Hardest punchers from Japan & Colombia

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  1. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    Any weight.

    One fighter from each country.
     
  2. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rodrigo Valdez from Colombia.

    Paul Fuji from Japan.
     
  3. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    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...
     
  4. Vano-Irons

    Vano-Irons Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    The classic forum does intimidate me from time to time :lol:
     
  5. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I definitely agree with Valdez, but since Fuji was born in Hawaii I'll say Yoko Gushiken from Japan.

    Scartissue
     
  6. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    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).
     
  7. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    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:
     
  8. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Anybody remember Rafael Pineda? Pretty decent puncher.
     
  9. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yep Slip...his fight against Oba Carr was a good display of his power.....
     
  10. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    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.
     
  11. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    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.
     
  12. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    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.
     
  13. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Vic, how about Hiroyuki Ebihara, if anything, just on the strength of that 1 round ko of Pone Kingpech?
     
  14. Vic-JofreBRASIL

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    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....
     
  15. Lester1583

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    Tsuyoshi "Karate Bullfighter" Hamada
    Akinobu "Yakuza Enforcer" Hiranaka
    Takashi "Sushi" Uchiyama