Rank these HW Punchers in terms of Power

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  1. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'll list them in no particular order (listed by age):

    Vladimir Klitschko
    Zhilei Zhang
    Deontay Wilder
    Anthony Joshua
    Daniel Dubois

    Shuffle them around from 1 to 5, most powerful to least.
     
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  2. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wlad
    Wilder
    Zhang
    Dubois
    Joshua
     
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  3. Mickea4

    Mickea4 Active Member Full Member

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    Wlad
    Zhang
    Wilder
    Dubois
    AJ
     
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  4. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Zhang
    Wilder
    Wlad
    Dubios
    AJ
     
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  5. Overhand94

    Overhand94 Active Member Full Member

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    Zhang
    Wlad
    Wilder/Joshua
    Dubois
     
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  6. rolzone

    rolzone Active Member Full Member

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    Zhang
    Wlad
    Dubois
    Wilder
    Joshua
     
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  7. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wilder
    Wlad
    Dubois
    Zhang
    Joshua

    Wilder being first and AJ being last is the easy part the hard part is the other 3.
     
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  8. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Irrelevant. At that power level what matters is which one is more likely to land.

    it’s kind of like discussing which baseball bat would hurt the least to get hit with. Irrelevant. You’re in trouble if you’re getting hit by any baseball bat.
     
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  9. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Zhang
    Wlad
    Dubois
    Wilder
    AJ
     
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  10. brb

    brb Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wlad
    DuBois
    Zhang
    Wilder
    AJ
     
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  11. fencik45

    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wlad, Zhang, DuBois, AJ, Wilder.
     
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  12. brb

    brb Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You have the guy that has only 1 non-KO in all of his wins as last? Interesting take.
     
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  13. SquaredCircle

    SquaredCircle Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Zhang
    Wlad
    Wilder
    Dubois
    Joshua

    I truly think Zhang might be the heaviest handed puncher I've ever seen. Woeful stamina, super limited, very beatable, but outrageously heavy hands. Just a massive dude.
     
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  14. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If considering raw power only:

    Zhang
    Wlad
    Wilder
    Dubois
    Joshua
     
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  15. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    This is very difficult imo. Could easily be wrong and the differences between them could be negligible.

    But if splitting hairs I'd probably go


    1. Zhang

    2. Wilders peak right hand at full extension (any other punch and hes lower)

    3. Wlad

    4. DD

    5. AJ

    Edit 1 : moving wlad below DD

    Edit 2 : just re-watch some prime wlad, moving him back above DD and he should be above Wilder because everything else he does has more power to it. But if talking peak potential power output in their strongest punch Ill go Wilder slightly.


    Sidenote : Watched highlights of Wlad vs Mercer. Yes Mercer was old and a punching bag but Wlad was glorious that night. What a jab.
     
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