Who had the highest workrate ever at HW?

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  1. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I've been watching Henry Armstrong fights recently and I'm thinking now - who had the highest workrate at HW? I'm not talking about one fight, but across whole career. Is it Joe Frazier?
     
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    Joe's probably the way to bet
     
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    Rocky had some moments of unbelievable workrate at HW (like Moore fight), but he wasn't consistent enough to pick him over Frazier in my opinion.
     
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    Joe Frazier
     
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    Joe Fraizer consistently....

    But Ike the president for one brutal night was his superior by a margin...
     
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    Stiverne in the second Wilder fight.
     
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    Twelve rounds or fifteen?

    Ibeabuchi Tua holds the record for most punches thrown in a twelve round fight.

    Maricano managed some insane numbers in the first Charles fight.
     
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    Probably Armstrong or Greb.
     
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    Frazier or Marciano. Those are my go-to's.
     
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    Frazier.

    Try and think of guys that can move their feet and bend at the waist the way Joe could for a full bout. And that's not throwing punches----just bobbing and weaving. Almost all would have an empty gastank after 6 rounds of just doing that, let alone absorbing punches and getting his own shots off.
     
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    Neither was a HW though (although Greb had some HW fights).
     
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    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Frazier
     
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    Frazier is the obvious choice but as already mentioned - Ike that night against Tua did not stop.
     
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    Yeah I know, I was half asleep.
     
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