The Hardest Punching Middleweights (In My Opinion)

Some honorable mention missed. Greb, Walker, Sibson, Zale, Roldan, Briscoe, Lee. Damn near every Philly Middleweights late 40's thru the mid 90's lol.

 

Freddie Steele deserves a mention.

My only reservation with putting Fitzsimmons number one is that it feels like people are reading a lot into his results post-middleweight into this conclusion.

 

JJ at Super WW too

 

Ruben Carter springs to mind. The way he took Griffith out who was as durable and defensive minded as they come was stupid brutal.

I would also like to say Rocky Marciano could outshine a few of the new age bangers people are mentioning despite being a modern bantamweight.

 

Any list without Fitzsimmons is worthless.

 

It's hard to measure their power

 

No he can't. The Hawk takes that distinction

 

How can anyone ever put a guy born in the 1800s as no 1 ?!
There is no way whatsoever to determine his punching power. IMO he looks kind of skinny for his height.

 

No it's not, there's no way to measure his power

 

You can't measure any fighter's power.

 

It's easier to gauge more modern boxers due to more footage being available

 

Kind of, but it doesn't make oldschool fighters less durable. Especially when we talk about MW knocking out full sized HWs.

 

Only a sith deals in absolutes.

 

There's no way to accurately measure anyone's power, from any era.

 

To be honest being skinny has nothing to do with punching power. Hearns a perfect example