The Hardest Punching Middleweights (In My Opinion)

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  1. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    1. Julian Jackson
    2. Thomas Hearns
    3. Gerald Mcclellan
    4. John Mugabi
    5. Merqui Sosa
    6. Nigel Benn
    7. Marvin Hagler
    8. Carlos Monzon
    9. Sugar Ray Robinson
    10. Gennady Golovkin

    Your thoughts ?
     
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    OP_TheJawBreaker, Jul 7, 2021
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  2. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Very good list OP, these MW hit fairly hard :
    Graziano
    Briscoe
    Carter
    Kecthel
    Darcy
    Walker
    Steele
    Fernandez
    keep well.
     
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  3. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    Oh yeah ! I forgot bout briscoe
     
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  4. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Was the middleweight division born in 1970?
     
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  5. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    IMHO, Bob Fitzsimmons, with Sam Langford not far behind.
     
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  6. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Eduardo Lausse is worth a shout.
     
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  7. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    'The man they called KO'.
     
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  8. McGrain

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    Bob Fitzsimmons or Julian Jackson I guess, maybe Langford although he might have been a bit heavier when he became absolutely destructive. Those would be the three though.
     
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  9. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Also, let's not forget Rodrigo Valdez, Cyclone Hart, Al Hostak, Tony Zale and Dick Tiger.
     
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  10. Samtotheg

    Samtotheg Active Member Full Member

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    Ketchel can be number 1 on this list ,you should research more!
     
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  11. Mike Cannon

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    Good shouts mate. keep well.
     
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  12. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    I would replace Sosa with Rodrigo Valdez
     
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  13. George Crowcroft

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    #10. Gennady Golovkin
    #09. Stanley Ketchel
    #08. Rodrigo Valdez
    #07. Eduardo Lausse
    #06. Gerald McClellan
    #05. Roy Jones Jr.
    #04. Sugar Ray Robinson
    #03. Sam Langford
    #02. Julian Jackson
    #01. Bob Fitzsimmons

    Very loose order, could completely rearrange it and I wouldn't object.
     
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  14. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Kid McCoy is another very solid puncher, though certainly not on the level of Fitzsimmons.

    Though Fitzsimmons was a very exceptional puncher, with a good case for No.1, I think his killer instinct and skills as a finisher where what really set him apart. Not to mention a level of arrogance that was utterly delusional, except it kept being right.
     
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  15. thistle

    thistle Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    McAvoy, it was his ferocity that he was mostly known for, something like 90 Stoppages of approximately 130 Fights or there about.

    It amazes me how much this man gets forgotten, especially when talking about Steele. No Steele without McAvoy... sure didn't I post a report or two about their meeting, that never happened.

    But worse, as someone already mentioned, did the Middleweight Division only spawn from the 70s onward.

    Loads of great Middles from the 1910s - the 60s, especially in the 30s, 40s and 50s.
     
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