Hardest Puncher In Each Weightclass

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  1. Mod-Mania

    Mod-Mania Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who would you say is the hardest pucher in each weightclass from Heavyweight to Minimumweight? Mine would be:

    Heavyweight: Earnie Shavers or George Foreman
    Cruiserweight: Dmitry Kudryashov
    Light Heavyweight: Bob Foster
    Super Middleweight: Nigel Benn
    Middleweight: Gerald McClellan
    Light Middleweight: Julian Jackson
    Welterweight: Tommy Hearns
    Light Welterweight: Randall Bailey or Kostya Tszyu
    Lightweight: Edwin Rosario
    Super Featherweight: Alexis Arguello
    Featherweight Danny Lopez
    Super Bantamweight: Wilfredo Gomez
    Bantamweight: Ruben Olivares
    Super Flyweight: Naoya Inoue or Khaosai Galaxy
    Flyweight: Jimmy Wilde
    Light Flyweight: Jorge Arce
    Minimum: Ricardo Lopez
     
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  2. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nice list. I would probably add Wlad to heavyweight (Even though I couldn't stand watching him fight so timidly. The guy had serious power in both hands.)
     
  3. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Heavy: probably a tie between Wlad, Foreman and Shavers

    Cruiser: Haye?

    Light-heavy: Foster or Stevenson

    Looking at the rest of the list, i will agree. Although we don't have film of Bob Fitzimmons, considering he went on to knock out 190 lbers, i think Fitz is up there.
     
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  4. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    I’d add to your list… Sung Kil Moon, Ezra Sellers, Wlad Klitschko and Ray Robinson.
     
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    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    Stupid power like Deontay Wilder if he could box and throw his shots properly… that hook of Wlad’s he could stick it out there like a cats paw and it’d knock folks dead.
     
  6. TheArchitect

    TheArchitect New Member Full Member

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    Great list