Hardest puncher in todays heavyweight division ? .

[Guest]

I'd like to see that fight again. I got the impression that it wasn't Sam being good or hitting particularly hard (though the Williams camp did admit they'd underestimated him) more than Williams was just crap that night.

[paul750]

I'd like to see that fight again. I got the impression that it wasn't Sam being good or hitting particularly hard (though the Williams camp did admit they'd underestimated him) more than Williams was just crap that night.

williams started the first few rounds quite well, but one sam got him it was over, it looked like a terrible beating in the end, sam must punch pretty hard to have had williams like that, i think the point williams was trying to make was he would rather be knocked out cold than to quit, but i believe the corner that night made a very good decision, much better than his klitchko fight where it went on too long

[The Troll]

Vitali Klistcko

Wladimir KListcko

Oleg Maskeaev

Mike Tyson

Lennox Lewis (he is not really retired, I guarantee.

[dangerousity]

I a fighter saying one fighter hits harder over another has more truth than saying he can beat someone. Williams would boost his ego in saying he can beat someone but he has nothing to gain ins aying Tyson hit harder than vitali.

Just for the record if someone hasnt mentioned already. Freddie Roach said punch for punch W.klitschko hits harder than Tyson, Tyson is more explosive.

[PBDS]

Agree 100% with your opinions!!!

....damn good analysis on that post and I agree also. Vitali doesn't sit down on his punches because he doesn't need to due to the fact that he is so damn strong even when throwing half hard punches that he takes guys apart that way. He also doesn't want to over commit and leave himself exposed. Guys get so brutalized when they face him because they take a cumalitive beating instead of a quick death from a one punch guy. I also think that it appears that his opponents don't even realize they are hurt against Vit sometimes until they are sitting on the canvas with a bewildered look on their face. He bludgeons them into submission and IMO that is far worse for his opponents.

[catskills23]

How would freddie roach know who hits harder between wald and tyson when he never was hit by either wald or tyson ? .

[Kid Achilles]

You can see and hear the impact of a boxer's punches as he hits the heavybag and his opponents in sparring. Roach also holds the mitts for his fighters ocassionally so I would take his word.

It's no big deal, there were and are a lot of guys who hit as harder or harder than Tyson in the 80's, 90's, and present. Tyson's power wasn't his best asset, it was just one of many.

[NiGe2011]

Tough to say based on who the current batch is, but Sam Peter has shown one punch KO power and he gets cats out of there in a hurry!

[Tha_Greatest]

Lets get Tyson out this topic,hes never knocked out a true contender, the best fighter hes knocked out was Golota. The tough fights hes had, he was the man to go down ,like with Holyfield, Lewis and hes been down against against stiffs like Douglas and Williams. Tua is the Hardest Puncher

[SacTown1]

Rahman is far and away the best puncher in the division, nobody else even compares

Peter is a stud but a KO win vs. Jeremy Williams or Yanqui Diaz doesn't prove squat

Klitschko has good technique but he gets KO's from repitition

Tyson is 90 years old