can a case be made for Lewis being the hardest hitting heavyweight of all time?

Yes, you can certainly make a case for it.

I believe that at a certain level, there's little to no distiction between who really punches harder.

I think Tyson, Lewis, Shavers and maybe a few others all have power off the charts and it's silly to try to distinguish between them. You can make a case for all of them being the hardest hitter ever.

He knocked out Rahman with one punch. He also knocked out Weaver with one right hand. He knocked out Grant with one right uppercut. He knocked out Tyson with one right hand.


Now i challenge you to come forward with 4 names (and i'm talking contenders or champions here) that Shavers knocked out with ONE punch.

I think Tyson also has 3 or 4 one punch KO victims (not counting journeymen etc) as well as Marciano.

Bottomline is that no one has a really bigger amount of one punch KO's though there are some that equal him.

Conclusion? His power is as good as anyone in history.

You can bring up the usual "Rahman was a bum" talk, but let's face it, Shavers' best KO victims were washed up ex-contenders, so i don't really think you have a point there.

 

talking one punch power... you bet your ass the rock had a better punch... lewis being the bigger man doesn't = better power...

 

Marciano said it himself, he was much like Holmes against Ali, afraid to pull the trigger. Look what happens when he does in the 8th though. He drops and majorly hurts Louis with a left hook, then finishes him off by sending him through the ropes.

 

But his best one, Ettiente doesn't hold a candle light to Marciano's KO over Walcott.

 

But Marciano all around, and either way had more power.

 

Norton, Ellis, I'm not sure if Williams was a contender or not. He came very close with Holmes. But overall, Shavers has more 1 punch KO's then Lewis. Also Weaver was way past his prime.

 

I guess a case can be made, but I for one don't think he's the hardest puncher ever. Top 5-10

 

I can't see Lewis being able to take one round of punishment from old Joe Louis.

 

No !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

atsch

Williams wasn't.

Yes, Weaver was past his best when Lewis knocked him out.

And i supposed Ellis and Norton weren't in their primes when Shavers knocked them out? And were they KO'd by one punch or a series of punches?

 

Any time. :good

 

He looked like it Vs Golota,Rahman,Botha,Grant,Briggs but look at the way those fellows were also KO"D before and after,still he looked good, his better KO's were Tyson and Rudduck but his fights vs Levi Billups,Holyfield,Mercer,Marcovic,Tua show a different side of Lewis. Lennox had power going into the 8th round but never stopped anyone after that round. Lacking Late Power? or did he just coast not to tire. Either way Lennox Lewis is top 8 for Power,Louis,Dempsey,Marciano,Foreman,Lewis,Baer,Schmeling,Frazier(not in order)