Your top 5 middleweights hardest hitters?

Mind games

 

First SRL was manipulated vs Duran, now Hagler was manipulated vs SRL. Right. Let's find lame excuses for every single bad fight.

 

Well come out and telll us Hagler was more fearful of SRL's power than Hearns, twisted humour is always welcome in this corner. Better still, go and read Hagler's memoirs of the fight and his early tactics. Read how he didn't come out chasing SRL because he figured that was what Leonard expected.

Concerning Duran, Leonard was mastefully manipulated into fighting the fight Duran was best at. Calling Leonard's wife a ***** and various other things led Leonard right into the Duran web. Kudo's to Duran.

 

Perhaps because Leonard with his handspeed and angles, was less predictable in his offense, and thus his punches were harder to deal with than predictable punches of Hearns?

 

Hey, if that's what floats your boat go for ya life. The rest of the world knows Hearns and Leonard aren't even comparable for power or KO potential. Leonard's lesser predictability and all the rest of the jargon sure showed in their comparative battles vs Duran, not to mention others. I also remember you telling me Hearn's right hand really wasn't that good. I mean, how hte heck can i debate vs this sort of stuff.

 

Facts are facts. Hagler was more cautions for all 12 rounds of his fight with Leonard, than he was for Hearns.
When did I say that? Give exact quote.

 

Oh come out of the closet. Beating around the bush isn't going to get you anywhere.

 

So you have no quote. Made it up?

 

You are impossible, and then some. No balls at all, just to be smart.

 

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Hurricane Carter's murderous (no pun intended) left hook. He took out Emile Griffith in one round and knocked Florentino Fernandez OVER the ropes and out of the ring. Not a great fighter but man could he punch!

 

Non Champions
Lausse
Fernandez
Hart
Carter
McAvoy

H M .Wade,Sibson.Lemuiex

Other big hitting champs

Steele
Garcia
Hostak
Golovkin
Valdez

 

Duran literally sending Moore flying across the ring

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Blimey when this thread was made I was 8 years old crazy to think.

Like another thread recently I can't do 5 it's too tough for me so I'll pick 10.

Stanley Ketchel
Bob Fitzsimmons
Sam Langford
Julian Jackson
Gerald McClellan
RJJ
Thomas Hearns
Nigel Benn
Sugar Ray Robinson
David Lemiex = not on level of others but had scary power.

 

Benn, Julian Jackson, usual candidates

of course McClellan with that huge frame

 

Nice list DP, nothing to complain about here.

Whilst he was a vastly inferior fighter overall, I wonder if Eduardo Lausse might have had more pure raw power than SRR did up at 160lbs.

I wouldn't push that point, though, power is a subjective term, and if we're talking in the context of having the ability to land their biggest punches, I'd agree SRR could KO MWs Lausse would likely lose to.