, Carlos Zarate, Tommy Hearns, Bob Fitszimmons, Bob Foster

    Maybe in that order as well
     
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