hardest heavyweight puncher

[Southpaw Stinger]

You do realize we will never know for sure who hit the hardest

It's not that we don't know, it's the fact that some people don't like to accept that someone like Shavers or Foreman or Cooney hit the hardest because they are a huge Tyson fan or a huge fan of another fighter who they believe to be the hardest puncher. They choose to believe the oppinions of some fighters and not of others.

So thats why this thread won't be resolved because no one is willing to change their oppinion.

[BKM-]

I dont know about the nuthuggers. How many think Tyson was the hardest hitter? And even if so, they can have that opinion.




Anyway, i think Ike Ibeabuchi and David Tua should also be mentioned with the big boys. They could really ****.

[Dye]

Alex Stewart was alright

[BKM-]

Yeah, he was allright. He had a lot of pop. More than power though.

[Dye]

Yeah, he was allright. He had a lot of pop. More than power though.

there is someone else from around then but i cant remember

[Southpaw Stinger]

Anyway, i think Ike Ibeabuchi and David Tua should also be mentioned with the big boys. They could really ****.

Damn right, they can punch.

[Job]

I believe it's Rocky Marciano, but it's impossible to say anyone for sure.

[Dye]

Alex Stewart was alright

did you see what stewart did to foremans face

[realheavyhands]

foreman and shavers are the hardest, shannon briggs said he never been hit as hard as when foreman hit him and foreman was in his mid 40s and everybody who fought both shavers and foreman said shavers hit harder , he was knocking out guys till he was 50

[realheavyhands]

In an interview conducted by John Gibson, The Evening Chronicle, Gibson get a rare site down with Evander Holyfield and discusses who hit the hardest out of the fighters he had faced.

Gibson asked: So who was the hardest puncher? And who was the toughest all-round opponent?

Holyfield responded with: "The hardest puncher was undoubtedly Foreman. He was my first title defence and was 42 years old but went the full distance. I won a unanimous decision and he was reeling at times but I remember him hitting me once flush on and my teeth rattled. George had fought the best in his time and was a dynamic puncher who had 64 knock-outs in his 69 victories. I realised he could still take out an opponent with one shot and had to watch him.

In regards to his toughest foe, Holyfield had this to say: "As for my toughest opponent, I'd have to go for Bowe. He had so much God-given talent, but he was lazy in the gym. However, I fought him three times in epic fights and he was never out of condition when he faced me. Perhaps that was a compliment, he knew I was tough. He'd been my sparring partner!"