Who were the top hardest hitting fighters at 160 of all time? Would any Brits get into your Top 15 list?
Try at 1. Bob Fitzsimmons>>>>>> Also this has to have been done before https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/most-dangerous-mws.635374/ In fact whilst looking, I found you've done this before. https://www.boxingforum24.com/threa...est-hitting-middleweights-of-all-time.621425/
No order Jackson Fitzsimmons Lausse Ketchel Valdez Robinson Graziano Benn Langford GGG There is way more to choose from than 10. Steele was a notorious puncher despite his KO percentage, likewise with Walker. Then you have lesser great fighter who could hit as hard or even harder.
Fitzsimmons/Ketchel/Dempsey/ Hudkins/ Graziano/Zale/Monzon/Hart/Mugabi/Roldan/ Fernandez/Valdez/Jackson/McClellen/Jones/Don Lee
G-man`s KO over Jackson was more devastating than any of Benn`s KO`s even though Benn beat him when they met.
Gerald McClellan Nigel benn Julian Jackson Thomas hearns John Mugabi Gennedy golovkin Roy Jones Sam Langford Randy turpin Sugar ray Robinson
1. Julian Jackson 2. Gerald McClellan 3. Eugene Cyclone Hart 4. Stanley Ketchel 5. Thomas Hearns 6. Bennie Briscoe 7. Sugar Ray Robinson 8. Rodrigo Valdez 9. John Mugabi 10. Nigel Benn 11. Eduardo Lausse 12. Merqui Sosa 13. GGG 14. Freddie Steele 15. David Lemiux 16. Carlos Monzon 17. Florentino Fernandez 18. Marvin Hagler 19. Rubin Carter 20. Juan Roldan
That I have seen: GGG Robinson Valdez Mugabi Jackson Probably in that order. Fitzsimmons on grounds. And Mike Gibbons base on his record.
The Gibbons shout is an eye opener, always felt he was seen as a superlative boxer, as opposed to a KO puncher ! keep well.
He was a phenomenal puncher when he wanted to be. But he opted to Box, like Pep and Pastrano also would. And honestly, it seems even Boxers were often still punchers in that era. His brother was also a very good Boxer by the standards of the day, but had opted to go for the kill in fights and racked up a decent Ko record. Mike was considered the better of the two. Also, it was largely based on raw ability. I dunno if this is the place to have the "are punchers born or made?" debate, but looking at MMA and kickboxing where skills are far, far less refined natural punchers rise to the top. I can accept the argument that there's not enough evidence demonstrating KO wins over elite competition, which rules him out from the discussion. However, I'd point out that a lot of the fighters being mentioned fought rubbish competition and their careers flat-lined when they met skilled opponents. We're naming guys like Mugabi in the same breath as Robinson, after all.
