Boxings Greatest Glass Cannons

Paul scrap iron Ryan

 

Ive never heard the term glass cannon in nearly 40 yrs of following the sport but I dont consider Norton or Morrison to be guys that "could beat anyone" or that had the combination of "overwhelming speed, power, and combinations"

 

Bob Satterfield

 

That's because it's not a boxing term:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=glass cannon

It's a gaming term. It's actually quite descriptive, I thought.

 

Hearns no.. Beat Cuevas, Benitez, Duran, Hill and was in great fights. A glass cannon would be had he lost to Cuevas, not knocked him out in 2 rounds.. or Hill and Benitez.. outboxedboth and knocked out Duran.

 

Kudryashov is the very definition of this. There's yet to be a fight of his that's lasted the distance. Massive power to upset those better skilled than him, vulnerable enough to get knocked out by those worse than him.

Other names I haven't seen mentioned that fit the term to a varying degree-

-Duane Bobick. 42 KO's in 48 wins, all 4 losses by KO.
-Chakhkiev. (even if conditioning/poor pacing was a factor in his KO losses, I think he fits the bill)
-Deontay Wilder.
-Jhonny Gonzalez. He's been in some slugfests & taking 4 KO losses in 74 fights isn't "glass" worthy, but worth a mention.

 

Also a perfect example of the term

 

Yes Goldstein