Power - Has there ever been a HW...

When Tex Cobb was at his best, nobody could have taken him out. This was a man who stood up to the hardest kicks to the head. Nobody, no matter how hard they punched, could have possibly measured up to the power of a kick. Tex also withstood the bombs Earnie Shavers delivered to his body.

Simply put, there has never been an irresistable force in boxing, only immovable objects. In a hypothetical matchup between the most potent attack and the most impervious target, the target will remain standing.

 

Has there ever been a heavyweight that hit like a cement truck going through a McDonald's wall at 45 mph?

 

Powdered white stuff up the nose may have had something to do with that Russ. Tex should have stuck to beer.

 

How about the supposed power hitter Mike Tyson. All the common opponents he shares with Lewis that Tyson KO'd, Well, Lewis Ko'd them too but in quicker time. He also made Tucker hit the canvas twice something which Tyson couldnt do to a broken handed Tucker.

Tyson couldn'y KO such luminaries as Mitch Green, James Tillis, Bonehugger Smith or Tony Tucker....etc etc etc..

But all that is beside the point. The point is that the original post is a sad thinly disguised, possibly a sour grapelike touch of jingoism aimed solely at discrediting Lennox Lewis.

If a 1986 Tyson couldnt stop Green or Tillis, how the hell would he stop Mercer or McCall.

 

And after the ten rounder with Green, many boxing analysts began stating that Tyson's power was more on a par with Joe Frazier's than Foreman's, as the public relations hype machine had been suggesting.

Rather than getting fed numerous knockoffs and stiffs during his development, Tyson needed exposure to live opponents who could extend him. He did have a good chin, and some resistance to cuts and swelling. If the 15 round distance had continued to remain the championship standard, he might have become the greatest attrition heavyweight of modern times. Frazier and Marciano had the sort of rugged upbringing in professional competition Tyson needed. And if Tyson had been finding himself in competitive wars which forced him to apply greater dedication to his preparation, then perhaps he wouldn't have felt the luxury of being able to indulge in the behaviours which led to his self destruction.

 

With the possible exception of Tex Cobb, George Chuvalo, or Mitch Green.

 

Everyone had a good and bad day .... even Mister Marciano had days when he had to climb off the floor to rescue his championship.

 

if any big puncher especially a great fighter like lewis catches someone clean they should drop heavilly.

 

Hmm.

Rocky Marciano was 49-0-0 with 43 knockouts.

Of the six fights he won by decision:

One was to Ezzard Charles, who he stopped in the rematch three months later.

One was to Willis Applegate - he failed to score a KD in this one.

Two were to Ted Lowry.

One was to Roland LeStarza, who he later KO'd defending his title.

One was to Tom Mogard.

He only ran into three men he couldn't KO, and he KO'd every guy he ever fought for the title with (getting Charles in the rematch).

Pretty impressive!

 

Your point?

Charles fought to survive from round 10 onwards in the first fight, and got brutally stopped in the second.

To put his fight total into perspective, the following lineal champions -

Patterson had 64, Liston had 54, Clay/Ali had 61, Frazier had 37, and Foreman had 47 after he lost to Young and retired.

None of those guys went undefeated for as long as Marciano did. Many of them (Patterson, Liston, Ali) fought far past their primes.

Larry Holmes was 48-2 when he fought Tyson 15 years into his pro career.