A good read on ROCKY MARCIANO's punching power.

[Abe Attell]

It also depends on who your fighting also,some people can take good shots some don't. U can be the sorriest ****er in the world and have a excellent chin and a good body

TEX COBB?????....this guy might have been the most skilled fighter, but he had heart, and was a wall

[ProjectRocky]

anyone remember that scene in "Coming to America" (Eddie Murphy flick from the mid 1980s) where the old guys are sitting in the barbershop arguing about all the old great fighters - Marciano, Louis, etc.? One of the funniest scenes in movie history, if you ask me, and a good one for boxing fans in particular - rent the movie just for that...

Rocky rules, I think only Tyson had better punches!

[ProjectRocky]

Hey can u email me tell me how to find all my threads, i am new here!

[hollister]

Imagine a skilled, powerful fighter with the heart of Arturo Gatti!! Damn I'm so proud to be Italian for the heart and class displayed by Italian fighters throughout the course of history!! (Vinny Pazienze excluded of course)

What's the deal with Vinny?

[hemichromis]

Have you ever really looked at Ali's wing span...his shoulders are quite broad...his chest measurements are pretty impressive too...They say when Sonny Liston, and even Foreman got into the ring with Ali that they realized that Ali wasn't as "Small"...Ali actually looked like the bigger man, but it is this perception that your "Power punch" is what makes you Godzilla

i think alis chest was 44 and foremans was 46 alis arm was 15 and foremans was 16 in his prime,
not a massive size difference and foreman is BIG george foreman! foreman was one of few fighters that ali was weaker than, all that all changed after round 5!

[hollister]

Have you ever really looked at Ali's wing span...his shoulders are quite broad...his chest measurements are pretty impressive too...They say when Sonny Liston, and even Foreman got into the ring with Ali that they realized that Ali wasn't as "Small"...Ali actually looked like the bigger man, but it is this perception that your "Power punch" is what makes you Godzilla

They said Ali also had hand problems and had to be injected with pain killers before most of his early fights, later the problems went away and he sat down on his punches noticeably more in his later fights. I guess the media raved about Foreman's and Frazier's strength because they fought like they were strong (Foreman really was) and Ali fought like a small fighter early in his career.

[hollister]

i think alis chest was 44 and foremans was 46 alis arm was 15 and foremans was 16 in his prime,
not a massive size difference and foreman is BIG george foreman! foreman was one of few fighters that ali was weaker than, all that all changed after round 5!

Which Ali?
The one that weighed 206 or the one that weighed 220?
I don't trust some of the listed stats though because Tyson and Foreman's arms are supposedly 16 inches. My arms are 16 inches and I seriously doubt they are as big as a prime Foreman's arms lol

[Abe Attell]

They said Ali also had hand problems and had to be injected with pain killers before most of his early fights, later the problems went away and he sat down on his punches noticeably more in his later fights. I guess the media raved about Foreman's and Frazier's strength because they fought like they were strong (Foreman really was) and Ali fought like a small fighter early in his career.

Never knew he had hand problems in his early part of his career...you do thicken as you age into your 20's to early 30's.

[Abe Attell]

Which Ali?
The one that weighed 206 or the one that weighed 220?
I don't trust some of the listed stats though because Tyson and Foreman's arms are supposedly 16 inches. My arms are 16 inches and I seriously doubt they are as big as a prime Foreman's arms lol

I have seen guys measure two different ways, unflexed and flexed, so if I had to take a guess, it was unflexed.

You have to remember it is not good to have really big arms in boxing...the bigger your arms in boxing, having to throw so many punches, will wear you out faster.

[hollister]

I have seen guys measure two different ways, unflexed and flexed, so if I had to take a guess, it was unflexed.

You have to remember it is not good to have really big arms in boxing...the bigger your arms in boxing, having to throw so many punches, will wear you out faster.

Yeah I agree, I think that was a big burden for Big George and still is for fighters like Briggs. I think the hand problem with Ali was calcium deposits in his knuckles