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

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  1. TheSouthpaw

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    Never knew about the drugs!..What a :censored shame!!!
     
    TheSouthpaw, Aug 22, 2012
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    Im thinking Pryor should be in the top 5 at LW...
     
    TheSouthpaw, Aug 22, 2012
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    Eh, more of a volume puncher. He's nowhere near Rosario. I'd also place Duran over him. Roger Mayweather was a poor man's Tommy Hearns, but his right hand was a cannon at LW.

    At HW I'll put in Lem Franklin and Curtis "Hatchetman" Sheppard, both of whom have a claim to being the hardest-hitting heavyweights of their era.

    At LH I'll give a shout to Ray Actis, whom Billy Conn claimed was the hardest hitter he ever faced. Tiger Jack Fox was still knocking people stiff in the 1940s, so he's way up there as well.

    At MW I'll tag Cyclone Hart, Eduardo Lausse and Oscar Rankins.

    So many to choose from at every weight...:patsch
     
    Surf-Bat, Aug 22, 2012
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    It is very hard to even narrow it down to 3 from each divisions..But thats why i chose Those 3 weight classes.
     
    TheSouthpaw, Aug 22, 2012
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    @SurfBat..I have no clue any of those guys are you listed at MW!?..Not one..Ill have to look in to this!
     
    TheSouthpaw, Aug 22, 2012
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    Not to plug my own work, but if interested here's an article I wrote on Lausse. Enjoy:

    http://www.ibroresearch.com/?p=3707
     
    Surf-Bat, Aug 22, 2012
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    At HW ive been trying to place a few guys Like Cooney, Baer, or Holmes as for as Power!?
     
    TheSouthpaw, Aug 22, 2012
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    I figured I'd add a couple weight classes for ya because I know you like talking about various classes :good
     
    turbotime, Aug 23, 2012
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  10. TheSouthpaw

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    I figured thats what you were doin...nothin wrong with other weight classes!:yep
     
    TheSouthpaw, Aug 23, 2012
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    Cooney and Baer are hitters; Holmes doesn't belong in the conversation if we're talking about the hardest punchers ever.

    Baer was a harder puncher than Cooney, I'd think. I place Baer up there with Foreman and Shavers. He was quite a hitter.
     
    DaveK, Aug 23, 2012
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    If you don't care about the rules,why did you make them in the first place? :huh
    I'm not wound up at all, in fact I couldnt give a **** about this thread one way or the other, knock yourself out over it.:lol::hi:
     
    mcvey, Aug 23, 2012
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    I didnt realize Baer had that kind of power to be put up there with Foreman, ans Shavers
     
    TheSouthpaw, Aug 23, 2012
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    LW:

    Duran, Rosario, Chavez, Mosley, De La Hoya, Arguello

    WW:

    Hearns, Cuevas, Trinidad, De La Hoya, Leonard

    HW:

    Foreman, Tyson, Marciano, Liston, Frazier
     
    HawkFan16, Aug 23, 2012
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  15. TheSouthpaw

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    Im surprised to see Shane Mosley at LW!...
     
    TheSouthpaw, Aug 23, 2012
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