Pfp, would you say Tank is second to Beterbiev in terms of power

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Would you agree with this statement
     
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    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Pound for pound I'd say Tank is first followed by Inoue and Beterbiev.
     
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    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I have him first
     
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    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Beterbievs power is more of a heavy mauling power. Tanks has sharp explosive power. They’re different types of power.
     
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    Its too difficult to compare, Tank and Inoue seem to get better highlight KO's than Beterbiev but I think they have the extra speed that fighters don't see coming.

    Beterbiev has brute force power that even his light punches seem to hurt people.

    Those guys currently appear to be top 3 and any order is fine IMO
     
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    Inoue>Tank>=Beterbiev in my opinion but there’s obviously not much between any of them. Nobody else in boxing comes close to those 3 other than maybe Vergil
     
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    Ullswater New Member banned Full Member

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    No. It took him 12 rounds to stop a shot Gamboa.
     
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    spravedlivylev Haaaappy Neeeew Yeeeear! banned Full Member

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    It's hard to rate power P4P when you have the likes of Zhang around too.
     
  9. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    He couldn’t hurt Cruz. I haven’t seen anyone that Inoue and Beterbiew wasn’t able to hurt in once they hit their primes.
     
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    YCGS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rating people P4P anything is useless. Factually Beterbiev hits harder. End of story.
     
  11. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Chisora hits harder than Beterbiev you're missing the point
     
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    YCGS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm not missing the point at all. I am saying you don't have a point.
    You are asking if someone subjectively agrees which means nothing. 5 people could agree that the earth is flat. Doesn't make them right. Chisora was never mentioned so I am factually correct that Beterbiev hits hardest.
     
  13. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No the point is pound for pound who hits harder in their respective weight class. Pound for Pound is a real term with a real definition and it flew over your head because you're trying to make a point that's irrelevant to the thread. Beterbiev hits harder because he's way bigger nobody disagrees with that, that's not the discussion.

    Almost nobody else who commented seems to have a problem with the concept of Pound For Pound, so yeah you missed the point. If you still think pfp Beterbiev hits harder that's fine
     
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    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And who has 100% KO ratio ?

    Yeah, it's not Tank or Inoue
     
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    "pound for pound is a real term with a real definition" HAHAHAHA. So is the word unicorn. So what? Please tell me exactly scientifically how you calculate pound for pound to unequivocally prove that say a 125lb fighter hits harder than say a cruiserweight "pound for pound".