Where do you rank him among the hardest hitters in the division. One thing I've liked about Sander's is he doesnt look like a hard puncher, hell he doesn't even look like a boxer, but when that bell rings, LOOK OUT!
Sanders would have been a heavy hitter in any era in history. However I would not put him in the same category as the true all-time great heavyweight punchers, such as Louis, Foreman, Shavers, Tyson, Dempsey, Liston, etc. Not even close.
Not sure where I'd rank it. But even if his raw power wasn't the greatest ever, even respectable power coupled with his handspeed would end up being very respectable.
Yet he couldn't put away the chinny Rahman? Sources forthe harder than Tyson quotes? Sanders hits hard, but does he hit harder than other punchers from this era Maskeev? Tua? They put Rahman away
I wouldn't say he hits as hard as, say Tyson or Tua, but he hits pretty damn hard for sure. He had Rahman down twice before running out of his gas. Tua needed stopped him controversially after more rounds and couldn't put him away over 12 rounds in the rematch. Maskaev did knock him out twice, but also needed more rounds if i remember correct.
Look guys, seriously, Toney couldnt put a dent in Rahman, and Sanders had him down, so if we say a fight is a test of chins, this means SAnders has a better chin than Toney, and Toney has a better chin than Holyfield, who he beat, so Sanders had a better chin than Holyfield. Wlad is probably int he middle of the field somewhere.