Hardest punchers in history between 180 and 199 pounds

Frazier weighed in the 190's in his earlier career.

 

Jack Dempsey

 

I think Dempsey’s power is overrated.

He wore gloves that had no padding compared to the modern era. He knocked people down but they got up ... again and again and again. Even though he could stand over them and load up his hardest shots when they were basically defenseless. Yet they did continue to get up.

I think he was a savage, and I mean that in a good way. His attack was relentless.

But for pure power, give me Louis and Marciano. I doubt Dempsey could have guys down better with more modern gloves and rules.

 

It's not true .. he started at 203 and stayed over 200 his entire career .. what's interesting is how much more cut he looked in his younger days .. even more so than as a title holder.

 

Maybe marciano..

 

Just asking a question here....who did Dempsey k.o. with one punch? He's at the top of this list but his most famous fight..Willard....was attrition not a 1 punch job. I think even Carpentier needed a flurry of punches to go down.

I'd take Julian Jackson over most HW's.

 

Fred Fulton which is arguably his best win.

 

Check out Peter Maher.

 

I don't think that Dempsey's power is over rated.

No other 190lb fighter has ever been so destructive against legitimately world class super heavyweigth sized fighters.

He also inflicted horrible damage on his opponents/sparring partners.

He punched Bill Brennan so hard that he broke his ankle.

Having said this, Dempsey did think that Marciano hit harder than he did, and he cited his one punch KO of Walcott as evidence of this.

 

Coopers left hook was very hard shot .any one on the wrong end of it would be in big trouble.Henry weighed about 180 pounds I believe.big power from a small Heavy weight.

 

I didn't mean literally...just was a killer one punch ko artist and lots of hw's are arm punchers.

 

How high in weight did Barbados Joe Walcott fight? Can't be bothered to log into boxrec.

 

Would you trust it if you did?

 

It's a good reference starting point if nothing else, I do know he started as welterweight I believe, but Langford himself moved up an incredible amount and somehow his power translated just about all the way to the top.