The Hardest Punchers Under 190lbs?

floyd patterson he was too explosive for his size

 

Langford .... all serious guys for sure ...

 

I personally think Satterfield is the hardest puncher under 190. The other men are all close I’d assume. Splitting hairs. But man can they bang.

 

Beterbiev is in the discussion

 

Fitz, Langford, Goddard, Dempsey and Braddock are the big 5 with Schreck, Bill Lang, Patterson, Marciano being another grouping. Besides Fitz everyone here had more power weighing above 190 obviously.

Jack Root is a dark horse to consider here. How much he weighed during the Russell fight is unknown. But being around the LHW limit knocking 6 ft 3 guys down suggests he would have had exceptional power at 190 even if its mostly hypothetical. Choynski at 170 couldn't handle Russell it was a bridge too far for him.


If we're looking at LHWs Qawi, Beterbiev and Wild Bill Hanrahan are in the discussion for sure.

I added Dempsey to my big 4 because I didn't realize he was under 190 until the Firpo fight.

 

Braddock isn't even in the third tier of this discussion.

 

managed to KD Usyk in the amateurs, and Yarde is bigger than most of the dudes the other names fought after rehydrating.

 

Per boxing rec

"Blinded by blood from cuts over both eyes, Russell knocked out Choynski after the bell and was disqualified. The fight had been a rough one throughout, both men being thrown to the canvas more than once. Joe was out cold for more than 5 minutes."

For a 190 guy Langs power was exceptional. Hes really the standard for 6 ft 1 190 guy with power. He wasn't that great a fighter technically and thats exactly the point that punch carried him. Opposed to someone like Patterson.

In terms of guys who could hit hard below well below 190 Schreck is near the top of the list.


Besides Louis and the Baer bros Braddock probably hit the hardest of the HW champs of the period between Dempsey and Liston and he might have hit as hard as them at over 200. The thing with Braddock is he was only at 190ish for a few fights he didn't have the power at LHW that a lot of these guys have. I'm talking 190 flat for him not under 190.

 

Beterbiev and Bob Foster

 

If were discussing small heavyweights only.
Dempsey, Marciano, Patterson.
If were talking any weight under 190.
Foster
Jackson ,(Julian)
Little Red Lopez
Garza
a few others...

 

Maher hit as hard or harder than Fitz or Choynski...Bob Satterfield is another for this list?