Hardest hitting Welterweight in history

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by The Wanderer, Jan 16, 2009.


  1. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

    71,397
    26,853
    Feb 15, 2006
    Jack Johnson also said that Walcott was one of the hardest punchers he ever shared a ring with.
     
    he grant likes this.
  2. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    29,703
    8,197
    Feb 11, 2005
    Thomas Hearns
    First Tier:

    Pipino Cuevas
    Felix Trinidad
    Jose Luis Lopez
    Joe Walcott
    Sugar Ray Robinson

    Second Tier:

    Jose Napoles (like Robinson, his skill-set obscures the fact that he could really crack at this weight)
    Lou Broullaird
    Henry Armstrong (scored a whole bunch of kayos at the weight, even when he was just about done.)
    Virgil Aikens
    Tony DeMarco
    Colin Jones
    Donald Curry
    Simon Brown
    Sugar Ray Leonard
     
  3. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

    82,423
    1,449
    Sep 7, 2008
    Yeah, in accordance with previous comments, Ray Robinson is being severely underrated here! He's probably just as hard a puncher as Hearns, Cuevas etc but due to the fact he's not known as a 'pure puncher' (although he could do it all, swinging away being one of them!) he's almost being forgotten here!
     
  4. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

    28,075
    54
    Oct 15, 2007
    It wasnt at welterweight, but what Robinson did to Fulmer should provoke a lot of consideration and thought here. I just looked at this thread and was astonished that The Barbados Demon wasnt mentioned until the fourth page. Anyhow, i will likely pick Hearns, on the substantial evidence i have to.

    By the way, on a different note, greatest finisher the division ever saw was Trinidad imo, i havent seen enough finishing ability on film of Robinson at welterweight for obvious reasons, but from the overall footage of him, he is criminally underrated in that department, not mentioned anywhere near enough, considering he was one of the finest.
     
  5. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

    1,566
    1,698
    Jun 23, 2021
    Not sure about Joe Walcott but anyway...

    Top 5:
    1. Thomas Hearns
    2. Pipino Cuevas
    3. Felix Trinidad
    4. Sugar Ray Robinson
    5. Sugar Ray Leonard

    These are others in no particular order:
    - Jose Napoles
    - Simon Brown
    - Lucas Matthyse
    - Donald Curry
    - Ruslan Provodnikov
    - Tony DeMarco
    - Ike Quartey
    - Marcos Maidana
    - Jose Luis Lopez
    - Mark Breland
    - Miguel Cotto
    - Victor Ortiz
    - Keith Thurman
     
    Last edited: Oct 19, 2021
  6. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 LONG LIVE WASHINGTON Full Member

    17,669
    19,660
    Sep 22, 2021
    Hearns a harder hitter then Robinson? :lol: Not a chance in my opinion.

    For my money I would say Burley could hit harder then Hearn's too.
     
    roughdiamond likes this.
  7. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

    52,178
    43,074
    Apr 27, 2005
    Changing to Hearns>Cuevas>SRR>Tito
     
    Man_Machine and Flash24 like this.
  8. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

    10,014
    18,967
    Jul 25, 2015
  9. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

    5,040
    4,970
    Mar 26, 2011
    I'd say so
     
    Man_Machine likes this.
  10. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

    1,566
    1,698
    Jun 23, 2021
    My list:

    1. Thomas Hearns
    2. Sugar Ray Robinson
    3. Felix Trinidad
    4. Pipino Cuevas
    5. Miguel Cotto
    6. Colin Jones
    7. Simon Brown
    8. Jose Luis Lopez
    9. Shane Mosley
    10. Tony DeMarco
     
  11. Amos-san

    Amos-san Member Full Member

    474
    631
    Feb 2, 2020
  12. Kell Macabe

    Kell Macabe I don’t know s*** about boxing Full Member

    617
    763
    Nov 20, 2021
    Hearns, Robinson, and Walcott are In my opinion the clear top 3.
     
  13. jabber74

    jabber74 Active Member Full Member

    953
    1,009
    Oct 5, 2012
    Sugar Ray Robinson.
     
  14. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

    52,178
    43,074
    Apr 27, 2005
    Not overly sold on Mosley as top 10. He didn't get that much done there power wise and I'm not sure i'd have him ahead of the likes of Duran, Oscar and Quartey among others. He packed a fine wallop at 135.
     
  15. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

    1,566
    1,698
    Jun 23, 2021
    You might be right. I still kinda don't know who to put in #9 and #10 actually.
     
    JohnThomas1 likes this.