Hardest puncher of all time

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  1. Davro

    Davro u wnt sum i`ll give it ya Full Member

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    Roberto Duran - Won 103/KO 70

    George Foreman - Won 76/KO 68

    Marvin Hagler - Won 62/KO 52

    Max Baer - Won 68/KO 52

    Jack Dempsey - Won 66/KO 51

    Rocky Marciano - Won 49/KO 43

    Wilfredo Gomes - Won 44/KO 42

    Aaron Pryor - Won 39/KO 35

    Naseem Hamed - Won 36/KO 31

    Nigel Benn - Won 42/KO 35

    Joe Frazier - Won 32/KO 27

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    I know not all hard punchers have huge KO records, but it is a usual sign.

    George Foreman i reckon
     
  2. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    Shavers?
     
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    laxpdx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Foreman, Tyson, Marciano, Bowe, Benn, Hearns, Julian Jackson, Tony Ayala
     
  4. dezbeast

    dezbeast Active Member Full Member

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    Punching power takes a combination of strength in the correct muscles, mass, and leverage. Factoring all of that and analyzing many boxing films, I think Lennox Lewis is a good candidate with his right. Now p4p is a different story and something that never really interested me.
     
  5. Davro

    Davro u wnt sum i`ll give it ya Full Member

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    oops, yeah Ernie is a glaring omission - should have made a poll really.
     
  6. TonyT

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    Tony Ayala Jr could bang also.
     
  7. DINAMITA

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    Bob Foster is the hardest puncher of all-time.
     
  8. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    These threads are getting old.
     
  9. Mike T

    Mike T Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Zarate has to be up there
     
  10. kolcade4

    kolcade4 Keep Punchin' Full Member

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    Earnie Shavers,Nick Wells
     
  11. kolcade4

    kolcade4 Keep Punchin' Full Member

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    ya know x out my vote for wells. because if he was one of these guys then he would have been a better pro.
     
  12. Davro

    Davro u wnt sum i`ll give it ya Full Member

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    why open it then spacker :hey
     
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    trampie Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The Mighty Atom or The Ghost With A Hammer In His Hand {the clue is in his nicknames} was nearly always knocking out men 'bigger' than himself, and would have to be considered as one of the hardest punchers of all time.
     
  14. heehoo

    heehoo TIMEXICAH! Full Member

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    The man in my avatar.

    And Sam Langford.
     
  15. JohnThomas1

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    Hagler over Hearns? Hearns was ko'ing and dropping people easier than Hagler at Hagler's own weight for a start. Pryor wasn't a real big hitter either, someone like M. Spinks hit multitudes harder.