Non-Great Punchers With High KO...

I thought Cobb had a few decisions?

Depending on whether you consider him "great", Earnie Shavers had 68 KO's in 74 wins.

 

Cyclone Hart, 28 KO's in 30 wins.

Vitali Klitschko is not great IMO, 35 KO's in 36 wins.

Wlad hasn't achieved 'greatness' either, 45 KO's in 51 wins.

I don't see Danny Lopez as a great either, and Little Red had 39 KO's in 42 wins.

Naseem Hamed also fits, 31 KO's in 36 wins.

Obviously John Mugabi, 39 KO's in 42 wins.

Antwun Echols with 27 KO's in 31 wins.

 

Micky Ward?

 

Shane Mosley. It's gone down in the past few years, but it still very high. 38 KOs in 45 victories.

 

The legendary Ed Schuyler said in 1983 he considered Greg Page to have the best right hand in boxing, even better than Coetzee's. Certainly in their bout Page's right hand lost nothing to Coetzee's missile. IMO (And Ed's) he had the best combination of speed and power in the division.

 

Yeah, Page was a very good all-round puncher at his best.

 

It always puzzled me how Brian Magee managed to get so many ko's. Some were saying he was a bigger puncher then Joe because he dropped Jimenez when Joe couldnt.

But everytime I have seen the guy his punches look sloppy and like they cant crack an egg.

 

Richard Hall - 26 KOs in 28 wins
Philip N'Dou - 30 KOs in 31 wins
Herbie Hide - 42 KOs in 46 wins

 

The same way that any fighter achieves a high knockout ratio great or otherwise.

By fighting weak opposition.

 

No but I will chance a small wagewr that KO% corelates more closley with quality/volume of opposition than punching power.

 

Larry Holmes, while being an average puncher still has the longest streak of stoppages for any heavyweight champion, 8 straight fights all ending inside the distance. Impressive indeed.