Overrated Big Punchers?

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  1. StillWater

    StillWater New Member Full Member

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    Who's punching power do you feel gets overrated an give reason why.
     
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  2. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Two words... Cleveland Williams.
     
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  3. StillWater

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    Interesting pick, reasons why you think this?
     
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  4. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    Tell us about Cleveland Seamus :good
     
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  5. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Didn't bring his avowed power to the big leagues perhaps?
     
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  6. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    He was a flawed fighter but Liston had always maintained that Williams was a helluva puncher and he had to dig deep to get through those fights.
     
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  7. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Well, that's just dandy.

    Who exactly did KO with this vaunted power?
     
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  8. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  9. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Mac Foster too.
     
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  10. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    At the moment: REX LAYNE!!!!!!!
    Who the **** did he ko?
     
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  11. Big George

    Big George Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  12. ticar

    ticar Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    IKE IBEABUCHI!!!

    yes,he did stopped chris byrd with that left uppercut which he threw with great leverage,and chris did get up but made a stupid decision to argue with referee!

    other than that,he throw all he had on david tua,and couldn't make a dent at him!
    lewis nailed tua with few right hands and tua backed up,ike throw everything he had and couldn't make tua to back off!

    he also didn't have a stellar ko record
     
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  13. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, maybe a little. He can obviously punch but maybe not with this earth-shaking force many believe.
     
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  14. jowcol

    jowcol Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Maybe he doesn't belong in the conversation of 'big bangers' here, though many mention his KO power (and I love him to boot) but Jerry Quarry comes to mind.
    I guess you could bring up Spencer (vastly overrated), Mac Foster (feasted on has-beens before Jerry) and Shavers (still, somewhat green at the time) but Quarry never iced a top contender.
    A textbook counterpuncher however.
    My $0.02
     
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  15. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Controversial pick: Marciano. He hit hard but he strikes me as more of an attrition guy. Kind of like Tszyu. Tszyu was supposedly a big puncher but I always saw him as a heavy puncher, not the kind of guy like strikes lightning. You dont want to have a weak jaw against either of them to be sure though.
     
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