where would you rank wlad's punching power

[UglyPug]

he rarely uncorks the right hand for the first few rounds

he's got plenty of one punch knockouts with both hands when he actually throws them

back in his day he was a fast starter, and along those lines he has lots of early kayos

the power is there

wladimir is easily the hardest hitter in the game with his hardest punch being the right hand, and he's up there with any puncher historically

there are three men who i will say with confidence hit harder with single punches than wladimir
foreman
shavers
tyson


both ali and larry holmes said at the end of their careers that shavers hit harder than any opponent they had ever faced
and obviously ali faced foreman and shavers
and holmes faced shavers and tyson

shavers might hit harder. . . but i just don't see tyson and foreman having greater power. . . tyson's power basically went away once he stepped up in class. . . ie = buster douglas and holyfield. . . foreman had good power, but not the one shot power of wladimir. . . if a young foreman and a young, aggressive wladimir went at it, i see foreman falling down first. . .

[kiDynamite92]

shavers might hit harder. . . but i just don't see tyson and foreman having greater power. . . tyson's power basically went away once he stepped up in class. . . ie = buster douglas and holyfield. . . foreman had good power, but not the one shot power of wladimir. . . if a young foreman and a young, aggressive wladimir went at it, i see foreman falling down first. . .

Same could be said with Wlad when he stepped up a class with haye and foreman down first? Lol all foreman would need is one right hand against Wlad and that'll be all she wrote.

[kiDynamite92]

In the current era he's definitely up there, but there are a few fighters out there that really suck at everything except punching and may just hit harder. Tua and peters should be mentioned. I watched a fight of Amir monsour, dunno who it was against, but he ko'd the dude with his right hook. That punch looks really nasty, I haven't seen his other punches yet tho.

[LeG00N]

I'll go one step, further he's the hardest hitting heavyweight in the history of the heavyweight division...


hell he's the hardest hitter P4P boxer of ALL TIME

[Superflo777]

lol are you being sarcastic with wilder? or you really believe he is going to beat the klitschkos. . . lol shyt, even helenius, abdusalamov, and the current young generation of european HW's? he looks like a hilariously awkward KO just waiting to happen. . .

That's what I wonder all the time...is this guy serious about Wilder becoming the next undisputed champion or is he just trolling, I asked him that twice already.

[nomadman]

shavers might hit harder. . . but i just don't see tyson and foreman having greater power. . . tyson's power basically went away once he stepped up in class. . . ie = buster douglas and holyfield. . . foreman had good power, but not the one shot power of wladimir. . . if a young foreman and a young, aggressive wladimir went at it, i see foreman falling down first. . .

Wlad could potentially be one of the hardest hitters ever, but he so rarely puts his full weight into the shot, preferring to peck away with the jab for round after round till he's broken the guy down physically and mentally. Guys like Tyson and Shavers went all out on their power shots, really launched themselves into the punch like their life depended on it. Foreman's power was a different kettle of fish entirely. He was a heavy handed fighter, limited by speed and technique but enormously strong. Any shot he threw, no matter how he threw it or at what point of its trajectory it hit you was going to do damage. This isn't the case for someone like Wlad who needs to get full extension on the shot to cause maximum damage. When he does however, there are very few fighters who can stand up to it.

I will say though that Tyson tends to get shortchanged in discussions like this. He was one of the hardest one hit punchers of all time in the heavyweight division, harder than Shavers certainly and comparable to the very best.

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

out of all the heavyweight boxers, CURRENTLY

You just want everyone to say Wlad. lol

[nomadman]

I'll go one step, further he's the hardest hitting heavyweight in the history of the heavyweight division...


hell he's the hardest hitter P4P boxer of ALL TIME

Come on, that's silly. You were just being silly right?

[nomadman]

You just want everyone to say Wlad. lol

I'd actually consider Helenius a marginally harder one hit puncher. Fekker can't land his money shots though cause he's a big flabby troll with a mullet.

[Barry Halls]

I'd actually consider Helenius a marginally harder one hit puncher. Fekker can't land his money shots though cause he's a big flabby troll with a mullet.

Come on, that's silly. You were just being silly right?