Who are the best Finishers in the Sport?

[Boxfan83]

same reason I picked him...level of opposition and he stops guys in a variety of ways...combos, single shots, head then body or body then head

he may be the most skilled "puncher" in the game

yeah he places punches very well, he has amazing eye hand coordination. If you notice he doesnt just throw just to thro like some fighters do, he finds openings and makes them pay.

[therealpugilist]

yeah he places punches very well, he has amazing eye hand coordination. If you notice he doesnt just throw just to thro like some fighters do, he finds openings and makes them pay.

i like how he always maintains balance...he also varies to speed and power of shots in his combos too

[StefanTosic]

I'm going to put forward a short list:

Adonis Stevenson
Sergey Kovalev
Gennady Golovkin
Anthony Joshua
Roman Gonzalez
Naoya Inoue

There's poll too so vote and give reasons. Also, if you think of someone else, just post about them.

In my opinion Stevenson has incredible punching power, at least as powerful as Beterbiev and Kovalev, but I don't think he's the best finisher here. I remember watching him against Bika, who has a great chin, but is a blown super middleweight and Adonis hurted him not only once but a couple of times, rocked him really good and I was very suprised how he didn't go for a knockout while having his opponent visibly hurt.

Edit: I think I'm going to vote for Golovkin.

[soul_survivor]

I think in his weight class(es) yes he has beaten the better opposition over GGG and Kov. Has be beaten the bigger names? No, but thats the downside of flyweights not many are main stream but honestly a win over Estrada and Viloria in all reality is better than what GGG and Kovelev have done p4p wise. If he finishes Cuadras, I think thatd be an exclamation point to that but if Kov beats Ward than Id favor that win over anything Gonzlaez has done.

This really isn't a discussion about quality or perceived quality of resumes. Let's no waylay the point of this thread. We can discuss this in another thread if you so wish.

[soul_survivor]

In my opinion Stevenson has incredible punching power, at least as powerful as Beterbiev and Kovalev, but I don't think he's the best finisher here. I remember watching him against Bika, who has a great chin, but is a blown super middleweight and Adonis hurted him not only once but a couple of times, rocked him really good and I was very suprised how he didn't go for a knockout while having his opponent visibly hurt.

Edit: I think I'm going to vote for Golovkin.

I'd put Kov, GGG and then RG.

Stevenson is the best one punch KO artist in the sport right now and the Bika fight is a rarity, he has annihilated top light heavies, people tend to forget about Dawson, Cloud and Bellew.

[Tails]

Atm it's likely between GGG & Kovalev not including any heavyweights. GGG probably edges Kovalev by a small margin.

[soul_survivor]

Atm it's likely between GGG & Kovalev not including any heavyweights. GGG probably edges Kovalev by a small margin.

We're talking finishers and not who's the best or most powerful puncher, so heavyweights can be included, although at heavy there's only AJ who can be seriously considered in this discussion at the highest level and even he hasn't beaten anyone of note.

If he stops Pulev or Stiverne, then he instantly jumps up higher imo.

[The Hammer]

All of the names in the poll.

Golovkin, Joshua, Kovalev, Inoue and Gonzalez are all very good finishers.