Who was the strongest ever Middlweight?

My bad..ever feel like you need to reel your post in and ooopss its too late!!!LOL

 

Yep :good

Don't mean to rub it in, but...

... Valdez really was strong. His fights with Briscoe proved that; second fight's on film, and it's brutal (and my favourite ever fight actually). You've probably seen it. Outslugging Briscoe is like a lightweight outslugging Beau Jack - big accomplishment.

 

Valdez is excellant and could be placed in the strong category. For whatever reason he had Bennies #, scoring the uncommon KO in the 2nd encounter is very impressive. Didn't mean to disregard Dick Tiger either, just wanted to put a PHILLY guy in here,...but now you've taken the fun out of that!!!LOL

 

i vote iran "the blade" barkley

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Hardest hitter may have been The G-Man who was set-up. DRMULLEN.

 

Of the Champions probably
Tiger

Then
Fullmer
Valdez
Lamotta
Turpin
Papke?
Klaus ?

 

Hagler - cant believe no ones mentioned him, a pure bull
Eubank - massive and really strong at the weight, a natural ox
Benn - just a beast

 

Hagler is definitely up there, I think he's such an obvious choice people don't go for him. Anyone think WHY Hagler hasn't been mentioned? Can't remember him being pushed around myself.

 

When ranking Carter people forget he really was a jr. midle and easily would have fought in that division today ...

 

Alan Minter deserves mantion too. Dick Tiger, Gene Fullmer, Jake LaMotta, Carlos Monzon and don't forget Emile Griffith.

 

Briscoe had him backing up.

Roldan and Hamsho were physically strong Hagler challengers.

 

Yeah but Hagler wasn't trying to oppose him. That was his plan, to stick n' move. And as it turns out, he won the fight by about eight out of ten rounds.

 

Benn and Tiger seemed to be on another level strength wise.

 

Agreed.