No one hits harder with a single shot likely ever than Wilder and he's essentially a 215 pound fighter ... Shavers was essentially about 210 or...
It's always a fun discussion but a start is what fighters gave him trouble and it's not huge slower guys but compact, strong, hard hitting fast...
He did take a lot of beatings as mentioned .. Frazier twice, Ali in the rematch was nasty , Norton is hard for me to watch ... rough stuff for sure ..
I'd have to rewatch it again but the way Lampley exploded I doubt anyone saw a change in the tide ... a few moments before the KO the an bouncers...
After Thrilla maybe but up to and before, no way ...
Here's the reality .. Cooney had not been an active fighter since 1981 and even then he was being crafted to a super fight opposed to being a real...
Great job. Interesting how some folks do nothing but talk about how great they are and what they intend to do and others just quietly produce....
I don't know ... I respect Jake as a tough guy w talent but feel he's a bit overrated as well .. most of his big wins came against blown up...
Look he was a hard enough puncher that no one walked through him .. at times he seemed to be a bit of an arm puncher .. even his terrific jab...
Pretty interesting post.
Holyfield vs Bowe 1 .. he was more than a well promoted pumped up cruiserweight ..
No one hit harder with a single shot than Wilder. Not Foreman, not Shavers, no one ..
Agreed .
Even though I believe he was a great fighter, certainly well conditioned, a terrific chin, a very hard puncher ect maybe GGG ... just compared to...
Dempsey Sullivan Ali based on three years out in prime .. imagine what might have been
