Hardest hitting bantamweight top 5

Tim Austin had big power.

Rafael Marquez stopped Austin, Pastrana, Silence Mabuza, and Too Sharp Johnson at 118.

Inoue already deserves it.

Hamed had 2 fights at 118.

 

Put the top 3 in a bag, shake it up and whoever you draw out is as good as the other 2.

 

If you made me choose it would be Zarate. I was a huge fan

 

Outside of heavyweight, p4p I'm not sure any weight division has a top 5 punchers as impressive as bantamweight.

 

Shout out to Romeo Anaya too.

 

MW?

Fitzsimmons, McClellan, Jackson, Ketchel and Carter

 

I’m still taking bantamweight for depth:
Olivares
McGovern
Zamora
Zarate
Jofre
+
Anaya
Becerra
Pimental
Medel
Marquez

 

No doubt - Zamora could easily be no. 1 but so could Zarate, Olivares, McGovern. All of those guys are all-time great punchers regardless of weight class.

 

I agree it's very strong, but I think I'd still have MW higher,

You have the 5 I already listed then GGG, Fernandez, Hagler, Gibbons, Marshall, Steele, Walker, Fullmer, Tiger, Benn, Eubank ect

Then guys like Langford and Sheppard both fought here, even if not prime. Same with Hearns, Jones, Mugabi.

 

If you're including passing through then you could include Jimmy Wilde at bantamweight among others. I tend to think of fighters who spent a long time at the weight or established their reps there. But it's close with middleweight.

 

For me:
Ruben Olivares
Alfonso Zamora
Carlos Zarate
Rafael Marquez
Eder Jofre

 

this is what I would call it with Zamora being considered as well

 

Carlos Zarate
Alfonso Zamora
Eder Jofre
Ruben Olivares
Terry McGovern

 

Pimetal claimed Medel hit harder than Olivares

 

What a collection of punchers. Just crazy.