Hardest punchers in boxing past/present..

[jules]

past... I would say forman. Now... Well it used to be tyson.. but since he can't seem to hit anyone these days...

[eXcessiveForce]

I forget the guys name but an early boxer hit a guy with a punch to the forehead and the guy just dropped and shook. I'll have to see if I can remember the guys name. I'd say that must be one hell of a hit.

[billywest1924]

ernie shavers,mike weaver,john mugabi,gerald mccleallen,iran barkley,nigel benn,pipino cuevas,jullian jackson

[jefroman]

In no particular order:

Jack Dempsey
Joe Frazier
Rocky Macaino
Sonny Liston
George Foreman
Earnie Shavers

Jeff

[Angel-of-Death]

Rocky Marciano is probably the hardest puncher. I mean jeezus... that guy was a damn slugger. No one wanted to get tagged with one of his hits. And he took hits well too, he probably had one of the best chins around. If he was knocked down he was usually up on the 2nd or 3rd count. Most of his wins were by KO, if that doesn't speak for itself.

A few boxers addmitted they hit him as hard as they had ever hit anyone and he didn't even shake his head.

[boar98]

heavyweight
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george foreman
sonny liston
jack dempsey
mike tyson
rocky marciano
joe louis
lennox lewis
ernie shavers
david tua
riddick bowe

lightheavyweight/middleweight
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roy jones jr.
archie moore
marvin johnson
marvin hagler
thomas hearns
marcel cerdan
john "the beast"mugabi
bernard hopkins
carlos monzon
sugar ray robinson

welterweights
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thomas hearns
sugar ray robinson
donald curry
julian jackson
gerald mc clellum
jose"pipino"cuevas
oscar de la hoya
felix trinadad
sugar shane mosley
sugar ray leonard

lightweights
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roberto duran
alexis arguello
aaron pryor(junior welterweight)
shawn o'grady
hilmer kenty
ray mancini
estaban de jesus(early duran conqeror)
beau jack
henry armstrong
ike williams

featherweights
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salvador sanchez
sandy sadler
danny lopez
marco antonio barrera
junior jones
kennedy mckinney
wilfredo gomez
barry mc guigan
bernard taylor
willie pep

bantamweights
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johnny tapia
danny romero
carlos zarate
lupe pintor
orlando canizales

flyweights
----------
scottie olson
johnny wilde
charlie magri
lil hands of stone"forgot his name"

[SergeTk]

Hi! I not a Boxer, but I was wondering why no one has Clitchko on the his list. I mean 31KO out of 32 Wins does show guy has some power?

[Cain]

hmm, from the guard? fedor..
elsewise? tyson.. and that guy.. rocky? rocky II.. :P

[fo2sh]

definetly tyson, hes got fists of iron

[swagman]

Joe Frazier would have to be amongst them, and pound for pound Azuma Nelson would be up there too

[butcanuwrestle?]

past... I would say forman. Now... Well it used to be tyson.. but since he can't seem to hit anyone these days...

Well, unless every great heavyweight puncher's punch has been recorded, no one can really know who hit the hardest. However, if you base it on ko records, ability and performance then I'd probably have to say that a prime 88'-89' Tyson is as good as it's gotten. Although he was a small heavyweight at 215,220, he managed to generate a tremendous amount of power. His smaller frame gave him the type of athleticism that larger heavyweights lacked. He had the ability to use his whole body to create the type of punching leverage to generate the power that he did. The man was a complete power punching machine, a human piston.

1. Mike Tyson
2. George Foreman
3. Joe Louis

3.

[MMouse]

Some good answers in this post.

What about Mickey Ward's body shot? The guy can deliver a killer shot to the body. Shots like those don't get the same attention as a KO punch tho.

[butcanuwrestle?]

Some good answers in this post.

What about Mickey Ward's body shot? The guy can deliver a killer shot to the body. Shots like those don't get the same attention as a KO punch tho.

I agree, they should. What about the time when Jones Jr. ko'd a dude with 1 body shot? It was a thing of beauty. Julio Cesar Chavez had devastating body shots. I heard he made both Taylor and Camacho piss pure blood for days!

[butcanuwrestle?]

heavyweight
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george foreman
sonny liston
jack dempsey
mike tyson
rocky marciano
joe louis
lennox lewis
ernie shavers
david tua
riddick bowe

lightheavyweight/middleweight
-----------------------------
roy jones jr.
archie moore
marvin johnson
marvin hagler
thomas hearns
marcel cerdan
john "the beast"mugabi
bernard hopkins
carlos monzon
sugar ray robinson

welterweights
-------------
thomas hearns
sugar ray robinson
donald curry
julian jackson
gerald mc clellum
jose"pipino"cuevas
oscar de la hoya
felix trinadad
sugar shane mosley
sugar ray leonard

lightweights
------------
roberto duran
alexis arguello
aaron pryor(junior welterweight)
shawn o'grady
hilmer kenty
ray mancini
estaban de jesus(early duran conqeror)
beau jack
henry armstrong
ike williams

featherweights
--------------
salvador sanchez
sandy sadler
danny lopez
marco antonio barrera
junior jones
kennedy mckinney
wilfredo gomez
barry mc guigan
bernard taylor
willie pep

bantamweights
---------------
johnny tapia
danny romero
carlos zarate
lupe pintor
orlando canizales

flyweights
----------
scottie olson
johnny wilde
charlie magri
lil hands of stone"forgot his name"

Michael Carvajal

[shadowkiller]

Hey you guys forgot Rocky Balboa. I mean come on he beat Mr. T and that Russian guy. Hes the best and you all know it.