Sharp Punchers and Punishing Punchers

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  1. Ringnut

    Ringnut Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Inspired by that other thread where fighters were saying who hit them the hardest. Holmes' comment stuck to my mind

    "Earnie Shavers was indeed the hardest puncher I ever fought, because he hit me with a right hand that jarred my ancestors in Africa, if you want to take a page from Ali’s book. Tyson is a sharp puncher. Earnie Shavers was a punishing puncher. There was a difference between the two. Because when Shavers hit you, you feel it all the way through your body."

    That's a good distinction between power punchers I think. For example, before the Pac Cotto fight, I remember I made a comment regarding the difference between being hit by Cotto and being hit by Pac was like the difference between being run over by a truck and being run over by a speeding sports car. Which i guess translates to Cotto being more of a punishing puncher and Pac being a sharp puncher.

    Who else do you guys think fit the criteria?
     
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  2. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    George Chuvalo said something very similar to the difference between getting hit by Frazier and Foreman. Something like Foreman was like getting hit by a semi going 50 mph and Frazier was like getting hit by a sports car going 100 mph.
     
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  3. RazorHandz

    RazorHandz Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think it also applies to Vitali and Wlad Klitchko.
     
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  4. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    Past: Julio Cesar Chavez
    Present: Shane Mosley (Prime)
     
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  5. MaliBua

    MaliBua Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Joe Calzaghe had extremely punishing punches:yep
     
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  6. Ringnut

    Ringnut Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Interesting. Which explains why Frazier certainly looked like he was being hit by a semi going 50 mph against Foreman...
     
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  7. Ringnut

    Ringnut Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm guessing they're under the punishing category?
     
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  8. VanillaKilla

    VanillaKilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Some fighters rely on speed and timing to hit a fighter when he isnt expecting it or when he is walking into the punch. These shots to alot of damage because a fighter isnt able to brace his neck/jaw/legs to absorb the shot.

    Other fighters rely on a superb technique to get the most out of kinetic energy and make their punches devastating even if you see them coming. These fighters usually plant their legs and sit down on their punches.


    Examples of the first are Pac,Marquez ect...

    Examples of the second are Pavlik,Cotto ect...
     
    VanillaKilla, Sep 22, 2010
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  9. hattonthehammer

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    john ruiz punched harder than superman

    he also had a granite like chin
     
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  10. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    I would classify them as both, economic with their punches every shot counted and with bad intentions to hurt.
     
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  11. Overhill

    Overhill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm JoeC fan but that still gave me good laugh. :lol:
     
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  12. chesh

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    Fighters from recent times:

    Sharp punchers - Hamed, Pac, Haye

    Punishing punchers - MAB, Cotto, Vitali
     
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  13. Overhill

    Overhill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :deal
     
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  14. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    wlad is a sharp and a punishing puncher. you see his straight right or left hook coming but you get knocked out
     
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  15. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    How's that? :blood

    Wladimir is both sharper and more punishing a puncher than Vitali.
     
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