Curtis Hatchetman Shepherd Punching Power

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    There is talk about his famed punching power but when I checked his page on Boxrec and he has 33 KO's out of 86 fights.
    https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/12440

    Is his punching power overrated or is there a logical explanation behind this?
     
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  2. Berlenbach

    Berlenbach Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was the only man to KO Joey Maxim.
     
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  3. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Maxim did have a hell of a chin. But still he's only 1 man out of all of the guys he fought.
     
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  4. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    There could be many reasons. For example...
    Maybe he hit so hard that the guys he fought changed their approach against him. Maybe they moved more than usual or tied up when he got in range. Maybe the guys he fought knew how to fight, how to switch angles, how to smother shots.
     
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  5. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's just a proof of how overrated raw power is.
     
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  6. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    They should have walked towards him in a straight line with their chin in the air.
     
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  7. janitor

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    He was basically the Shavers of his era.

    He might have hit harder than Louis, or even Baer, but he didn't have much outside of power.
     
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  8. Berlenbach

    Berlenbach Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Archie Moore said something like "every time he landed a punch, he knocked me down" (probably an exaggeration...), but Arch made sure he didn't land very often.
     
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  9. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Remember their being a article on Moore in a old Ring mag, many, many, years ago, he stated that Sheppard had hit him harder than both Charles @ Marciano !!! also that he was one of 2 fighters that gave him the most problems, the other being Burley, of whom he said was " slick as lard, and twice as greasy " there you have it.
     
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  10. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I would have liked to see him vs prime Louis
     
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