Generation of punchers?

[No bueno]

It's nice to see some skilled punchers in the sport these days, running so many divisions. Wlad is a puncher, Kovalev and Stevenson are punchers, Golovkin obviously, Alvarez can punch, Danny Garcia can punch, Mikey Garcia can punch, Rigo can punch, the featherweights can all punch.

It's nice as a fan to have that element of "any shot can end it" when watching title fights.

Rigo can punch ? Not sucker punch right ?

[Ray Corso]

GGG is the only real puncher on the scene today. Kova has power but he doesn't have the heavy handedness that GGG has. Plus GGG technique holds true when he throws Kova's balance isn't always there. He leans to much and that takes away some force.

Last night GGG altered a left hook to go around Rubio
s glove and he still slammed Rubio's head down into his shoulders!!

Anyone who thinks Rubio ducked out without cause has never been in the ring with someone "you know" can hurt you, badly!
Ray

[Foreign Soil]

about what? what are you trying to say? that Maidana is a puncher? when was the last time he KOd a top level opponent?

If Maidana didn't have a punch, just imagine him having to rely on his "skill" - he'd never win a fight. He's not the best puncher, but best believe the guy can punch. Matthysse didn't KO Judah so he isn't a puncher? Matthysse elected to box and jab that fight.. bad tactics. He's clearly a puncher. Beterbiev not a puncher? Cloud had never been down... even Adonis, who you listed as a puncher could barely stun him, never mind actually putting Cloud down. Beterbiev is a huge puncher and ate Cloud alive. In the amateurs he moved up to 200 lb class and KO'd opponents there. Homie please.

[fish262]

If Maidana didn't have a punch, just imagine him having to rely on his "skill" - he'd never win a fight. He's not the best puncher, but best believe the guy can punch. Matthysse didn't KO Judah so he isn't a puncher? Matthysse elected to box and jab that fight.. bad tactics. He's clearly a puncher. Beterbiev not a puncher? Cloud had never been down... even Adonis, who you listed as a puncher could barely stun him, never mind actually putting Cloud down. Beterbiev is a huge puncher and ate Cloud alive. In the amateurs he moved up to 200 lb class and KO'd opponents there. Homie please.

Yes maidana and matthysse are punchers, but they are not "bona-fide punchers" like the once from the past.I wouldn't put them on that pedistool. same with Danny Jacobs. **** me Maidana was landing flush on Khan and couldn't drop him.

[TRTboy]

If Maidana didn't have a punch, just imagine him having to rely on his "skill" - he'd never win a fight. He's not the best puncher, but best believe the guy can punch. Matthysse didn't KO Judah so he isn't a puncher? Matthysse elected to box and jab that fight.. bad tactics. He's clearly a puncher. Beterbiev not a puncher? Cloud had never been down... even Adonis, who you listed as a puncher could barely stun him, never mind actually putting Cloud down. Beterbiev is a huge puncher and ate Cloud alive. In the amateurs he moved up to 200 lb class and KO'd opponents there. Homie please.

Matthyse, Maidana and Beterbiev definitely are punchers. They dont have to knock everybody out lol and they wont. The punchers in the sport today for me are

GGG
Kovalev
Walters
Wilder
Stevenson
Beterbiev
Khrytov(maybe premature)
Matthyse
Thurman
Maidana
Gonzales

[MRBOOMER]

Gamboa should get a mention if he'd drop back in weight he'd be a thunderous puncher again