Top 10 160lbs Hitters?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member

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    Who are your top ten power hitters at middleweight?
    For consideration with any you care to add:
    Ketchel
    Benn
    McClellan
    Jackson
    Graziano
    Fernandez
    Lausse
    Steele
    Hostak
    Robinson
    Garcia
    Golovkin
    Hart
    Mugabi
    Fitzsimmons
    Langford
    Carter
    ??????????????????
     
  2. JohnThomas1

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    Briscoe and Valdez need to be added to the preliminary list. Maybe Zale.
     
  3. turnip

    turnip Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hagler?
     
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    Hearns would go in before Hagler.
     
  5. Unforgiven

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    Fitzsimmons #1
    Robinson #2
     
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    Robinson #2 at 160?
     
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    I'm sure there are other candidates but Robinson is as deserving as anyone.

    * I'm not including Langford as a middleweight though.
     
  8. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hagler and Hearns hit harder than Benn

    Benn had that one fluke ko of Barkely.

    He couldn't hurt Watson at all.
     
  9. Wass1985

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    He was missing wildly against Watson, if you don't believe Benn was a devastating puncher at Middleweight you're either trolling or re****ed, I hope it's the former for your sake.... :smoke
     
  10. mcvey

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    How many ko's has Hearns at 160bs?
     
  11. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Hearns didn't have near the KO resume of Hagler at 160.
     
  12. Eddie Ezzard

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    Hearns couldn't hurt Barkley. Or DeWitt. Benn did a far better job on those two.
     
  13. turnip

    turnip Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sibson .a flawed fighter but he could really hit .Hagler said he was one of the hardest puncher he faced.
     
  14. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Last year one of the superb posters here on the Classic(So sorry whoever you are. My memory is shot) mentioned the name Jock McAvoy. I know very little about him, but thank you to the poster for mentioning him.
     
  15. mcvey

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    Excellent puncher with fast hands too.