Hasim Rahman vs Max Schmeling: Who hit harder

Because I would make Tua an A+, and Rahman a B- at best!

 

Schmelling, all the footage of him was in black and white, of course he hits harder

 

Could you please change that troll vote to make it O again? Even Janitor contained so far.

 

Schmelling was a serious puncher, why have a poll if people arent allowed vote for him?

 

Based on what??

And just for context, who else do you have in that B-/C+ range?

 

Like!

For example, I´d love to see the Rocky/Dempsey Janitor assessment

This sort of "viral boxing historian HW assimilation" cured fine lately @BF24, please stop "spinksin" Schmelings power up to HW. Leave the good fighters of the past where they belong, at 190CW-HW.

 

Men back then were physically stronger from all the hard labour and autobahn building they were doing.
Schimmling probably hit harder than wlad

 

Yep, Schemling could definately match modern HWs by assisting @Reichsautobahn. Anything else?

 

And as a result power

 

In terms of pure punch power Rahman by a long way, Hassim had some holes in his game but the guy could crack took Lennox out with one shot and dropped Tua.

 

German cars can be very powerful. I see no reason, therefore, not to extend that view to German boxers.

 

You have a guy who is obviously a hurtful puncher, but generally went to the cards against the best of the division.

I guess I would put him slightly behind Ray Mercer, but slightly ahead of John Ruiz as a puncher.

 

Other than prime ATG Lennox Lewis and Corrie Sanders?

So many attributes and considerations other than punching power dictate whether a fighter is able to knock out the guys who are the best of the division. Speed, stamina, aggressiveness, overall abilities, etc. I don’t understand why people try to rate punching power via such an obviously flawed metric.

When your system of evaluation leads you to conclude that Rahman barely hit harder than John Ruiz, it’s a pretty clear sign that you need a better system!

 

Now that some time has gone by, do you really have Rahman as only a slightly harder puncher than John Ruiz?

 

Maskaev probably hit harder than both of them.

I will say that Schmeling had excellent timing on that right hand, whereas Rahman spit out his punches in hopes of success.