Max Baer hit harder than...

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  1. SerbianLoudmouth

    SerbianLoudmouth Overhand right-Suzie Q Full Member

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    Did Baer hit harder than Liston and Cleveland?
    Is Baer right stronger than Shavers right?
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Max Baer hit harder than anyone. :deal:
     
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  3. tommytheduke

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    I believe he hit harder than both. He wasn't very strong for his size
     
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  4. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's one of the strongest hitters ever. His lack of ability to box and find openings is what limited him, not his power.
     
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  5. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    Exactly.
     
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  6. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    This
     
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  7. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    To op's question. I think baer did hit harder than liston ,marciano
     
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  8. andrewe

    andrewe Ezekiel 33 banned Full Member

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    No, Baer's right is not stronger than Shaver's right.
    He probably hit harder than Cleveland Williams, but not Liston.
     
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  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Yes, yes and yes! Also, Mike Tyson!
     
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  10. SerbianLoudmouth

    SerbianLoudmouth Overhand right-Suzie Q Full Member

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    What about Tyson?
     
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  11. SerbianLoudmouth

    SerbianLoudmouth Overhand right-Suzie Q Full Member

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    I think Baer hit harder with one punch than Liston!Baer maybe pinched wild but his KOs looks way more scary than Liston
     
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  12. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Williams hit harder than Liston.
     
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  13. andrewe

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    you really think so? :roflmao:
     
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  14. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    Just Mike Tyson
     
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  15. Sting like a bean

    Sting like a bean Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    It seems plausible to my mind, but honestly I have absolutely no idea and I don't think anyone else does either. A couple years ago I posted a video of various boxers and MMA fighters hitting PSI machines, and the scores were very surprising, so much so It casts serious doubt in my mind on the legitimacy of those machines.

    Based on the small "cohort" in the video the boxers did seem to hit significantly harder than the MMA guys, which is exactly what I what would expect, but the difference between light heavyweights and heavyweights (including Joshua") was much, much smaller than I would expect or even can believe without much stronger evidence. (One of the keys to being rational is to be especially skeptical of the conclusions you find most welcome.)
     
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