I think it was Forman or maybe liston

sheer punching power-George Foreman, Sonny Liston, and Max Baer

One punch power- Earnie Shavers

Shavers is the hardest hitting heavyweight ever.

But, Joe Louis is the BEST puncher ever in the heavyweight division.
Joe was history's most complete offensive machine.

Shavers. Then Foreman, Tyson and the superheavies (Lewis, Klit*2)

I'll go for what my Pop told me, George Foreman, legend says one punch can put a cow down....

dempseyfire what's diff between sheer punching power & one punch power

what no chris byrd??? :o
I too would have to say E. Shavers

Big Geordge.

what no chris byrd??? :o

is this hardest hitting
or most stinging slaps?

Like someone said: Shavers, Foreman, & Tyson.

Tyson, George, and Wlad. :D
and Shavers too...

Tyson, George, and Wlad.


Get outta here.

Why cause i put Wlad??? :rolleyes:

that's right.

tyson, earnie shavers, and a lot of experts say cleveland williams was among the hardest hitters but i dont really know

foreman and shavers.. if tyson was never converted he would of been there

Tyson, Foreman, Liston, Shavers

I think George Foreman is quite possibly the hardest hitting fighter ever.

I think George Foreman is quite possibly the hardest hitting fighter ever.


I don't agree.

If Earnie Shavers or Joe Louis hit Frazier as much as Fore....wait, that's not possible, Frazier woulda been out long before that.

yea ok.. frazier was a beast he would never stop comin

Ali -- who took from alot of those listed on the board -- said Shavers hit the hardest of anyone he ever faced.

Muhammad Ali, who fought the likes of Frazier, Liston, and Foreman, called Earnie Shavers the hardest hitting fighter he ever faced. That's enough for me.

What the hell do experts know about who hits the hardest. Have they taken a punch from those mother-****ers?

Foreman then Marciano

I think its George Foreman

There have been tons of guys who could hit insanely hard.
I wonder how hard George Foreman would hit with those 2oz gloves they wore during the Corbett-Fitzimmons era.
It seems like Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, and Jack Dempsey caused the most damage with their punches though, could be the gloves. I don't know if Foreman ever gave someone serious injuries.
John L. Sullivan supposedly deformed peoples faces...but that's with skintight gloves, basically oven mitts.

What the hell do experts know about who hits the hardest. Have they taken a punch from those mother-****ers?
thats true lol

No question its Iron Mike Tyson

tyson,shavers,foremen

i think Shavers is the hardest hitter ever, i'll take Ali's word, he sampled some of the harderst punchers in history. He took Liston's, Foreman's, Frazier's, and Marciano's shots, i think we should listen to Ali, he would know. "Experts" didn't get hit with what Ali did

What the hell do experts know about who hits the hardest. Have they taken a punch from those mother-****ers?

Exactly.;) Clever post Jack :D

Mike would be my pick

Ivan Drago hands down.

Agreed,that man could kill a great boxer with his power.

comepana i'm hypnotized by your avatar

Shavers, Foreman, Tyson, Liston

i think Shavers is the hardest hitter ever, i'll take Ali's word, he sampled some of the harderst punchers in history. He took Liston's, Foreman's, Frazier's, and Marciano's shots, i think we should listen to Ali, he would know. "Experts" didn't get hit with what Ali did

I was going with what my Pop said Foreman, but if Ali said that it's Shavers then, I am sure my dad will also believe Ali....

My pick is Mike Tyson, look what he did to Larry Holmes!!! Don't get me wrong i think all the others were hard hitters but Mike had something different.

Wez....


Holmes also says Shavers was the hardest hitter he ever faced.

& Jack....no one knows for sure....but, if we can't JUDGE who the best hitters are....than I don't want to hear YOU say Whitaker & Floyd were great boxers,. I mean, c'mon EXPERT....how the f*ck would YOU know ?

Tyson, Foreman, Liston, Shavers

Maybe not creative just to quote, but I too see it this way ;) .

Should probably agree with ali shavers, number of cases could be made for Louis who kod guys with flurrys of punches, Foreman did have power. Max Baer did have scary power aswell. Dempsey had good power aswell. John L Sullivan hit hard too. 2 many to name one by one.

Foreman and Tyson in that order. I think a 40 year old fighter still having the ability to knock out a 20 something Heavyweight Champ in Michael Moorer is all that needs to be said. Amazing.

It has to be Shavers or Foreman............Why didn't these two ever fight?

I'd say Shavers, Foreman, Tyson and Liston. Louis would come after them.

tyson I mean look at the shot he put on Micheal Johnson. I don't think I've ever seen a punch like that before.

sonny liston