Just a random list of men and women who I think were among the greatest punchers of all time, in no particular order: Wilfredo Gomez Alexis Arguello Roberto Duran-specially, at lightweight Jose Cuevas Marvin Hagler Acelino Freitas Aaron Pryor Joe Louis Jimmy Wilde Sugar Ray Robinson Edwin Valero Thomas Hearns Earnie Shavers Rocky Marciano Ray Mancini Julio Cesar Chavez John Mugabi Michael Carbajal-for a Junior flyweight, anyways Carlos Zarate Archie Moore Jorge Castro Juan Roldan Alberto Mercado-27 of his 31 wins were by ko Felix Trinidad Ricardo Lopez Danny Lopez Earl Hargrove Henry Armstrong Ricardo Moreno Alfonso Zamora Oscar De La Hoya-specially at Junior Lightweight to Junior Welterweight Sonny Liston George Foreman Jack Dempsey Mike Tyson Elmer Ray Azumah Nelson Edwin Rosario Jose Luis Ramirez Ruben Olivares Mark Medal Among the women: Amanda Serrano Anne Wolfe Laila Ali Christy Martin Im probably forgetting someone as I always do. Perhaps someone pre-1960s?
You'll struggle to find many 190lbs fighters that hit noticeably harder than Rocco. He ruined fighters - I'm ranking him as a puncher of 190 lbs, not as a HW puncher compared to a Lewis, a Liston, a Shavers, or a Foreman and even then, he isn't so far behind that it's insanity.
Thinking of the precise wording to the title of this subject, I was reminded of an elderly teacher I had as a kid who spoke of attending a Joe Louis fight. He said he was there for the Louis-King Levinsky fight and in the 1st round he looked down to blow his nose, looked up and the fight was over. How literal. Anyway, to add a bit to this list I would throw in: Battling Torres Jesus Pimental Carlos 'Morocho' Hernandez Naoya Inoue Rocky Graziano
like him or not, another guy who had novacaide-as Eddie mustapha Muhammad would say- in his hands was Fully Obel. And Caveman Lee.
I have only one man that comes to mind at the moment. Hagler has been candid that no one ever hit him harder than Cyclone. This content is protected This content is protected
