Is Joe Louis the Greatest Pure Puncher of All Time?

[BigStereotype]

I'm not sure about it...Hearns and Robinson are up there with him, but my God could he punch. Greatest puncher ever?

[CarlosG815]

I couldn't argue if somebody were to claim he's the greatest...

I think guys like Hearns, Dempsey, Tyson, Robinson, Marciano, etc are all equal and on his level.... Among many others.

I personally think that Tyson with his phenomenal footwork and superb unmatched two handed punching power, combination's, hand speed, and just how devastating every punch he threw was (right hook, left hook, devastating uppercut, etc..) make him the greatest pure puncher. I wouldn't argue with anybody who disagreed and thought Joe Louis was though...

[BigStereotype]

I couldn't argue if somebody were to claim he's the greatest...

I think guys like Hearns, Dempsey, Tyson, Robinson, Marciano, etc are all equal and on his level.... Among many others.

I personally think that Tyson with his phenomenal footwork and superb unmatched two handed punching power, combination's, hand speed, and just how devastating every punch he threw was (right hook, left hook, devastating uppercut, etc..) make him the greatest pure puncher. I wouldn't argue with anybody who disagreed and thought Joe Louis was though...

I would order those guys
1. Robinson
1a. Louis
2. Hearns
3. Dempsey
4. Tyson









5. Marciano

Marciano had a lot of power, but he lacked the speed of those other guys. I put Louis and Dempsey ahead of Tyson because of their infighting. Tyson was a decent infighter, but he was at his best at midrange. Louis and Dempsey were good no matter where they were.

[Barn]

Louis, Hearns and Robinson as already mentioned and Sam Langford.

[McGrain]

Composite:

1 - Joe Louis
2 - Sam Langford
3 - Mike Tyson
4 - Bob Fitzimmons
5 - Sugar Ray Robinson
6 - Bob Foster
7 - Stanley Ketchel
8 - Archie Moore
9 - Sonny Liston
10 - Jack Dempsey
11- Sandy Saddler
12-Jimmy Wilde
13-Thomas Hearns
14-Julian Jackson
15-Henry Armstrong
16-Rocky Marciano
17-Ike Williams
18-Carlos Zarate
19-Ruben Olivares
20-Wilfredo Gomez



HM: To many to mention, but I took out Little Red and Ricardo Lopez for two dudes I forgot.

So, yeah, I think so.

[Barn]

Forgot about Wilde he was a crazy specimin of nature.

[Great John L]

Louis has got my vote.

[Joeyzagz]

Just to be clear: What do you mean by best puncher?

Are we talkin speed?
Accuracy?
Power?
All of the above?

[joseph5620]

I'm not sure about it...Hearns and Robinson are up there with him, but my God could he punch. Greatest puncher ever?

Maybe but fighters like Foreman and Liston have to be considered too.

[BigStereotype]

Just to be clear: What do you mean by best puncher?

Are we talkin speed?
Accuracy?
Power?
All of the above?

All around punching ability. Combination of speed, power, accuracy, technique, etc.