P 4 P Who Is The Greatest Pure Puncher Ever?

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  1. box101

    box101 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    archie moore is the first name that comes to mind george forman,ernie shaver,ww tito trinadad,michael carbajal,julian jakson,razor ruddick,tommy hearns an even acelino fretias could all bang
     
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  2. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    That's not a fair comparison, though. Heavyweights barely become more durable once they're over 200lbs. Especially back then, when there was little men (aka talent pool size) over 210lbs.
     
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  3. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    hearns, julian jackson and bob foster amongst others
     
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  4. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member

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    Burt, I think we can safely assume you have been around long enough ,and seen enough of the game, to make your own criteria.
    And, your pick reinforces that view ,very good choice.One punch demolitions of Sharkey x2 and Corbett are definitely not to be sneezed at.
     
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  5. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member

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    Robinson isnt a sleeper , he put you to sleep ,and could do it while going backwards. No one needs to be shy about picking Walker Smith
     
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  6. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    For Me Its Gotta Be David Tua....When He Lands....Its Lights Out...
     
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  7. enquirer

    enquirer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think it has to be a fighter who can bomb out guys BIGGER than himself.
    Guys like foster and jackson,though awesome punchers,couldnt really bomb out the bigger guys as well.
    Hearns,louis,tyson,bobby fitz and such like were guys who bombed out guys bigger than themselves.
    I will go with hearns from the 'filmed' era,and fitz from the 'lesser filmed era'.
     
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  8. ricardoparker93

    ricardoparker93 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Julian Jackson is the answer I always give for this. Foster also must be high up but in terms of pure, bone crunching, one shot power the hawk can't be denied for me.
     
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  9. JohnThomas1

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    This is just about covered but from my era on possibly a slightly lesser level i will mention Wilfredo Gomez and Michael Spinks at 175. Spinks absolutely axed people when serious and it was only his lazy laid back style that stops him being mentioned in such threads. His power was chilling when he opened up. Quite a few times he would be frigging around and lazing and get caught by a few decent punches. POW, over.

    Some observers at this fight said the sound of the KO blow in real life was like a shotgun going off. I believe "Another One Bites the Dust" was played post ko.

    [YT]UYHjxgPeqKw[/YT]
     
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  10. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Dropped him so hard he split his trunks.
     
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  11. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    This vid shows all the slo mo angles

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  12. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Hearns
     
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  13. sitiyzal

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    Julian Jackson. Somehow generated amazing leverage & power in his hooks. Didn't even need much leverage to generate a short ko punch :yikes. Plus he was more a light middleweight than middleweight.
     
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  14. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bob Satterfield deserves a mention.
     
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  15. Joe

    Joe ♦♣♥♠Slowhand♦♣♥♠ Full Member

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    Lightweight Duran should rank pretty highly for P4P punchingpower...
     
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