Wladamir's Punching Power among the all time great punchers at HW?

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  1. Sheikh

    Sheikh Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Where do you put Wladamir Klitschko's punching power all time compared to other HW fighters? I mean, you might not find him exciting and some people might say he is no good, but at the end of the day everyone has to admit the guy can punch. He has one of the highest KO percentages of any HW champion in history, and he is one of a few HW champs of all time who can KO fighters with one punch, the others being Dempsey, Louis, Marciano, Liston, Foreman, Tyson, and Lennox. I might be forgetting some other HW's but these are the only ones I can think of that had one punch KO power.

    There are some other top HW contenders who hit hard, but were never champion, like Shavers, Razor Ruddock, Corrie Sanders (never lineal) but even among them I have to put Klitschko's power right up there in there league.

    Thoughts?
     
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  2. BrooklynMumin

    BrooklynMumin HOPKINS A " G " Full Member

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    not even top 20
     
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    Serenata Fit und geimpft Full Member

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    Top 10
     
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    JohnAkiBoa Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Didnt Freddie Roach Say Wladimir Klitschko Punch Harder than Mike Tyson if I remember correct?:huh
     
    JohnAkiBoa, Jul 27, 2009
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  5. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's up there.
    I'm not going to split hairs and say he punched harder than X or softer than Z ...let's just suffice it to say that he hits damn hard.
     
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    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Top20.

    He's an all time great in the jab department. Maybe in speed.
     
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  7. WiDDoW_MaKeR

    WiDDoW_MaKeR ESB Hall of Fame Member Full Member

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    Yes. So did Tommy Brooks, who is very good friends with Tyson.
     
    WiDDoW_MaKeR, Jul 27, 2009
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  8. Loufatski

    Loufatski Boxing Junkie banned

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    Hard question but one way to find out is to stand there and have all the top bangers line up and punch you square in the nose.
     
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    Little Pea 'A' grade boxing fan Full Member

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    :tired BIAS
     
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    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    Considering he's knocking guys out with his jab - I'd say he's up near the top.
     
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  11. julianfoster88

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    As far as jabbing, moving, and accuracy hes one of the best but punching power I wouldnt rate him as one of the best he doesnt really have that one punch power that Joe Louis, Earnie Shavers, and Mike Tyson had so if you rate him up there your rating him with those names and I wouldnt call Wladimir's punching power among the elite because he jabs until you open up and then hits you with that powerful shot hell I think Vitali hits much harder than Wladimir
     
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    DemolitionDan ATG and HoF Full Member

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    He must hit really hard. Probably top 15 for sure. He doesn't have one punch power, but more of a volume power puncher.
     
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    Top 15, and arguably one of the ATG Jabs.
     
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    WiDDoW_MaKeR ESB Hall of Fame Member Full Member

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    Wlad has one punch knockout power in BOTH hands. Everyone knows about the right... Wlad has knocked out MANY fighters with one clean right hand.

    Listen to the left hook...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO_sWnawpU4
     
    WiDDoW_MaKeR, Jul 27, 2009
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