Rank Their Power - 90's Edition

Oliver McCall was a crap champion and a mediocre contender, IMO. But he probably deserves a mention for having a big punch.

I cant even remember Lamon Brewster in the 90s.

 

What about Ray Mercer,he nearly killed poor old tommy morrison in the there fight in the early 90s

 

Foreman #1 in the 1990 in terms of power? I think he's at the bottom of the list.

 

Well, here's mine. Subject to change without notice.

Razor Ruddock
David Tua
Mike Tyson
Lennox Lewis
Wladimir Klitschko
Tommy Morrison
Riddick Bowe
George Foreman (Comeback)
Michael Moorer
Corrie Sanders
Vitali Klitschko
Lamon Brewster
Ray Mercer
Bert Cooper
Herbie Hide

* Left out Ibeabuchi as I never saw too much of him.

 

Foreman #1 based on what? Going the distance with glass chinned Stewart? Going the distance with Savarese who Tyson dispatched in a single round ? (dito with Stewart) Going the distance with Axel Schulz? Going 12 with glass chinned Morrison? Going 12 with Briggs? The only knockout over a decent fighter during his comeback was against Moorer. I would rank every single one of the fighters on this list above Foreman as a puncher.

 

I think you're being a tad harsh on Foreman Chris. He beat the living crap out of Cooney. That uppercut followed by the right cross that he hit Cooney with...there was some mighty tonnage behind those blows.

Maybe you don't classify Pierre Coetzer as a good boxer, but the man could take a punch. Foreman knocked him out in 8. Bowe's best punches could not floor Coetzer. (Unless you count the low blow.)

 

I agree with Chris. FOreman had some heavy hands in the 1990's, but he did not hit as hard as the mentioned fighters. Foreman selected many stationary type of targets, with suspect chins on his comeback trial. He could not even stop a hyped Crawford Grimsely.

 

The older Foreman punched very very hard, but those guys could see the punches coming and that takes a lot of the sting out of them. Also, they could run and hide from the old man.

I dont see any real difference between Foreman's power as a young fighter to when he was older.

 

Thats a magnificent list. I also think Frank Bruno and Gary Mason could be on it too.

 

I do. When the younger Foreman nailed his guy, it took their legs. When the older Foreman nailed his guy, in many cases the fighter who was hit had his legs and got out of harms way.

 

Okay, it was a bit harsh but i just don't see how he ranks over many of the others mentioned, let alone all of them. Spinks also iced Cooney, and that was before his 3 year retirement to support his cocaine habit.

 

I think Foreman was just better at cornering his man, following up, getting on top of the opponent, when he was younger. He didn't leave them the option of running.
That's just the way I see it though.

 

Another possible factor could be the abscense of pure aggression during his comeback years. Foreman purposely slowed down his tempo to pace himself and conserve energy. Without such a change, he'd surely never have lasted as long as he did against Moorer and Holyfield. In his first career, part of his power was attributed to a more agressive approach which may have resulted in more destructive outcomes, but came at a price when fighting men who could make it out of the early rounds against him.