03' RingMag Top 100 Punchers

I've always thought Armstrong should be WAY higher. Why is Al Hosak above Sal Sanchez?

Satterfield may have had more spactacular knockouts than Ike Williams, but Ike was one of the most proven punchers of all time. I think this list obviously favors heavyweights.

 

I think Ingo at 99. is absurd.

 

Obviously nobody will agree with th list.

I think it's not bad compared to some other lists I've seen. I think Ali and Johnson should be up there somewhere, assuming the list is about punching and not power.

 

Leotis Martin at 68 is worse

 

yeah it seems soley about power (which they are vague about in their explaination) rather than punching in general. ali had a tremendous jab but only adequate power. johnson, in a pure power list, wouldn't be ranked too highly either.

for me the list is pretty good in that regard in terms of WHO is in the list, but not where. but that's just me

 

Saad ahead of Spinks is ridiculous.

 

i've had trouble considering spinks' position in terms of his punching power. it wasn't until his championship reign that he became a true terror and though that record is impressive, i think his style turns many off and causes them to underestimate both him and his punch

 

should he be higher or lower? he only really has one notable win (sorry sonny...)

 

He wasn't underestimated in his time. Once established he was winning the biggest puncher for his weight awards and was always high up on any big puncher list regardless of weight. He was known to have great one punch ko power and pole axed plenty of opponents. His right hand was fabled. Saad was a big puncher but not as big as Spinks. IMO it's his tenure at heavyweight that hurts him in this. I think they may have marked him down a little on it.

 

good post and good point:good

 

I like where Rodrigo Valdez is too.

 

jackson and zarate should both be higher, above galaxy at the least

 

Had I been writing the list, Henry Armstrong would have been top five. How can he not be? In three years, he knocked out the same amount of boxers as Joe Louis managed in his whole career.

Ike Williams would be top five too, honestly. Not for his knockout percentage, but potential, sudden eruption.

 

yeah despite write ups to the contrary and the occasional surprise, they put a lot of evidence of KO percentages which do not tell the whole story