Who Hit Harder Sonny Liston, Razor Ruddock, Lennox Lewis or Wladimir Klistchko

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Who Hits Harder

  1. Razor Ruddock

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  2. Lennox Lewis

    12.5%
  3. Sonny Liston

    25.0%
  4. Wladimir Klistchko

    62.5%
  1. QBS

    QBS Member Full Member

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    Who hits harder
     
  2. QBS

    QBS Member Full Member

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    This is just in terms of any punch it doesn't matter which type of punch it is, just the hardest in terms of 1 punch not including speed
     
  3. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Good Lord, how hard does one need to get hit? All these monsters could send the stoutest chin into the arms of Morpheus.
     
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  4. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Not that you asked for both but often there’s a difference between one punch power and general power, meaning having heavy hands. In this case, I think the answer is the same. I’m going with Sonny Liston.
     
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  5. QBS

    QBS Member Full Member

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    that doesn't really make sense, a punch is simply harder than a punch your glove padding is to thick to even really consider that a factor
     
  6. USFBulls727

    USFBulls727 Active Member Full Member

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    I imagine the OP is asking...if you had each of them hit that thing that measures punch PSI (like the thing that Drago hit in the Rocky movie), who would register the highest number. I can't imagine that being Liston. In fact, I think it's a toss-up between the other three. There's no obvious clear-cut #1 here IMO...
     
  7. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wlad or Lewis imo.

    All 4 hit hard af though.
     
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  8. Steve Fero

    Steve Fero Active Member Full Member

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    Liston would be smaller than these guys. I think Stewart said Wald was the harder hitter but I’m going with Lewis I don’t think he took a backseat to anyone.
     
  9. Golota1

    Golota1 New Member Full Member

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    Wlad. He had a lethal power in both hands
     
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  10. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis tied with Liston?
     
  11. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    Lewis or Wlad. Lewis might have a small power edge but Wlad had a technical edge.
     
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  12. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Emanuel Steward said Wlad hit harder than Lewis.
     
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  13. Golota1

    Golota1 New Member Full Member

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    And so did Phil Jackson and Ray Mercer who have faced both Wlad and Lennox
     
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  14. Philosopher

    Philosopher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wlad and I don't think its up for debate...
     
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  15. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wlad was also the first one to stop Mercer. Ray was 41 tbf, but still.
     
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