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.
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.
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 ?
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.
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....
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
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.