Physically strongest heavyweights

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    physical strength, not punching power.

    Lennox Lewis is up there. Much as i dislike Wlad Klitschko, he was physically strong too. Holyfield (post steriods) was incredibly strong.

    Foreman (old version) was quite strong. Ali was very strong.
     
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  2. DJN16

    DJN16 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sonny Liston
     
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  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    The strongest heavyweight of all time, is probably somebody who never got near world level.
     
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  4. SouthpawsRule

    SouthpawsRule Active Member Full Member

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    Rahman was apparently strong as ****
     
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  5. Overhand94

    Overhand94 Active Member Full Member

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    I will add James Smith, Frank Bruno, Rahman and Berbick.
     
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  6. Hotep Kemba

    Hotep Kemba Member Full Member

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    Gym strength probably Hasim Rahman. Actual functional boxing strength probably Wlad.
     
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    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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  8. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Wlad couldn't move Fury back a millimetre. Wlad had to train up , Fury had to train down.
     
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  9. Ice8Cold

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    Sonny Liston was the only fighter to bully and push Foreman back on the backfoot.
     
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  10. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah it could very well be a Jumbo Cummings or Louis Monaco.
     
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  11. slash

    slash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Foreman
     
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  12. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Shannon The (Glass) Cannon deserves a mention. I think his bench was near 500lbs. Mexican beef tacos and all.
     
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  13. Mandela2039

    Mandela2039 OFFICIAL THREAD DIDDLER Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali is up there
     
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  14. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    The way he manhandled Foreman was amazing.
     
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  15. Steve Fero

    Steve Fero Member Full Member

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    Someone like Jack O Halloran was probably one of the strongest at his time but wasn’t good enough to be a real contender. So we only really know about the good fighters. L Lewis seems about the strongest. Foreman was strong.
     
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