Top 50 Heavyweight Punchers of all time....ENJOY

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  1. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Fraziers left hook was legendary look at who he stoppeed

    Godfrey was a hall of fame superheavyweight who could crack in either hand, tunney wanted no part of him

    Lem Franklin thats right. even know who he is? He knocked out about 5x the amount of contenders vitali did.

    Yes Walcott deserves to be on there. I have schmeling and patterson on there, and Walcott hit harder than both of them on film.

    Nino Valdez was a very hard puncher if you watch film(vs hurricane jackson and heinz neuhas), particular his right hand power but he has the two fisted power, he knocked out alot of contenders. He had all the physical tools.
     
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  2. McGrain

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    Liston was also more accurate, generally selected better punches and has a far, far superior jab, possibly the best in the history of the division. He was better at all ranges, and as you say, is vastly superior technically. His handspeed isn't all that, but it was certainly on his key shots, note his uppercuts v Patterson.

    Whilst it's true that Foreman has that great power in the comeback Liston, too, has some interesting power post Ali. I think Liston post-Ali is the most underated HW ever. He could still have beaten a lot of great fighters in my view.
     
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  3. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Just because Tunney wanted no part of him does not mean he would have kayoed Tunney
     
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  4. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Your preaching to the choir my friend. Liston ranks # 2-3 on my all time heavyweight list
     
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  5. SuzieQ49

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    No but he kayoed alot of very good fighters that put him worthy of a spot on my list
     
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  6. rendog67

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    not a bad list i would swap quite a few, but i think every poster would
     
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  7. amhlilhaus

    amhlilhaus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    nice work, anytime you put up a list of anything, the criticism has to be taken along with the praise. you do a great job presenting your ideas and defending them, even when I disagree with you. keep it up.

    and btw, jeffries ko of griffin is still unsuported by evidence.
     
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  8. Ezzard

    Ezzard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    A great list, thanks for the work Suzie...

    My biggest quarrel would be that Tua is a little too high.

    Dempsey at 6... I think he's one of those elite punchers that combine speed, power and technique. Just like Louis and Tyson he was an almost faultless puncher. I think he should be number 3 on the list.

    Great to see baer in the top 10 and Ingo not far behind. These guys are often overlooked in these debates.
     
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  9. OLD FOGEY

    OLD FOGEY Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I got onto Fitz and Jeff last night, but I want to say that the list is generally very good in my opinion. Obviously, we would all change the order some here or there, but most seem to be at least within a few spots of where they belong.
     
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  10. SuzieQ49

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    i will rethink fitz and jeffs placement
     
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  11. McGrain

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    Here's my 20 by way of comparison.

    1 - Joe Louis
    2 - Mike Tyson
    3 - Sonny Liston
    4 - Jack Demspey
    5 - Rocky Marciano
    6 - Lennox Lewis
    7 - Wladamir Klitscko
    8 - George Foreman
    9 - Max Baer
    10-Max Scmeling
    11-Vitali Klitchko
    12-Joe Frazier
    13-Earnie Shavers
    14-David Tua
    15-Sam Langford
    16-Jersey Joe Walcott
    17-Jim Jeffries
    18-Riddick Bowe
    19-Bob Fitzsimmons
    20-Harry wills.

    Will be making some changes, probably based upon Q's list and the input of others, but there it is.
     
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  12. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Ugh, that again.
     
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  13. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Wow, that big of a gap between Wlad and Vitali?
     
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  14. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    what great fighters did vitali knock out? how many in shape durable ranked contenders did vitali knock out?
     
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  15. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    There's a difference between durable and great if you didn't notice.

    Vitali's the sole person to stop Larry Donald and Purrity, both of who are ultra durable.

    Wladimir could seemingly barely get Purrity's attention. He wore himself out beating on him.
     
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