I think ill take Ali and Lyles word for it since they fought both and they said Shavers hands down. No one is a better authority on this subject than ALi. Holmes also said Shavers was the hardest puncher he fought(over Tyson,Cooney). Big George said Cooney was the hardest puncher he ever fought.
Of these guys PFP Louis,Dempsey,Marciano hit as hard as these guys. Especially Louis!! However just pure power (not Pfp) My ranking would look like this. 1. Earnie Shavers 2. George Foreman 3. Mike Tyson 4. Gerry Cooney 5. Lennox Lewis 6. Wlad - Liston :think Tossup 8. Joe Louis 9. Jack Dempsey 10. Rocky Marciano No Razor Ruddock?
you guys are full of ****.... WLADMIR with THAT many votes as the hardest hitting heavyweight?? whens the last time u saw wlad take someone out with a single shot, or even a combination??? and BTW...carrying a bum for 11/12rounds by using height, and weight advantage, before finally moving in when the bum is gassing and exhausted, is NOT good indication of knockout power... WTF is wrong with this place
im seriously pissed off that there are so many delusional people that feel that Wlad is the hardest hitting heavyweight of all time... it saddens me
exactly. ****in joyboys. My fave fighter is Paul Williams. Does that mean im gonna start telling people hes the hardest hitter in the world?! Being a fan is one thing but dont chat shitt