WBC officially declares Vitali the Greatest heavyweight puncher ever.

[dans]

Edwin Valero is the greatest boxer of all time, if I go by these standards.

[FUC_U_PAYME]

no just no

[Fulcrum29]

Edwin Valero is the greatest boxer of all time, if I go by these standards.

there's been guys with far better ko records than valero

[RRICAN]

is the wbc insane????? there has been a LOT better punchers at hw than Vitaly "peeleft:

[Fulcrum29]

http://www.eastsid#boxing.com/news.php?p=18571&more=1

[Fulcrum29]

is the wbc insane????? there has been a LOT better punchers at hw than Vitaly "peeleft:

none with higher KO percentage than him incidentally.

[TheGreatA]

LaMar Clark is all the proof we need that KO % and records mean very little.

A more recent example:

http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php...uman_id=306912

Broke the consecutive first round KO record (which was previously held by Valero) until his streak was broken by a journeyman opponent.

[Fulcrum29]

LaMar Clark is all the proof we need that KO % and records mean very little.

indeed but he fought quintessential bums and such, vitali didn't

[dans]

none with higher KO percentage than him incidentally.

The point is, that KO percentage is a horrible way to decide something like this. If they want to come out and say Vitali is a great champion, and has the highest KO percentage of any heavyweight ever, that's fine. But to base a claim to the greatest heavyweight puncher of all time on something like that is ******. Who has he ever knocked out anyway? Where are the great boxers? Where are the great chins? This is rediculous.

[dans]

Also anyone who agrees with this should also agree with this statement.

Steve Forbes has the greatest chin of all time because he's never been down.

Makes just as much sense to me.