Ring Magazine's 100 Greatest Punchers p4p

[Pariah21388]

Tony Tucker, Mitch Green, James Tillis, Evander Holyfield, Bonecrusher Smith.
They all had TWO LEGS, took Tyson's punch, & stayed up...

Evander Holyfield fought tyson when tyson was on drugs and wasnt prepared...so did lennox lewis


how come jack johnson isnt on the list????????????

[Skydog]

Tyson's punches weren't that much heavier than Louis's, and his left hook, at it's best, is just as powerful as one of Frazier's.

His punches were heavy, but not even close to the likes of Foreman.

[Imira]

Not a bad list, I guess. I disagree with Liston ranking below Shavers. Jeffries could stand to be moved up a spot or two. I'm really surprised Burley made it as high as he did. And the only reason they rank Frazier is below Lewis is because too many people continually fall for the same "Frazier has less right-handed power" myth. Other than those, it's not a bad list at all.

[Verstyle]

Tony Tucker, Mitch Green, James Tillis, Evander Holyfield, Bonecrusher Smith.
They all had TWO LEGS, took Tyson's punch, & stayed up... ok and what does tyson have to knock out everybody what good heavyweight do u know that knocked out all of there opponents jabsrstiff. u saw how tyson was knockin out everyone and u automatically think "hey he didnt knock out this guys so he's not that good so i guess all the heavyweights arent that good either huh?

[jangeorg]

Missing one: Ayub Kalule
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=002324

[KidBlackie]

[[[how come jack johnson isnt on the list????????????]]]
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Johnson was a peashooter compared to big sluggers. Knocking out and being knocked down or out by middleweights ain't gonna enhance your reputation.

[Skydog]

Nobody, absolutely nobody could withstand a single solid punch of IRON MIKE TYSON in his prime. No two legged boxer can stand in front of Iron Mike, absorb even a single punch and remain standing. Come on, what we're talking about is who is the heaviest puncher not the best boxer. I say its Tyson! No contest! Even Foreman, a very huge heavyweight has no match to Iron Mike's power!

Ok, we just learned how much he knows about boxing in one post.

[jabsRstiff]

Left Off List =

RON LYLE.

KO'd Shavers.....had Foreman down twice & just about gone.

Dude was a big-time hitter. Certainly more of a puncher than Evander Holyfield, Salvador Sanchez, etc.

[Cockyb]

pound for pound hamed was one of the best, the same goes for tszyu! those two should definately be higher up the list!

as for the whole list theres tooooo many boxers in the wrong place. but hamed and tszyu stood out wen i went quickly thru da list.

and can i ask, "greatest puncher" does dat mean 1punch KO power or accurate hard puching?????
if u can answer that, then arguments for and against boxers will be easier.

[jabsRstiff]

pound for pound hamed was one of the best, the same goes for tszyu! those two should definately be higher up the list!

as for the whole list theres tooooo many boxers in the wrong place. but hamed and tszyu stood out wen i went quickly thru da list.

and can i ask, "greatest puncher" does dat mean 1punch KO power or accurate hard puching?????
if u can answer that, then arguments for and against boxers will be easier.

It means a little bit of both. Which would explain why Joe Louis is #1, over a guy like Shavers.
Shavers, I'm sure, had a lot more heft on his shots than did Joe.....but Joe had the far superior delivery system.