Who is boxing pound for pound best puncher today? There are many fighters who can hold the distinction, but who do you feel simply hits the hardest for his given weight division? Here are my nominees along with some notable knockouts:

Rafael Marquez 33-3 (30 KO)
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Mark Johnson KO8
Tim Austin KO8
Mauricio Pastrana KO8

Manny Pacquiao 39-2-2 (31 KO)
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Marco Antonio Barrera KO11
Lehlohonolo Ledwaba KO6
Jorge Julio KO2

Felix Trinidad 45-1 (35 KO)
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Fernando Vargas KO12
William Joppy KO5
Ricardo Mayorga KO8

Diego Corrales 39-2 (32 KO)
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Acelino Freitas KO10
Roberto Garcia KO7
Angel Manfredy KO3

Antonio Tarver 22-3 (18 KO)
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Roy Jones Jr. KO2
Eric Harding KO5
Chris Johnson KO10

Kostya Tszyu 31-1 (25 KO)
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Zab Judah KO2
Sharmba Mitchell KO3
Julio Cesar Chavez KO6

Kosta Tszyu IMO. No way Tarver.

I say Rafael Marquez. The guy is simply too powerful for bantamweight. I'll tell you, if Juan Manuel can't beat Pacquiao, maybe the younger brother can. How embarrassing would that be for Juan Manuel?

I say Rafael Marquez. The guy is simply too powerful for bantamweight. I'll tell you, if Juan Manuel can't beat Pacquiao, maybe the younger brother can. How embarrassing would that be for Juan Manuel?


Nice suggestion, but I don't think Rafa can take on Pac and beat him up :)

Chico and Tito

Tito no doubt...

Rafael Marquez. The guy lands one punch and they stay down.

is a heavyweight allowed? for example Vitaly Klitschko...guy has only one win via Decision :eek:

My ranks

1) Tsyzu
2) Tito
3) Marquez
4) Corrales

Pacman, its really the speed that gets his opponents down more than the power IMO. Its hard to see them lefts coming.

Tito
Pac
Rafa

rafael marquez has got some power in those fists

Chico, Tito, Tszyu and Marquez are the 4 best in my opnion.

Tough to decide. Marquez, Corrales, Tszyu or Tito.

Pound4pound? Marquez easy..that right uppercut vs Ruiz was out of this world!

Boxing fans sure love to make hypothetical threads where there is no certain answer.

I vote for Chico, though there is probably some bum out there no one has heard of who hits just as hard if not harder then any champion or contender but is just to slow to use his power.

Tito, and Corrales.

I think as far as one punch and out type power it goes to Pac-Man. His left is so fast, its hard to see in slow motion. I'm also basing this on who he has floored.

Kt
tito
mayorga
corrales
pacman

Tito, Pacman, Chico, KT