Chisora got a lot of praise from different fighters for being very hard puncher recently. Guya like Usyk and Fury named him among the best punchers they have ever fought and they fought some very, very hard punchers, both. I think Chisora's power was underrated earlier in his career simply because he didn't have the stoppages or knockdowns to prove it. I mean, stopping guys like old Danny Williams, Sam Sexton, Pala, Gerber is OK, but it doesn't prove you are a good puncher. Later, however, Chisora has proven himself to be a very solid puncher. Stopping unbeaten Malik Scott with a single right hand might not be a big deal, considering that he was dropped HARD by 44 y.o. Tony Thompson, but Chisora was the first man to drop very, very durable Kevin Johnson, the second man to drop Joseph Parker, and the second man to drop Joe Joyce. All three of them have proven themselves as very durable fighters, even though Joyce's chin might be slightly damaged after that nuclear bombs from Zhang. Add here his brutal knockouts of Takam (who was still very solid fighter back then) and Szpilka. Two monstrous knockouts, especially the Szpilka one. All in all I think Chisora's power is very solid, and although he lacks the snap of Wlad, Wilder or Haye in his punches, he is very heavy-handed guy, which is not surprising considered he is build like a tank. My question is, what fighter's historically can you compare Chisora with in terms of punching power? Who of the fighters from the past had same type of power - lacking some snap, but being naturally heavy-handed? Except of Foreman, of course, who was few levels above him in punching power.
He’s a clubber, similar to what Sam Peter was. Peter had huge power and natural strength but not the explosiveness or combination punching to really display it. Another honourable mention would be Volodymyr Vyrchys.
Good call. I would say Rahman was also a clubbing puncher, his punches lacked explosiveness but he was heavy-handed
Oliver McCall and Jesse Ferguson. Ferguson despite not being known as KO artist scored some nice KOs, he also badly hurt Larry Holmes, rocked Douglas and kept Ray Mercer honest in their fights. McCall didn't have explosiveness of Tyson or punching power of Shavers, yet scored some nice KOs He dropped Lennox hard and knocked Henry Akinwande out cold
The old "the guy that I beat has the best power" trick. Not the guy that hurt them or KO'd them, but the guy they beat without being visibly hurt. Boxers talk a lot of nonsense and hardly give real answers when asked about their fights.
Heavy hands. You feel it go through you. Only a dosser would stand in front of Chisora and let him hit you though.
Chisoras record is stacked ! It’s a veritable who’s who of the fighters from the era he fought in with one notable fighter missing,makes you wonder ! Tbh it’s hard to find another fighter to compare Chisora with,like mentioned he wasn’t fast or a snappy puncher but literally folded some fighters with brutal single punches .
Danny Williams was a complete shell of himself when he fought Chisora probably atleast 6 years past his prime. The knockdown vs Parker was a flash knockdown in the opening seconds of the fight. Knocking out Takam with a single shot and flooring Joyce with a single shot are impressive feats though. I also remember Chisora having a pretty scary KO vs Szpilka who went 9 rounds with Wilder. I would say Chisora is like Bert Cooper when both fighters are motivated they can give alot of fighters tough fights and have power to hurt alot or Heavyweights. Although I think Chisora is more durable than Cooper and has more heart aswell.
Exactly, like Judah saying Matthysse was the hardest puncher he faced and not Zoo who turned his legs into Jell-O.
If you watched Chisora from the early days, it was obvious he wasn't a KO artist. Just look at the first Fury fight where he landed plenty and didn't do anything. Of course any of these characters can get KO's, but he wasn't some feared puncher, just average power at HW. The whole idea he is this big hitter only came around recently. The reality is he almost certainly found some 'help' and started improving his punching power while getting old. There's only one explanation for this.
He has fought most elite guys so it only makes sense people talk him up because it hypes up the resume of all the elite guys and lets face it... everyones Resume is pretty ordinary but they all have something in common... Chisora... sometimes more then once.
He wasn't a puncher in his prime, yeah he had solid power but him dropping Joyce was a surprise. Something has changed and I think it's his delivery and timing. He's sneaky now with his shots. He used to be the guy always coming forward slinging that same right hand he has now and it would do nothing because his opponents saw it coming and would brace for impact, roll with it or half block it. Now Chisora is quite happy to sit on the ropes let you come to him, then he counters which is what he did to Joyce. Against Takam he rope a doped Takam, let him set a fast pace and punch himself out and when Takam started to slow Chisora took him out. Punching power is more than just raw power, the set up and delivery are just as important and we're seeing that with Chisora. He likely hits no harder than before but now he'll wait until you are gassed or simply catch you with counters as you walk him down. Which goes to show, you don't have to be the aggressor all the time to be the puncher sometimes it's smarter to sit back or move and counter because a counter punch will always be more dangerous than a lead punch.