is zhang the hardest puncher in boxing history

No

 

Hard to say because there have been many thunderous punchers. But he's got to be amongst them.

 

No

 

Definitely No.

 

He certainly seems to be up there.

 

No

 

Here we go again.

 

No that's Ngannou, obviously.

 

300 pounds plus speed and timing is going to KO anyone

Joyce is very hittable.

 

Impossible to judge but he’s up there. It’s rare for someone of his size to have such fast hands.

 

He's no Courage Tshabalala.

 

He hits very hard for sure, perhaps the biggest puncher of this era but he's not really done enough to rank among the greatest punchers ever at the weight. He couldn't stop Parker who shook off two of best shots, he also couldn't stop Hrgovic who isn't exactly hard to hit.

Tyson stopped Holmes who would never be stopped again despite fighting on for many years after while well past his prime. I'd rank that KO well above Zhang's KO of Joyce.

Foreman stopped Frazier twice and only Ali stopped Frazier other than Foreman and Ali had to beat him for 14 rounds and Frazier was not even genuinely KO'ed but quit on his stool. So I'd rank Foreman's KO of Frazier twice above the Joyce KO.

 

No but he can punch, he's a real hitter

 

Hard to tell but he's very powerful. How he KO'd Wilder was pretty impressive too. Wilder can take a punch. He laid him out easily.