I refuse to believe that Shavers hit proportionately as hard as The Hawk.
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He is known as the hardest one-punch hitter in history
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Originally posted by House of Stone View Postshavers could hurt the best but he couldn't beat them.
Shavers was a decent fighter at best. He was far from a great fighter.
But if he could do anything, he could punch.
Your post is the best way to put it, he could hurt the best, but he couldn't beat the best.
Saying he had average power is baffling.
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Something about Julian Jackson's shots just seems plain eerie.
Short response: Julian Jackson
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I'm all for saying Shavers hit harder than anyone, and I wouldn't argue with that, mainly because I have no idea. Earnie Shavers never hit me.
But, if you look at youtube highlight reels of Shavers, Jackson, Hearns, etc., Julian Jackson stands out in some intangible way. He's like a spring loaded stone statue. You can see his rear foot pivot and transfer the energy through his trunk, torso and out from his low-slung shoulder and disproportionately-long forearm. His head never moves out of sync with the horizon line.
His energy transferral is so efficient that he seems to have plenty of time to reset and do his move where he points downward with his glove after he knocks someone out, sometimes while they're still in midair from the shot.
Shavers being a heavyweight, well - all heavyweights hit hard, even John Ruiz. Shavers just happened to hit harder than the rest that Ali and Holmes fought.
Thomas Hearns is my favorite fighter, so I would be more inclined to choose him as the harder puncher. But I don't choose Thomas Hearns - it's Julian Jackson.
The only bizarre thing - Jackson didn't carry his power up in weight at all. He could turn a planet into space junk with one shot, seemingly, but Gerald McLellan said he felt like a welterweight was hitting him when they fought. Bizarre indeed.
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Originally posted by 120 View PostAli fought them both, I think his opinion counts
Sometimes boxers' opinions aren't that accurate
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Originally posted by Ben Bolt View PostIt's about single-punch power.
For sure, Iron Mike was more devastating, but fighters who faced him said it was his speed that hurt them. They never saw them coming.
For a pound-for-pound choice, Julian Jackson is a good pick.
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