top 10 pound for pound punchers of the last 20 years?

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  1. ali's jockstrap

    ali's jockstrap Member Full Member

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    although ive watched boxing from afar for a few years ive only got into boxing properly in the last year or so,im now trying to absorb as much as possible, but any thoughts on the top 10 pound for pound punchers in the last 20 years?
     
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  2. ali's jockstrap

    ali's jockstrap Member Full Member

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    in no particular order my very very amatuerish list would be:
    prince naz
    mike tyson
    nigel benn
    trinidad
    pacquiao
    tsyzu
    barrerra
    kelly pavlik
    roy jones?
    joe calzaghe haha

    any thoughts would love too see your lists
     
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  3. WhataRock

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    Julian Jackson
    Gerald McClellan
    Raf Marquez
    Ezra Sellers
    Wlad
    Acelino Freitas
    Jorge Arce
    Ricardo Lopez
    Edwin Rosario(best work is a little out of the timeframe)
    Micheal Spinks
    Antonio Esparragoza
    Diego Corrales
    Khaosai Galaxy
    John Mugabi
    David Tua

    Are other names you should probably consider...
     
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  4. ali's jockstrap

    ali's jockstrap Member Full Member

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    to be honest id never heard of julian jackson but he shows up on 2 peoples lists so il do abit research now:good i think im got a bit of a knowledge void between about 1980-95 :patsch
     
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  5. stonerose

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    nassem hamed and nigel benn immediately spring to mind .naz has got to be there.tyson as well .
     
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  6. stonerose

    stonerose Guest

    sorry whatarock, noticed you said other names.
     
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  7. stonerose

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    good call on mclellan, benn said he'd been hit softer with baseball bats.
     
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  8. Francis75

    Francis75 FAB 4 Full Member

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    Julian had ridiculous power. Easily number 1 of the last 20 yrs imo. Do yourself a massive favour and put his name in a youtube search and be amazed.
     
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  9. Sweet Pea

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    Never heard of Jackson? He oughta be the consensus #1 for this list. Otherwise most of the names are covered.

    Hamed
    Tyson
    Jackson
    McClellan
    Benn
    Trinidad
    Galaxy
    Moon
    Tua
    Spinks
     
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  10. Sweet Pea

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    Tua was possibly the hardest hitting HW ever IMO, so I can't agree.
     
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  11. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    i would add Edwin Rosario to those already mentioned.
     
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  12. stonerose

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    would foreman merit a place , certainly in his heyday he was a massive puncher but did he carry it through enough in the 90's to be named up there ?probably not.
     
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  13. Sweet Pea

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    He does get overrated, I agree, but not in terms of punching power.
     
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  14. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    there's a good argument for this. and sure tua was over-rated, but moreso in overall effectiveness. punch for punch i can not definitively say anyone hit harder.
     
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