***Best 15 Heavyweights for Pure Power***

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  1. Foreman Hook

    Foreman Hook ☆☆☆ G$ora ☆☆☆ Full Member

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    What are your best 15 heavies for pure power in one-punch???

    [if some-one has one hand powerfuler than teh other - rank them for their best hand..]

    Here is my list -

    [i call my top 5 - teh Elite 5.]
    1. Foreman
    2. Shavers
    3. Lewis
    4. Old Foreman
    5. Tua

    6. Marciano
    7. Louis
    8. Wlad
    9. Ron Lyle
    10. Shannon Briggs
    11. Hasim Rahman
    12. Frazier
    13. Tyson
    14. Tommy Morrison
    15. Liston

    HM - Oliver MCcall, Ray Mercer And Zeljko Mavrovic
     
  2. Muchmoore

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    :lol: Foreman and "old Foreman".
     
  3. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Liston at #15. :-(

    Foreman isn't two different people.
     
  4. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    I suspect that if the reality was ever revealed, then a lot of the names on the list would be guys who never made the elite level!

    I would not put Foreman at one, because there two fighters, who multiple common opponents rate as harder hitters.
     
  5. Wu-Gambino

    Wu-Gambino ESB Swordsman Full Member

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    :lol: Where's "retired Foreman"?
     
  6. Foreman Hook

    Foreman Hook ☆☆☆ G$ora ☆☆☆ Full Member

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    Who did Liston ever KO apart from glass-jaw Paterson?

    teh comeback Foreman has less power cos he has way slower punches - BUT he could still crack 99% of chins with a haymaker.
     
  7. Hookie

    Hookie Affeldt... Referee, Judge, and Timekeeper Full Member

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    I'm not really into lists but wtf, here goes-

    In no order the first 15 to pop in my head-

    Foreman, Shavers, Tua, Tyson, Lewis, Louis, Frazier, Morrison, Bowe, V. Klitschko, W. Klitschko, Marciano, Dempsey, Liston, Baer
     
  8. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cleveland Williams, Zora Folley, Nino Valdes, Mike DeJohn, Wayne Bethea, Roy Harris, Henry Clark.

    Who did comeback Foreman KO apart from glass-jawed Michael Moorer? That's such a flawed argument considering the names you put above him.
     
  9. Ponysmallhorse

    Ponysmallhorse Small but proud Full Member

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    Foreman has nothing to do in top5. He was heavy hitter within each punch but 1 punch powe he is WAY behind from Lewis, Tua, shavers, Wlad, Briggs. Ron Lyle is not a huge puncher. He had good, solid punch but not even close to wlad. MArciano was hard hitter but doesn't make this list. Tommy morrison should be higher. Hasim Rahman is 20-25 at best. Not adding Bear and Bruno is just ****ed up. And Zelko is not big puncher. Only thing that I agree with is tyson not making top 10. His power came from accuracy mostly(for me it is much more impressive).
     
  10. Boggle

    Boggle Grozny State Of Mind Full Member

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    I only got ten, but here goes...

    1. Prime George Foreman
    2. Old George Foreman
    3. George Foreman with a monocle
    4. George Foreman without a monocle
    5. George Foreman with a parrot on his shoulder
    6. George Foreman wearing a cape
    7. George Foreman as a preacher in the late 70's
    8. George Foreman with a hangover
    9. George Foreman on valium
    10. George Foreman eating a taco between rounds

    Man, that was tough. Especially between 6 and 10.
     
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  11. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol:
     
  12. salsanchezfan

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  13. Ponysmallhorse

    Ponysmallhorse Small but proud Full Member

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    George on Valium should be lower than George with TAKO. Unles it TACO is straight from Mexico made by dirty farmer hows hands covered with ****. And George with monocle should be at 1.
     
  14. Foreman Hook

    Foreman Hook ☆☆☆ G$ora ☆☆☆ Full Member

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    No ****ing way. Lewis, Tua And Shavers have close to Foremans' one-punch power - BUT Wlad And Briggs are nowere near approaching Foremans' haymaker power.
     
  15. Boggle

    Boggle Grozny State Of Mind Full Member

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    I don't know... see, I was figuring that he was eating an ENTIRE taco between each round. That's 11 tacos if the fight goes the distance. He's gonna feel bloated, sluggish, and more susceptible to body shots. He very well might **** himself. So that's why "George Foreman eating a taco" is rightfully #10 on my list of heavyweight punchers.