Rank these HW punchers: Liston, Tyson, Foreman, Shavers, Wilder, Tua, Lewis, Klitschko, Louis

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Just based on pure, one punch KO power how would you rank the fighters listed?

    Earnie Shavers
    George Foreman
    Deontay Wilder
    David Tua
    Mike Tyson
    Sonny Liston
    Lennox Lewis
    Wladimir Klitschko
    Joe Louis
     
    Flo_Raiden, Oct 4, 2019
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  2. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    Shavers probably top with Foreman just behind. WIlder and Wlad about the same level. I got Tua, Liston and Tyson about the same, though not particularly far in front of Louis. And then Lennox at the bottom.
     
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  3. yeyo monster

    yeyo monster Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Shavers
    Tyson
    Wilder
    Liston
    Foreman
    Lewis
    Klitschko
    Tua
    Louis
     
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    Hookie Affeldt... Referee, Judge, and Timekeeper Full Member

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    George Foreman
    Deontay Wilder
    Ernie Shavers
    Lennox Lewis
    Mike Tyson
    David Tua
    Wladimir Klitschko
    Joe Louis
    Sonny Liston
     
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  5. Heavy_Hitter

    Heavy_Hitter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lol at Wilder being rated with the likes of Foreman, Klitschko or Lewis. His opposition is C minus. He never KOed anybody in top 10 except for gramps.
    He couldn't even KO 140 pound Charlie Z and went 12 with Stevern in the first fight.
     
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  6. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Punching power in general:
    1. Wlad
    2. Lewis
    3. Foreman
    4. Vitali
    5. Liston

    One punch power (more about speed and accuracy):
    1. Joe Louis
    2. Mike Tyson
    3. Frazier left hook
    4. Wilder
    5. Wlad

    Shavers never knocked out a real contender
     
    Mordechai, Oct 4, 2019
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    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    1. Joe Louis
    2. George Foreman
    3. Mike Tyson
    4. Ernie Shavers
    5. Deontay Wilder
    6. Wlad Klitschko
    7. David Tua
    8. Sonny Liston
    9. Lewis


    Joe Louis is the most devastating puncher we've seen in the past 100 years, the man should top every HW ATG punching list.
     
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  8. sid

    sid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why is AJ not on the list he done Klitschko in the 11th round.
     
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    gdm Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Ruiz done joshua in round 7 ans it was not 41 yo joshua , I guess you think he should be on the list?
     
    gdm, Oct 4, 2019
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  10. sid

    sid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    @least AJ faced good boxers & Wilder on the list please don't be silly.
     
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  11. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Sorry, cant help you with this one. Never been punched by any of them. :nusenuse:
     
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  12. Liquorice

    Liquorice Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Too many variables & intangibles..

    I haven't watched enough of most of them to form a balanced opinion either. But I'd say that peak Tyson was as explosive & as powerful as any I've spent time watching anyway..
     
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  13. gdm

    gdm Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    hahahaha are you telling me AJ’s remume is better than wlad’s ???
     
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  14. Alo2006

    Alo2006 R.I.P Sean Taylor Full Member

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    What does how good u are as a fighter have to do with ur chin? There are plenty great and good fighters that has a weak chin. There are journey men fighters that has great chins. So that's bad logic. U speak of Stevern going 12 rounds. Did he not KO him in the first round the second fight? Charlie Z was to busy running and laying on the floor covering up like a baby to get KO'ed lol. Wilder has 1 punch KO ability. He also has a higher KO rating than all of these HW. Wilder has KO'ed all of his opponent, or at least dropped them. Nobody has accomplished that in boxing.
     
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  15. Glassbrain

    Glassbrain Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Knocking out real contenders (although he did) doesn't have anything to do with raw punching power. Winning a fight and getting knockouts is much more than just having power. The best evidence we have to indicate who actually hit the hardest is the fighters themselves and the majority of top heavyweights (including 2 of the greatest ever) said that Shavers hit them harder than anyone else.
     
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