P 4 P Who Is The Greatest Pure Puncher Ever?

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  1. Jorodz

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    i also like zarate for this list
     
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  2. mcvey

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    I really hate this little ,up his own arse ****, but he had undeniably great power.:good
     
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  3. McGrain

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    Sometimes he throws punches and he looks like a drunk emptying an ashtray, but the guy falls over like he's been shot in the face with a 12 bore.
     
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  4. mcvey

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    I'll chuck some names into the mix ,if I may.

    Bob Foster.
    Stan Ketchel.
    Bob Fitz.
    Joe Choynsky.
    Joe Walcott.
    Julian Jackson.
    Sam Langford.
    Ruben Olivares.
    Carlos Zarate.
    Jimmy Wilde.
    Joe Louis.
    Lew Jenkins.

    Forgot one, George ko Chaney , 76 kos in 98 wins.
     
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  5. Jorodz

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    :lol:
     
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  6. Jorodz

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    glad to see choynsky is getting his due but i'm surprised at all the love for barbados joe. deserves it but doesn't always come up in these conversations
     
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  7. tommygun711

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    dempsey is a pretty good puncher
    how much was his prime weight?
     
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  8. TBooze

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    I think the evidence tonight is indisputable, it clearly is Audley Harrison!:yep

    Of course; Jimmy Wilde, Terry McGovern and Robert Fitzsimmons are (distant) mentions after the A-Force.;)
     
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  9. AlFrancis

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    Don't forget Danny Lopez
     
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  10. Jorodz

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    booradley?
     
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  11. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Henry Maske
     
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  12. burt bienstock

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    How do you answer this question?
    Answer--With a question..Do you mean the most powerful pure puncher ever[two hands]or do you mean P4P,best pure puncher? I have a few in mind...
    Best pure punchers MUST be a heavyweight , therefore...Joe Louis,Jack Dempsey,and Mike Tyson[all desructive]...
    But, P4P pure destructive puncher, who destroyed much HEAVIER quality opponents, it has to be Ruby Bob Fitzimmons, who at 165 pounds kod such larger by 30 punds or more as Peter Maher,Ed Dunkhorst[100 lbs],James J Corbett, bullish Tom Sharkey, Gus Ruhlin etc..What 165 pounder in history could even attempt this? Fitzimmons was a freak of nature at c160-165lbs..Gigantic shoulders and cable like arms, atop a very narrow waist, and pipestem legs, thus accounting for his middleweight like weight...Therefore I would pick the amazing blacksmith Bob Fitzimmons,as best pure puncher P4P...
     
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  13. he grant

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    Sam Langford ..
    Bob Fitzsimmons ...
    Jack Dempsey ...
    Joe Choynski ---

    Dempsey was 12 pounds heavier than Foster and flattened monsters. Foster could not do crap at heavyweight ...

    You want a sleeper, Ray Robinson.
     
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  14. McGrain

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    Foster has something like 20 ko's above 175.
     
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  15. grumpy

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    In my humble opinion Joe Louis is the best overall puncher in history. Honorable mention would be guys like:Dempsey, Frazier, Robinson, Liston, Hearns, Duran, and Tyson before he went to Tokyo.
     
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