The NEW&IMPROVED Hardest hitting 160 lbs fighter ever poll

[QuCongee]

Then count me among the insane. Both of those fighters were tremendous punchers. However, more than half of Jackson's KO's were at junior middleweight

That's why my personal pick has always been McClellan.

remember that Ketchell had 49 KO's in 52 wins, and his last fight was at age 24. Had he fought until he was 30 he likely would have had at least 100 KO's.

You could be right, but sometimes you gotta forget about numbers and believe your own eyes. I would'nt care if McClellan only had 4 KOs, when I saw that guy hit someone, I knew he was the hardest puncher.

I got the same impression about Jackson. When these dudes landed punches, I just cringed.

[Degsy]

Anyone who votes for anyone other than Jackson or McClellan is insane.

That Jackson knockout of Herol Graham in Manchine's vid was unbelieveable! He'd not landed a shot on him up to then.........BOOM....KTFO

[Dorian]

Gerald McClellan

[QuCongee]

That Jackson knockout of Herol Graham in Manchine's vid was unbelieveable! He'd not landed a shot on him up to then.........BOOM....KTFO

I was thinking about that when I typed my reply. Whenever I hear Jackson's name, that's the first thing that pops in my head. One of the best one punch KOs EVER.

What a freak of nature that guy was.

[Scott9945]

That's why my personal pick has always been McClellan.



You could be right, but sometimes you gotta forget about numbers and believe your own eyes. I would'nt care if McClellan only had 4 KOs, when I saw that guy hit someone, I knew he was the hardest puncher.

I got the same impression about Jackson. When these dudes landed punches, I just cringed.

If I were voting only based on what I had actually seen, it would have been close between those two. Robinson and Hagler fit better in a "best middleweight" rather than a hardest punching middleweight poll.

[TheGreatA]

I put Robinson there because of his KO's over Fullmer (no one else ever KO'd him), 'Bobo' Olsen (who was a MW champion & LHW contender), Rocky Graziano (KO'd with one punch and Graziano was tough) and MW champion Randy Turpin.

Everyone who fought Robinson said he could punch very hard when he wanted to. That is why he often came back to KO his opponents after he had been hurt & down.

Hagler is there because of his KO record (over 50 KO's). Not many went the distance with Hagler when he was a champion, only Leonard and Duran.

Leonard and Hearns both said that Hagler's left hand didn't have much power at all but he punched very hard with his right.
Hagler was never known as a one punch KO artist but he does belong in the list as one of hardest punchers at 160 lbs.

[J_CON]

Definately Jackson

[Scott9945]

I put Robinson there because of his KO's over Fullmer (no one else ever KO'd him), 'Bobo' Olsen (who was a MW champion & LHW contender), Rocky Graziano (KO'd with one punch and Graziano was tough) and MW champion Randy Turpin.

Everyone who fought Robinson said he could punch very hard when he wanted to. That is why he often came back to KO his opponents after he had been hurt & down.

Hagler is there because of his KO record (over 50 KO's). Not many went the distance with Hagler when he was a champion, only Leonard and Duran.

Leonard and Hearns both said that Hagler's left hand didn't have much power at all but he punched very hard with his right.
Hagler was never known as a one punch KO artist but he does belong in the list as one of hardest punchers at 160 lbs.

Those are good points. I forgot that Hagler had that many KO's.