top 10 pound for pound most devastating punchers

[joseph5620]

Not hardest hitters necessarily.

Jose Luis Lopez was a very hard puncher at 147. But he was also one dimensional .

[IronDanHamza]

Not in order, didn't want too include Heavyweights really.

Tommy Hearns
Julian Jackson
Gerald McClellan
Archie Moore
Bob Foster
Alfonso Zamora
Pipino Cuevas
Michael Spinks
Alexis Arguello
Carlos Zarate

Harder then I thought it was going too be, still missed out Wilde, Ketchel, Saddler, Langford etc, ask me in half hour and it'd be completely different.




His power exceed that of a human, it would be an insult to compare him too such inferior boxers so I left him off. The only other man on that level is the one and only Charlie Zelenoff.

That's a nice Avatar.

[Capaedia]

Now, since you distinguish between hardest hitting and most devastating, I would be hard pressed to put anyone ahead of Joe Louis.

Guys have hit harder, pound for pound, but not with the same consistency, accuracy, speed, set-up and suddeness which I think is almost unique to him.

[dan_cov]

Tommy Hearns.
Bob Foster.
Mike Tyson.
Gerald McClellan.
Julian Jackson.
Sandy Saddler.
Alexis Arguello.
Antonio Esparragoza.
Ricardo Moreno.
Prince Naseem.


Honourable mentions... Arron Pryor, John Mugabi, Joe Louis, Felix Trinidad, Archie Moore, Alfonso Zamora.

[jabsRstiff]

Now, since you distinguish between hardest hitting and most devastating, I would be hard pressed to put anyone ahead of Joe Louis.

Guys have hit harder, pound for pound, but not with the same consistency, accuracy, speed, set-up and suddeness which I think is almost unique to him.

I agree. Julian Jackson is the biggest hitter, lb4lb, I've ever seen. But, Joe Louis is the greatest offensive fighter in history.

[ßringer]

It seems most everybody I would think of for a "top 10 devestating punchers" list has already been mentioned multiple times, so allow me to throw some names out there that I've not seen mentioned yet, to promote discussion.

David Tua
Wilfredo Gomez
Max Baer
Vitali Klitschko
Frank Bruno
Sonny Liston
Khaosai Galaxy
Matthew Saad Muhammad
Salvador Sanchez
Julio Cesar Chavez

[jabsRstiff]

It seems most everybody I would think of for a "top 10 devestating punchers" list has already been mentioned multiple times, so allow me to throw some names out there that I've not seen mentioned yet, to promote discussion.

David Tua
Wilfredo Gomez
Max Baer
Vitali Klitschko
Frank Bruno
Sonny Liston
Khaosai Galaxy
Matthew Saad Muhammad
Salvador Sanchez
Julio Cesar Chavez

Bringer...good stuff.

David Tua- The hardest hitter since Shavers (yes, harder than Tyson....just not nearly as good however)
Wilfredo Gomez- A complete fighter. Textbook power-puncher. Like Louis- he was an offensive machine
Max Baer- A naturally thundering hitter with his right hand.
Vitali Klitschko- Kinda heavy handed and punishing, but not a great puncher
Frank Bruno- Heavy handed, but his KOs slipped off dramatically when he stepped up in comp
Sonny Liston- One of the heaviest hitters in history. Every punch was loaded.
Khaosai Galaxy- Incredible one punch power in his left hand. Could end a fight with one left to the body or head
Matthew Saad Muhammad- Great right hand, which bailed him out very often. Left hand was pretty damn good, too.....see the left uppercut he took Lotte Mwale out with.
Salvador Sanchez- Doesn't rate. A decent puncher, but his accuracy and combinations were usually what got him a stoppage
Julio Cesar Chavez- Master of every punch. Not a one punch guy, but there have been few who could put 'em together like he did, to the body and head. He made most fighters WISH he'd have just numbed them with that one shot earlier on instead of sustaining horrendous beatings.

[Cloud]

Ricardo Lopez - Maybe not one of the greatest punchers in history but a hard hitter.

Khaosai Galaxy - My favourite little fighter. I wish i had the man's shoulders...

[SBleeder]

In no order:

Pipino Cuevas
Ricardo Lopez
Thomas Hearns
Wilfredo Gomez
Julian Jackson
Sonny Liston
Sam Langford
Archie Moore
Jimmy Wilde
Joe Louis

Sven Ottke: The hardest puncher on this list. Look at what he did to the iron jawed Anthony Mundine. Devastating.

I just assumed that he was a given.

[SBleeder]

Ricardo Lopez - Maybe not one of the greatest punchers in history but a hard hitter.

IMO he is one of the greatest punchers of all time. He's on my top 10 list above.