Who are the 5 hardest punchers at light-heavyweight post 1950?

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    I am going post 1950 since we don't have a lot of footage of some of the amazing light-heavies prior to the that era.

    For me:

    1. Bob Foster - good power in the right but that left hook is the single hardest shot i have seen.

    2. Adonis Stevenson - that southpaw left hand is the single hardest punch i have seen in my life time (Foster was before my time though i have obviously seen plenty of footage of his).

    3. Michael Spinks - people underrate his power because he didn't carry it at heavyweight. But boy he could punch. Especially with his right hand - Spinks's Jinx.

    4. Artur Beterbiev - not necessarily a one punch guy but he has brute force. Perhaps the most of any light -heavy. Kind of like a light-heavy version of Foreman - rarely ko's top guys with one punch but his power hurts people badly before finishing them off.

    5. Roy Jones Jr - i only have him this low because he was slightly undersized for this weight. But my goodness, that left hook is still a marvelous left hook.
     
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  2. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Does anybody else feel like Saad Muhammad always gets forgotten when punchers is talked about ?

    He was a very good puncher ! Bigger than Michael Spinks, IMO.

    Bob Foster
    Matthew Saad Muhammad
    Michael Moorer
    Adonis Steenson
    Miguel Ángel Cuello
     
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  3. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hi Guys.
    Whilst not the hardest punchers, and maybe not in the top 5, but these 175lbs take me down memory lane:
    Lonnie Bennett
    Frankie De Paula
    Billy Douglas
    Lottie Mwale
    Jeff Lampkin
    Chisanda Mutti
    Lee Roy Murphy
    Johnny Du Plooy.
    Jimmy Dupree
    Any old timers remember their names ?
    stay safe fellow posters, chat soon.
     
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  4. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Foster
    Satterfield
    Durelle
    Stevenson
    Moorer
    Beterbiev
    Saad
    Moore
    Spinks
    Murphy
     
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  5. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    De Paula was a big puncher.
    Du Plooy never boxed pro at Lhvy.
     
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  6. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fitz, Choynski, Childs, Joe Butler, Kid Carter, Carpentier(?) Delaney, Satterfield, Moore, Charles...my five picks in bold, I'm sure I forgot a few!
     
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  7. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Post 1950 Matt.
    ps I would have had Choynski and Fitz in there too.
     
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  8. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    HAHA, me bad!
     
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  9. The G-Man

    The G-Man I'm more of a vet. banned Full Member

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    Booker T Word?
     
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  10. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Kovalev deserves a mention as well.
     
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  11. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Danny Green, the aussie, while not much of anything else was certainly a good puncher
     
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  12. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Saad was a huge puncher, but not bigger than Spinks

    Moorer overrated as he had trouble denting the chin of Leslie Stewart, who had already had it cracked by Virgil Hill and Don Lalonde.

    I would put Saad in the top five on this list
     
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  13. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Michael Moorer is a great shout out. His right had tremendous power, not so much his left, but his right absolutely did.
     
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  14. SuzieQ49

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    Where is Archie Moore??? The all time knockout king.

    And Bob Satterfield? he knocked out huge men
     
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  15. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Moore has a good case for being my #5 instead of RJJ, good call. Perhaps i am underrating Moore's power because of how cagey he was and how he often wore people down.

    Need to refresh my memory of Satterfield - haven't seen footage of him in a long time.
     
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