Hardest hitting bantamweight top 5

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  1. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    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.
     
  2. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Outside of heavyweight, p4p I'm not sure any weight division has a top 5 punchers as impressive as bantamweight.
     
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    Shout out to Romeo Anaya too.
     
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  6. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    MW?

    Fitzsimmons, McClellan, Jackson, Ketchel and Carter
     
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  7. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    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.
     
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  9. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    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.
     
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  10. Jel

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    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.
     
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  11. Flo_Raiden

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    For me:
    Ruben Olivares
    Alfonso Zamora
    Carlos Zarate
    Rafael Marquez
    Eder Jofre
     
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    this is what I would call it with Zamora being considered as well
     
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    Carlos Zarate
    Alfonso Zamora
    Eder Jofre
    Ruben Olivares
    Terry McGovern
     
  14. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    Pimetal claimed Medel hit harder than Olivares
     
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  15. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    What a collection of punchers. Just crazy.