Muhammad Ali Embarrasess Bob Foster's Punching Power

[Poet682006]

Yes that's the same one as mine but I couldn't fit it in the thread

Well, what I'm not getting is why people are having such an issue with the list. While I might quibble with some of the details of placement it appears to be a valid and reasonable list to me. Nor am I getting the hostility towards Ring Magazine considering it's about the only publication out there that's even close to being authoritative.

Poet

[street bully]

Well, what I'm not getting is why people are having such an issue with the list. While I might quibble with some of the details of placement it appears to be a valid and reasonable list to me. Nor am I getting the hostility towards Ring Magazine considering it's about the only publication out there that's even close to being authoritative.

Poet

I think Hamed is too low on the list.

[THE REED]

The complete list:

1. Joe Louis
2. Sam Langford
3. Jimmy Wilde
4. Archie Moore
5. Sandy Saddler
6. Stanley Ketchell
7. Jack Dempsey
8. Bob Fitzsimmons
9. George Foreman
10. Earnie Shavers
11. Sugar Ray Robinson
12. Ruben Olivares
13. Wilfredo Gomez
14. Rocky Marciano
15. Sonny Liston
16. Mike Tyson
17. Bob Foster
18. Thomas Hearns
19. Khaosai Galaxy
20. Alexis Arguello
21. Carlos Zarate
22. Max Baer
23. Rocky Graziano
24. Matthew Saad Muhammad
25. Julian Jackson
26. Danny Lopez
27. Gerald McClellan
28. Roberto Duran
29. Rodrigo Valdez
30. Felix Trinidad
31. Pipino Cuevas
32. Jim Jefferies
33. Lennox Lewis
34. Bennie Briscoe
35. Marvin Hagler
36. Edwin Rosario
37. Tommy Ryan
38. John Mugabi
39. Joe Frazier
40. Carlos Monzon
41. Tony Zale
42. Michael Spinks
43. Joe Gans
44. Elmer Ray
45. George Godfrey
46. Naseem Hamed
47. Alfonso Zamora
48. David Tua
49. Cleveland Williams
50. Julio Cesar Chavez
51. Tiger Jack Fox
52. Joe Walcott
53. Gerry Cooney
54. Al (Bummy) Davis
55. Max Schmeling
56. Florentino Fernandez
57. Henry Armstrong
58. Bob Satterfield
59. Al Hostak
60. Jesus Pimentel
61. Eugene (Cyclone) Hart
62. Lew Jenkins
63. Harry Wills
64. Tom Sharkey
65. Terry McGovern
66. Jersey Joe Walcott
67. Kostya Tszyu
68. Leotis Martin
69. Buddy Baer
70. Donovan (Razor) Ruddock
71. Jose Luis Ramirez
72. Tommy Gomez
73. Jose Napoles
74. Kid McCoy
75. Antonio Esparragoza
76. Ricardo Moreno
77. Evander Holyfield
78. Ike Williams
79. Luis Firpo
80. Ricardo Lopez
81. Humberto Gonzalez
82. Bobby Chacon
83. Jock McAvoy
84. Eduardo Lausse
85. Eder Jofre
86. Charley Burley
87. Mike McCallum
88. Salvador Sanchez
89. Roy Jones Jr.
90. Rodolfo Gonzalez
91. Nigel Benn
92. (Irish) Bob Murphy
93. Paul Berlenbach
94. Battling Torres
95. Chalky Wright
96. George (K.O.) Chaney
97. Andy Ganigan
98. Fred Fulton
99. Ingemar Johansson
100. Charley White

Damn, no Bernard?!

[street bully]

Damn, no Bernard?!

Hopkins isn't a puncher, well hasn't been for about 10 years/ Also having Jones ahead of Nigel Benn is puzzling.

[THE REED]

Hopkins isn't a puncher, well hasn't been for about 10 years/ Also having Jones ahead of Nigel Benn is puzzling.

AH...... I didn't know that's what the list was. Was just skimming through random threads..

[Poet682006]

I think Hamed is too low on the list.

Remember though, the list is "greatest" punchers not necessarily "hardest" punchers though that's an important component of it.

Poet

[Vadrigar.]

I do admit there are some things wrong with this list; some lower down names have just been used to fill space.

[Vadrigar.]

Remember though, the list is "greatest" punchers not necessarily "hardest" punchers though that's an important component of it.

Poet

have you found any other oxygen trolls today?

[Vadrigar.]

Well, what I'm not getting is why people are having such an issue with the list. While I might quibble with some of the details of placement it appears to be a valid and reasonable list to me. Nor am I getting the hostility towards Ring Magazine considering it's about the only publication out there that's even close to being authoritative.

Poet

I can't understand the hate on the ring magazine over these past few years.

[BennyST]

Ring Magazine 100 greatest Punchers:

9. George Foreman
10. Earnie Shavers
11. Sugar Ray Robinson
12. Ruben Olivares
13. Wilfredo Gomez
14. Rocky Marciano
15. Sonny Liston
16. Mike Tyson
17. Bob Foster
18. Thomas Hearns (featherfirst)
19. Khaosai Galaxy
20. Alexis Arguello
21. Carlos Zarate
22. Max Baer


from 9:17 till the end of the video

Why do you have Hearns bolded with the remark (featherfist) next to it? If you think that, then you've got a lot of learning to do young lad.

Hearns is much, much too low. Without a doubt he is top ten, and should be top five quite easily too.

Anyway, Foster was just too small to fight those HW's. They were great, great HW's and good sized ones too. Foster didn't come in any bigger than when he was a LHW. If Foster fought today he would be fighting as a SMW and LHW and also CW. He was always just a bit too small to be any good as a genuine HW.

Ali was an average good sized HW and he was so much bigger than Foster in every way.

Julian Jackson at 25!