Yeah, I agree with El Bujia.... Valdez was the greatest puncher in Colombia.... Juan Urango deserves a mention because although nothing special, he was a very good puncher......Tomas Molinares was a very good puncher as well...
I definitely agree with Valdez, but since Fuji was born in Hawaii I'll say Yoko Gushiken from Japan. Scartissue
What an odd selection of countries. Anyway, it would seem that Colombian fighters in general tend to be big punchers, though a good majority I've seen had rather crude technique (guys like Miranda, Urango, Torres, and Julio of recent years).
And japanese in general aren´t really big punchers....Fuji, then you have Gushiken, and pretty much that´s it.....I can´t think about anyone else :think:
I'm struggling to think of any great japanese punchers offhand as well. Ebihara hit about has hard as Featherweight\superfeather Pac, in a relatively similar but more refined and well-balanced style.Watanabe was a very good two-fisted puncher as well. Wajima had some brutal knockouts against lesser talents, though the ko's dried up a bit once he won the title.More of a hurtful attrition fighter.
Japan - can't think of any really big punchers from there. Thought maybe i'm missing some lesser-known lower-level big bangers. Colombia - have a soft spot for crude brawlers with big power. Thought maybe there's more fighters like Miranda i'm missing. Hence the topic.
Could it be the case of Wajima already being on the decline by the time he fought Oliveira & Albarado? He was 30 years old by then.
Vic, how about Hiroyuki Ebihara, if anything, just on the strength of that 1 round ko of Pone Kingpech?
Yep Red......like lora said in his post, Ebihara was a good puncher......I wouldn´t call him a big puncher, but definitely a good one....