Who was the greatest heavyweight puncher ever?

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Greatest heavyweight puncher?

  1. George Foreman

  2. Joe Louis

  3. Mike Tyson

  4. Earnier Shavers

  5. Deontay Wilder

  6. Rocky Marciano

  7. Someone else (mention in comments)

  8. Sonny Liston

  9. Wladmir Klitschko

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  1. KINGWILDER

    KINGWILDER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The heavyweight division has produced some of the most incredible punchers the sport has ever seen, but who was the greatest among them?
     
    KINGWILDER, Nov 27, 2023
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    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Louis because of the combination of power and precision, IMO.
     
    PRW94, Nov 27, 2023
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    Ioakeim Tzortzakis Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Guys like Foreman, Shavers and Wilder may have hit harder, but none of them could knock out a fighter like Joe Louis did. He was the complete package, and had everything in his toolbox to KO a guy. Power, speed, accuracy, combinations, set ups, shot selection, leverage and the killer instinct to finish someone off. Mike Tyson is an honourable second after him.
     
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    KINGWILDER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    A very good argument, he had the perfect combination of power, ring IQ, speed, and technique. I still personally say Shavers because his power always scares me the most.
     
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    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Another vote for Louis.
     
    janitor, Nov 27, 2023
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    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah, this is exactly where I was coming from. The question as you noted was not "who's the hardest puncher," it's "who was the greatest puncher." There's more to punching than raw power.
     
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  7. kingfisher3

    kingfisher3 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    wilder. not sure it's even close.

    louis fought a bunch of liakhovich guys. they didn't end up that way.
     
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    TheWorstEver(TWE) Active Member Full Member

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    Another vote for Joe Louis.
     
    TheWorstEver(TWE), Nov 27, 2023
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    ikrasevic, Nov 27, 2023
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    I vote Louis but Wlad should be on the list
     
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    KINGWILDER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I took him out for Marciano, but Wlad deserves a place in the punchers hall of fame.
     
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    On two separate occasions Sonny Liston knocked a few of his opponents teeth completely out WITH the mouthpiece still in!! He also on a couple of occasions broke his sparring partners ribs with 22 OUNCE GLOVES!!

    Until you find someone with punching feats more devastating than these examples Liston's got my vote hands down!!
     
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    KINGWILDER, Nov 27, 2023
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    Foreman had the most casual power, so I pick him.
     
    No_name_tard, Nov 27, 2023
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    I don't think that any aspect of Wilders opposition could be compared favorably to Louis's.
     
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