I've added Arthur Abraham due to the request of many. I've also added each fighter's KO ratio (which may be misleading) and swapped out a couple of names.
Remember, poll is for you to vote for who you think is currently the hardest puncher. No other qualities should be considered. We are only rating thier ability to disconnect others from thier senses with a single punch (or two).
im having a hard time choosing between Abraham and Pacquiao. Abraham can pack a punch but man Pacquaio has actually proved it P4P starting at 106 and carrying his amazing power all the way so far to flyweight and well could be said welterweight depending how the DLH fight goes. Yea im gonna go with Manny Pacquiao what he has done in his career with his power is incredible to say the least...
i don't know how high manny should be there if your talking p4p hardest punchers, but definetly he should be there...
PAC have carried his KO's from flyweight to lightweight...
If Prescott is on there, why the hell is JuanMa not on there. He is at 91%.
When considering the question, one must first consider the fighters that truly have one punch KO power. Torres has some serious power, Pacman's power is more cumulative.
David hitd hard,but the hardest? how do we know this? Whos he knocked out ? Enzo weak chin Maca? or Mormeck,who has already been knocked out? Mormeck didnt even get KOed with one punch,so how does David hit the hardest,when he hasnt knocked out any TOTAL elite fighters,like Pavlik did Taylor,like Pacman did Morales,Barrera,and almost Marquez
Pacmans moved up from 108 and has knocked out nearly all the elite fighters,hes carried power way up
Mormeck was an elite Crusierweight.
David hitd hard,but the hardest? how do we know this? Whos he knocked out ? Enzo weak chin Maca? or Mormeck,who has already been knocked out? Mormeck didnt even get KOed with one punch,so how does David hit the hardest,when he hasnt knocked out any TOTAL elite fighters,like Pavlik did Taylor,like Pacman did Morales,Barrera,and almost Marquez
Pacmans moved up from 108 and has knocked out nearly all the elite fighters,hes carried power way up
I remember seeing a video of Hatton hitting one of those punch monitor things. He hit it 12times harder then an average bloke, that for me is pretty shocking. It must be like getting hit with a baseball bat.
Can you imagine how hard Tyson/Heavyweights must hit? No wonder there hands are considered weapons.
Pacquiao KO'd a guy at 135 with a very very good chin, despite starting his career at like 105lbs.
End of story
That also comes to me when I think of P4P power. Not just a single weight KO artist, but a boxer whose punch has an effect on opponents some notches beyond his natural weight/weight class. I see no other way to tell how you can put one fighter above others in a list like this without considering that. What do you use as evidence to compare who would hit harder if all size advantage attributes were taken away?
I went with Manny Pacquiao based on the fact that he started out so small and is still knocking fighters out. David Diaz may not be incredibly skilled, but he's tough as shit and was layed out cold. Moving up that much in weight and still having KO power, now that's pound for pound.