The hardesrt hitting boxer ever by division

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  1. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    In my list I have;
    Heavyweight: Earnie Shavers
    Cruiserweight: Evander Holyfield
    Light Heavyweight: Michael Moorer-I had a hard time deciding between him and Archie Moore..and Bob Foster
    Super middleweight: Donny Ladonde
    Middleweight:Julian Jackson
    Junior Middleweight:John Mugabi
    Welterweight: Thomas Hearns
    Junior Welterweight: Aaron Pryor
    Lightweight: Roberto Duran
    Junior Lightweught:Alexis Arguello
    Featherweight:Henry Armstrong...or Danny Lopez but I reckon Armstrong hit a bit harder..
    Super Bantamweight:Wilfredo Gomez
    Bantamweight: :Carlos Zarate-again, here its him, Alfonso Zamora or Ruben Olivarez
    Junior Bantamweight: Gilberto Roman
    Flyweight:Jimmy Wilde
    Junior Flyweight: Micahel Carbajal
    Strawweight:: Ricardo Lopez

    Your list?
     
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  2. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    For my money Eugene Hart hit harder at middleweight than The Hawk.
     
  3. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I believe you could replace Duran with Rosario imo, Duran would take some time to wear his opponents out and beat em to a pulp,but Rosario just blasts them like nothing.
     
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  4. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Also my cruiser pick would be Ezra Sellers. KO'ing Carl Thompson like he did is just legendary.
     
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  5. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don’t know if he punched harder, but Holyfield was definitely … Better Than Ezra.

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  6. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 MONZON VS HAGLER 2025 Full Member

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    Heavyweight:… Wlad… Zhang?
    Cruiserweight: Ezra Sellers /Carl Thompson
    Light-Heavy: Langford
    Super middleweight: RJJ?
    Middleweight: Valdez? Sosa? Hart?
    Jnr Middleweight: Mugabi?
    Welterweight: Ray Robinson
    Junior Welter: Kostya Tszyu
    Lightweight: Rosario?
    Jnr Lightweight: Alexis A
    Featherweight: The Prince
    Super Bantam: Bazooka Gomez!
    Bantam: Zarate
    Flyweight: Wilde
     
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  7. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Heavyweight - Earnie Shavers (H/M Foreman)
    Cruiserweight (190) - Marciano
    Light Heavyweight - Bob Foster (H/M Spinks)
    Super Middleweight - Roy Jones
    Middleweight - Julian Jackson
    Junior Middleweight - Julian Jackson (Hearns/SRR)
    Welterweight - Thomas Hearns (H/M SRR/Ceuvas)
    Junior Welterweight - Kostya Tszyu
    Lightweight - Edwin Rosario (H/M Ganigan/Baltazar)
    Junior Lightweight - Alexis Arguello
    Featherweight - Sandy Saddler (H/M Hamed/Lopez/Moreno)
    Junior Featherweight - Jaime Garza (H/M Gomez)
    Bantamweight - Carlos Zarate (H/M Olivares/Pimentel)
    Flyweight - Jimmy Wilde

    I find middleweight a bit frustrating. There's loads of hitters there but there so many points and counter points. RJJ at the time he left was immense. Hearns hit a ton there despite the doubters. McClellan and SRR are deep in the mix. GGG was hardly pillow fisted. Lesser lights like Hostak, Lausse and Fernandez hit like bricks. I'm almost hesitant to name a guy most suited to 154 but he sure got it done there, power wise. He's not far off the top of the hardest P4P puncher ever.
     
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