Which heavyweight do you think has the more power

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  1. Chris Warren

    Chris Warren Active Member Full Member

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    with one punch? I mean the can turn a fight around with one punch. They dont have to be able to win that fight just change the fight with one punch.

    Foreman of course would be my top person
     
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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    The best example of a one punch turnaround in a fight is Marciano's one-punch stoppage of Walcott, who was ahead on the cards at the time of the stoppage.

    Isn't it?
     
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  3. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    George Foreman was not a one punch knockout artist in his prime. He never scored a 1 punch knockout for the 10 count over a top rated fighter in the 70s.



    The answer to this thread is either Mike Tyson, Rocky Marciano, or Joe Louis. All of these men scored devastating 1 punch knockouts over top rated men on film during there prime years. I would like to say Liston, but I cannot think of a fight on film where he scored a devastating one punch knockout over a top rated man(westphal is not applicable here though that was magnificent).
     
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  4. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    It's probably someone like Louis, if we're talking great fighters. When he landed clean a lot of the time the man went immediately unconscious, then fell.
     
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  5. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    Don't get caught up on 1 punch KO's. The thread is about the ability to change a fight with just 1 punch. Foreman did this constantly throughout his career.
     
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  6. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joe Louis

    Not the most powerful but the ability to change a fight with one punch was definitely there.
     
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  7. Chris Warren

    Chris Warren Active Member Full Member

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    Who did Rocky Marciano knockout with one punch who was in their prime SusieQ? You mean the 40 year old Jersey Joe Walcott

    And Pete you are right and didnt say one punch knock out power i said the ablity to change a fight with one punch
     
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  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Walcott looked great against Marciano. Excellent.
     
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  9. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Rex Layne? 23 years old rated # 4 in the world and sported a respectable 34-1 (25) record. Layne entered the fight a 9 to 5 favorite.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ2OrUNY4Uc



    Hope that answers it for you!
     
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  10. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Black or White? :lol:
     
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  11. Chris Warren

    Chris Warren Active Member Full Member

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    Rex Layne wasnt a world class hall of fame fighter so knocking him out proves nothing and SusieQ i said heavyweight not cruiserweight. So no Rocky Marciano's, Jack Dempsey, or any other 180 pound fighters. I mean 200 plus pound heavyweights.

    And Mcvey I mean Latino and Hispanic heavyweights. If you dont like what i post then why respond
     
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  12. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    Who did Louis knock out with a single punch? I'm not saying he didn't, but i can't think of any, off the top of my head. Of course, no heavyweight threw his punches as much in combinations as Joe did, so that makes it kind of hard to score a one punch KO.
     
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  13. Chris Warren

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    Chris it is almost impossible to knockout a world class fighter with one punch but i said who could turn the fight around with one punch not who could knock out a fighter with one punch.
     
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  14. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Maan was basically dead after that uppercut. Can't blame Joe for hitting him more afterwards!
     
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  15. SuzieQ49

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    James J Braddock World Heavyweight champion who had never been down for the 10 count. one right hand knocked him out cold

    Paolino Uzcuden- Extremley durable contender flattened with one right hand

    Lee Ramage- Top 10 Contender, one left hook left him crippled out cold

    Johnny Pacheck- Out cold one right hand

    Charlie Retlaff- Big powerful top 10 contender

    Lee Savold- Durable top contender, flattened with one left hook


    Also even though it was not a knockout 233lb Tony Galento was lifted in the air with one left hook. sending him on the canvas for the first time in his career.
     
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