My top 55 heavyweight punchers

Curtis Sheppard had a reputation in his day. He knocked Joey Maxim out.

Jeff Merrit, yes.
Bernardo Mercado could hit.

Lots of guys can punch hard. A guy like Joe Mesi can bang, or Gary Mason, a thudding blunt-clubbing puncher.
Alex Stewart had real power.
Too many guys to consider, who are inevitably going to be arguably as good at hitting as half of those who end up on the list.

ARCHIE MOORE should definitely be on the list, IMO.

 

You have Tony Tucker 120 places too high.

 

I was perusing thru, thinking yeah not bad, but when i came to here i just knew this list was dynamite!

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:good

:smoke

 

I wonder aloud whether Douglas hits harder.

 

What significance can possibly be attached to knocking out Dave Jaco ?

(This is similar to a discussion I had not long ago when I had to questioned "Dion Simpson" being put forward as a "meaningful win" on Buster Douglas's record.)

 

Muhammad Ali could probably bang as hard as some on the list.
He didn't often elect to do so, but when he did he could rock good men to their boots. Lyle, Bonavena, Foreman, Folley, they all felt the force.
Well, I think Ali could hit as hard as Tony Tucker, for a start.

 

Totally agree.

 

Usually a thread like this in here wouldn't be a joke.

There genuinely are people who rate Langford as a HW puncher.

 

Well he knocked everybody in the heavyweight division out.

Isnt that what aa puncher is meant to do?

 

Williams dropped Terrell in the 6th round for a three count and in the seventh had him defenceless after a series of good hooks. Good stuff but hardly the type of "best form" of other ATG punchers? Incidently Sonny Liston was the referee.