Rate these heavyweights by their power

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  1. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Foreman 12.0
    Shavers 10.0
    Wilder 10.0
    Liston 9.5
    Wladimir Klitschko 9.0
    Lennox Lewis 8.5
    Tyson 8.0
    David Tua 8.0

    Tyson and Tua can pass Lewis and Wlad if we handicap for size.
     
  2. KINGWILDER

    KINGWILDER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    To give Shavers 5 is one of the craziest takes I’ve seen. I have to strongly disagree.
     
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  3. KINGWILDER

    KINGWILDER Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Shavers - 10
    Foreman - 9.75
    Wilder - 9.5
    Tyson - 9.25
    Liston - 9.25
    Tua 9.0
    Klitschko - 9.0
    Lewis - 8.75

    For reference: Joshua - 8.0
     
  4. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Earnie Shavers
    George Foreman
    Deontay Wilder
    Sonny Liston
    Wladimir Klitchko
    Mike Tyson
    David Tua
    Lennox Lewis

    The topic mentions power, and if we're talking sheer speed+force alone, Iron Mike and Shavers might be at the top. The velocity of Earnie's right hand is bizarrely underrated imo.

    rated according to both power and brute strength, of which guys like Foreman and Liston were masters.
     
  5. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    I'm not going to bother addressing this until you respond to what I said in the other thread about WK vs Povetkin. You seem to think you're running some sort of interrogation and only you are allowed to ask questions. I responded twice to you and both times you ignored what I asked.
     
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  6. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    You threw in the towel regarding WKs ring IQ. . You wanted me to start a thread before you would answer. lol.. Thats quittage.
    Ive presented you with another debate challenge above. Are you going to quit again?
     
  7. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    You don't need to make another thread, just respond to what I said. I didn't throw in the towel, a debate is an exchange, a conversation. You just kept talking at me and demanding more and more questions. You're the one who quit lol.

    If I asked you a simple question and you respond with another question, you ducked the conversation. I don't get why this is a difficult concept for you to grasp when you've been on this forum for 12 years. As I said, go back and respond to what I said and then we can continue.
     
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  8. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    I have no idea what youre talking about. I simply asked for an example of WKs ring IQ and you couldn't provide any. That debate over.
    This debate is about rating Klitschko jab 9/10

    How could a guy who was nicknamed Grabimir Clinchko have a 9/10 jab?

    Do you think Sam Peter could pass the jab of Lewis to be able to fell him 3 times? David Tua couldn't pass Lewis jab and he was better and faster than slow as a sloth Sam Peter?
    Where's your counter argument?
     
  9. themostoverrated

    themostoverrated Active Member Full Member

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    Since this topic only deals with punching power, my list would run like this:

    Deontay Wilder
    Earnie Shavers
    Sonny Liston
    George Foreman
    Wladimir Klitschko
    Lennox Lewis
    Mike Tyson
    David Tua

    None of these however, could match the power of Zuri Lawrence.
     
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