Does Artur Beterbiev hit harder than the average heavyweight boxer?

I say no. We're seeing him punch man his own size. Where's the evidence he can do it to HWs. Many average heavyweights may be average in many aspects yet still have power.

 

If you're asking whether he'd KO Joshua, the answer is absolutely yes!

 

Perhaps the best evidence is that he dropped Usyk with a body shot, which only 1-2 other guys are known to have done across 376 fights, Joshua and Gassiev not among them. Usyk has fought a lot of cruisers and heavies but was impressed by Beterbiev's power. Hunter also looked pretty rough after 3 rounds with Beterbiev and he's got a good chin at HW.

Beterbiev boils down to LHW but I wouldn't be surprised if he sits around or even slightly above 200 lbs these days when not cutting weight. Zurdo Ramirez is apparently 205 lbs in the ring (likely even higher when not cutting) and even Haney cuts 20+ lbs to make LW.

 

P4P absolutely

 

No, by sheer weight alone. Elementary physics.

 

Average Hw boxer power?

Who could personify that?

Christian Hammer? Negron? Ibeh?

I would pick Beterbiev to ko all 3 if given proper time to train and adapt.

 

If Beterbiev went up to heavyweight, he would go up in weight --- like 220 ???
So he would also have more weight behind his punches.

 

No way.

 

Of course not.

A heavyweight would literally send every single one of Beterbiev's opponents into a coma. One or two could die. Beterbiev didn't coma or kill anyone.

 

These threads are hilarious

 

There are too many examples of guys being killers at 175 and nothing of the sort at heavyweight. Archie Moore comes to mind. Unless beterbiev goes up and shows he can crack like a heavyweight I don't see what evidence there is to assume he does

 

Golovkin is 160 pound fighter for reference

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I don't know about everyone else but I read this thread title in Yogi's voice.

 

I only rate Fury`s power 7/10 because his punch technique is poor and inconsistant, however he`s huge and toe to toe would take Beterbiev`s shots far better that Beterbiev would take Fury`s, also the beautiful uppercut he stopped Whyte with was harder than any shot Beterbiev has landed as was the shot Whyte knocked Chisora out with, Beterbiev could not take out Whyte with one shot.