Who were the best punchers during Marciano's era?

Out of the list Moore, Satterfield and Henry weighed 185 pounds and they have some of the best claims to being more dangerous punchers than Louis in the 1950s.

 

The damage Louis was able to do was with his jab which was still a decent weapon ... he lacked the speed to put power punches together and the legs to deliver the big right ... by the Charles fight it was only a memory ... Rocky himself said he was shocked at how Joe had nothing on his punches. He would not have made the same claim against the 1938 version ..

 

Satterfield was very entertaining to watch. He really gave the fans their monies worth with his kill or be killed style. A true roll the dice type, Satterfield had power but lacked a solid chin. Charles waxed Satterfield in 2 rounds, but only after being shaken up by Satterfield in round one. I have that one on DVD.


I never saw Henry vs. Satterfield, but Henry could hit some and Satterfield had trouble taking it. I think Henry hit a bit harder than Charles did, who laid Satterfield out in two.

 

Louis lost his speed and snap on his punches in the 50's. I agree, Moore, Satterfield, and Henry hit harder than old Louis did in the 1950's.

 

I don't disagree that Louis could still hit hard if he landed right. But he wasn't that big of a punching threat by the 1950s. Doesn't deserve to make the top 5 if going by results and punching displays.

 

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Bottom line: The most effective weapon by far in the Charles and Marciano fight for Louis was his jab. Plain and simple.

Bottom line: Rocky's own words. He was surprised how Joe had nothing on his punches.

Revise history all you choose, those are the facts ...

 

Because Louis still had a good jab and Charles, while a great fighter was still just a blown up light heavyweight and Rocky , while a brute of a crusier , gave up nine inches in reach and hard to force his way in and took a ton of jabs .. again, just the facts .. imagine what a prime Louis would do to either ... as Mickey said to Rocky B., "Hurt em pirmenant !"

 

Williams losses and lack of experience dont take away from the fact he was a top drawer puncher. He was virtually pulled from the crowd for the Satterfield fight and the Jones fight was coming off a ten round win over Simmons who was going the distance with Brion, Valdes and La Starza as well as 8 with Marciano.
Big Cat may have been fighting 6 and 8 rounders but only the above mentioned Simmons, De Leon ( who went 8 before lasting a mere 2 in a rematch) and Agramonte (10 rounds, Also went 10 with Henry, Baker and Louis) lasted the distance