The hardest punch landed that a fighter just shook off

Is this the one you were referring to Duo?

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Yep, that's the one! (Great work Doc!) This classic shot begs two questions for me. How on Earth did Gavilan take something like this standing up, and just how hard was that double hook Basilio did floor him with for a nine count? Also, what kind of shot did Ike Williams drop Gavilan with? (Basilio's KD of Gavilan is readily available on-line of course, and most of you are already familiar with that footage.) Just look at the tension in Ray's left thigh! (Straight up from the floor!)

 

the straight right that vitali hit lewis with reminds you of arguello vs pryor!

 

Barkley hit Duran with a shot that Made Duran almost do a 360 turn but he stayed up.another one similar to that happened in the Fullmer-Basilio fight with Carmen on the receiving end.

 

I near put this one in myself. Of course Senya will just tell you Barkley was a mediocre puncher.

 

And took a heck of a shot from Stan Ward and Berbick while in his prime.

 

Ingemar Johansson shook off Floyd Patterson's Gazelle punch... In a way.

 

Hagler vs Hearns, spring to mind. Marv walked though a big right hand bomb- seemingly without being fazed.

 

Page had a great chin in his younger years. The shots he took off Coetzee and Ruddock were the same blows that massacred the very decent chinned Dokes. At one stage one mag said Page had the best beard in the division.

 

I'm going to back Ali-Shavers round 2. Ali had no business being conscious after that one.

 

Green been representing since his amateur days, when he faced the likes of Igor Vysotsky and Greg Page.He's never been down amateur or pro( though he had an unfortunate cut stoppage once as an amateur).

 

Not to mention the numerous amount of right uppercuts he took from Lewis, particularly in their first fight.

That uppercut Vitali took from Lewis in the 6th was pretty sick too. The sound of it, the head snapping back so far.

 

The shot had maximum leverage on a perfect swivel. Barkley came up with it and it was short. Keep in mind, Iran was walking around at damn near 200 at this time. It landed flush and you know what? Duran didn't see it.

On the replays you can see Duran's eyes roll like a cartoon and he almost falls -but then relaxes and uses insane skill on the inside to survive. He was completely recovered by the end of the round and went on to get a KD himself later. Best shot and most miraculous recovery that I ever saw. The size difference also forces that conclusion for me.

After the fight, Duran was interviewed about the shot and waves it off, saying "he hit me on the neck" - He sounded like Senya making ludicrous excuses for Roy.

 

200? Didn't he come in at about 159. If he was walking around at 200 he must have went thru hell to make 160.

 

Barkley did fight at heavyweight later in his career, its definently possinle he was about 200 pounds walking round