Only one pick allowed people

Who in your opinion had the single hardest punch P4P in boxing history, Just one punch?

Gerald Mccellan! that right hand was something else

Only one pick allowed people

Who in your opinion had the single hardest punch P4P in boxing history, Just one punch?

Outside of heavyweight I don't think anybody had better one punch power than Bob Foster. His ko's of Quarry and Tiger were frightening.

Over all I'd go with Shavers.

P4p.....lot of names that could be debated.

Michael Nunn.

Julian Jackson

Julian Jackson

Yeah, p4p it's got to be Jackson. Out of the Heavy's it's Shavers.

Poet

Another tricky one, cos i take it we're talking about 'one shot' killing power here.. Former lightweight champ Lew Jenkins is a name that always gets over-looked, he wasn't the best defensive fighter but my God, could he bang!.. Most of his 47KO's were of the 'one shot' variety, and fighters literally layed starched and motionless at his feet..

Names to be considered should include:-

Jackson
McClellan
Joe Louis
Shavers
Ketchell
Hearns
Mugabe
Foster
Robinson
Liston

As with other posters, JJ was the 1st name on my mind's recollections, but i've seen a lot more of him than some of the fighters who i've suggested..

Wayne Alexander lol, Jeeez, now that boy can really bang! (at British level) and another one was welterweight, Mickey Hughes, serious one shot power!.. Does anyone on here remember his fight with Gary Jacobs ? who also took Whitaker the distance..

I feel sick to my stomach, that Sam Langford's name hasn't been mentioned in this thread.

Paulie

Another tricky one, cos i take it we're talking about 'one shot' killing power here.. Former lightweight champ Lew Jenkins is a name that always gets over-looked, he wasn't the best defensive fighter but my God, could he bang!.. Most of his 47KO's were of the 'one shot' variety, and fighters literally layed starched and motionless at his feet..

Names to be considered should include:-

Jackson
McClellan
Joe Louis
Shavers
Ketchell
Hearns
Mugabe
Foster
Robinson
Liston

As with other posters, JJ was the 1st name on my mind's recollections, but i've seen a lot more of him than some of the fighters who i've suggested..

Wayne Alexander lol, Jeeez, now that boy can really bang! (at British level) and another one was welterweight, Mickey Hughes, serious one shot power!.. Does anyone on here remember his fight with Gary Jacobs ? who also took Whitaker the distance..

Nice list, though in a p4p sense, I think Marciano deserves a mention. Like Paulie said, Langford had some good pop for his size, enough to compete with boxers much larger than him. Mugabe had overrated power IMO.

pipino cuevas

Naseem Hamed had a very nasty punch P4P.

Nice list, though in a p4p sense, I think Marciano deserves a mention. Like Paulie said, Langford had some good pop for his size, enough to compete with boxers much larger than him. Mugabe had overrated power IMO.
I feel sick to my stomach, that Sam Langford's name hasn't been mentioned in this thread. Alka Seltzer?


So what have we actually seen with regard to Sam Langford's
one shot stopping power?..
I'll argue his resume and the fact that he had very good power, all day long.. I'll even go as far as to say that either he or Harry Greb had the greatest resume of all time, but we're not sure about his one shot stopping power, or are we?.. Well I'm not..

I watched all of John Mugabe's fights, and when he poleaxed somebody, it was nearly always with one shot.. He had 14 first round KO's in 50 fights, where as Langford had 15 in 267 fights, so does anyone see where i'm coming from here?..

Rocky was indeed a devastating puncher, but how many of his opponents fell to one early shot?
Rocky's thing was strength and stamina, to break opponents down before KOing them..
You could watch a Rocky fight and know roughly when the KO was coming as his opponent started to wilt under the pressure of his non-stop 2 fisted barrages. (with the exception of Walcott 2, of course)
One shot stopping power, is when guys get hit once, and they're out b4 they hit the floor, ie: the fighter doing it, just suddenly presses the button..
Funnily enough, Walcott unchracteristicaly, did it to Charles.. '

pipino cuevas

very good call..Julian Jackson, Mike Tyson & Bob Foster for me

Naseem Hamed had a very nasty punch P4P.

good shout,his power at 126 was scary

jackson, langford, hearns come to mind

mike tyson

I feel sick to my stomach, that Sam Langford's name hasn't been mentioned in this thread. Alka Seltzer?


So what have we actually seen with regard to Sam Langford's
one shot stopping power?..
I'll argue his resume and the fact that he had very good power, all day long.. I'll even go as far as to say that either he or Harry Greb had the greatest resume of all time, but we're not sure about his one shot stopping power, or are we?.. Well I'm not..

I watched all of John Mugabe's fights, and when he poleaxed somebody, it was nearly always with one shot.. He had 14 first round KO's in 50 fights, where as Langford had 15 in 267 fights, so does anyone see where i'm coming from here?..

Rocky was indeed a devastating puncher, but how many of his opponents fell to one early shot?
Rocky's thing was strength and stamina, to break opponents down before KOing them..
You could watch a Rocky fight and know roughly when the KO was coming as his opponent started to wilt under the pressure of his non-stop 2 fisted barrages. (with the exception of Walcott 2, of course)
One shot stopping power, is when guys get hit once, and they're out b4 they hit the floor, ie: the fighter doing it, just suddenly presses the button..
Funnily enough, Walcott unchracteristicaly, did it to Charles.. '

You might be right about Marciano, but I think his FW reach had more to do with him not getting clean shots on their chin until later in the fight.

Langford would have more early stoppages if he was always fighting guys his size.

Mugabe took out a lot of tomato cans early, but what elite competition did he fight besides Hagler?

very good call..Julian Jackson, Mike Tyson & Bob Foster for me

Yeah Bob Foster had scary power, it was a shame it didn't carry to HW though. Jackson, Hearns are good picks. Tyson to me used his speed, accuracy and combinations to get guys stunned and then out of there, maybe not quite the one punch power of some of these other guys.

You might be right about Marciano, but I think his FW reach had more to do with him not getting clean shots on their chin until later in the fight.

Langford would have more early stoppages if he was always fighting guys his size.

Mugabe took out a lot of tomato cans early, but what elite competition did he fight besides Hagler?



Yeah Bob Foster had scary power, it was a shame it didn't carry to HW though. Jackson, Hearns are good picks. Tyson to me used his speed, accuracy and combinations to get guys stunned and then out of there, maybe not quite the one punch power of some of these other guys.
I agree, the quality of Mugabe's early opponents were'nt up to much, but give him a tomato can, and he tended to bat em further with one hit than most..