People with you-better-not-look-away power!

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  1. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    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?
     
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  2. META5

    META5 Active Member Full Member

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    Sandy Saddler
    Ike Williams
    Naseem Hamed
    McClellan
    Benn
    Julian Jackson
    Marciano
    Bob Satterfield
     
  3. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Apart from Marciano, I forgot those others but you are right.

    And Ike Quartey. And Ingo,
     
  4. drenlou

    drenlou Tres Delinquentes Full Member

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    I'd add Tommy Morrison and David Tua to that list.
     
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  5. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Yeah!
     
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  6. META5

    META5 Active Member Full Member

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    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.
     
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  7. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    I totally forgot....
    Michael Moorer at Cruiserweight!
     
  8. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    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
     
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    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Im a happy little guy right now :)
     
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  10. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    like him or not, another guy who had novacaide-as Eddie mustapha Muhammad would say- in his hands was Fully Obel. And Caveman Lee.
     
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  11. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    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.

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    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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  13. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Pimental's KO ratio was pretty insane.

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    Wladimir Klitschko
    Corrie Sanders
    David Haye
    Wilder
    AJ
    Zhang
    Dubois
    Jimmy Thunder
    Johnny Du Plooy
     
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    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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