Who is the hardest puncher of all-time in each weight class?

Heavy - Shavers/Foreman

Cruiser - Marciano/Saad Muhammad

Light heavy - Foster

Super middle - McClellan?

Middle - Fitzsimmons/Ketchel

Light middle - Jackson

Welter - Hearns

Lightweight - Duran

Super feather - Arguello

Super bantam - Gomez

Bantam - Olivares/Zarate

Fly - Wilde

 

British: (British Champ or higher)

Heavy: Lewis edging Bruno (technique over strength)

Cruiser: David Haye

Light Heavy: Tom Collins/ Bob Fitzsimmons*

Super Middle: Glen Catley

Middle: Nigel Benn

Junior Middle: Ensley Bingham

Welter: Kevin Lueshing

Junior Welter: Pat Barrett

Light: Eric Boon

Super Feather: Floyd Havard

Feather: Naseem Hamed

Super Bantam: Naseem Hamed**

Bantam: Jimmy Wilde

Fly: Jimmy Wilde

*If Included

** Won an international title at the weight

 

When I clicked on this thread I wondered whether anyone else would throw this name into the hat!!

Nice one!!!:good

 

Not bad but Duran? Not even close IMHO.

 

As a lightweight? He's up there. Though I did have a brainfreeze on lightweights.

 

Heavy: Corbett
Cruiser: Nelson
Light Heavy: Rosenbloom
Super Middle: Ouma
Middle: Flowers

Feather: pep

 

Off the top of my head I'd go for Lew Tendler or Edwin Rosario. I always thought Duran was a heavy puncher at 135 rather than really destructive.

 

Rosario, I like that.

I'm thinking Hamed or Danny Lopez for feather...

 

Its very difficult to categorize 'Hardest Punchers'. In the heavyweight division, Foreman, Liston and Shavers are generally regarded as the hardest punchers but for me Dempsey and Louis outgun them .. Louis had supernatural power because of that leverage he got. Shavers was a devastating puncher but it was usually 1 punch power like Julian Jackson, Joe Louis for me is the hardest and most damaging puncher in heavyweight history ..

The hardest ko punch ive ever seen is without a doubt Jersey Joe Walcott on Ezzard Charles in they're 3rd fight (i think), an absolutely beautiful left uppercut/hook.

Max Baer was also a huge puncher

 

Didn't The Ring do a list on this?

 

Nelson as in Jonny Nelson ?? His career must be discredited as he constantly fought bums, if he fought a guy like Qawi he wouldnt knock him out, in fact he'd be destroyed within 5 rounds.
Its the same with Naz, now im a huge fan of Naz, in fact he's my favourite British fighter ever but the fact is for the majority of his career he fought C - class fighters and guys over the hill, therefore its easier to look good knocking them out. No doubt he was talented but the only top line fighter he fought in Barrera (who was stepping up a weight), took his power and gave him a lesson ..

Nelson really shouldnt be in anybodys list because he was frightened of competition, its too easy too look great when knocking out bums ..

 

I may be completely wrong here but I THINK its a **** take list, mate

Johnny Nelson marked it out for me...

 

Middleweight/Light Middleweight - Julian Jackson (maybe the hardest hitter of all-time)

 

and Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom