Was Vitali Klitschko a harder puncher than AJ and DW?

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  • woraufhin
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    #11
    Originally posted by mlac
    What happened to Ike's comeback a year or two back, when he got out of prison?

    the atomic bull is still going strong and STILL hasnt been stopped, 55 years old! The President V Atomic bull!?
    Ike violated his probation and was sent back to prison as a result.

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    • Eff Pandas
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      #12
      I think Wilder is among the hardest/strongest punchers of all time.

      Idk that anyone is in the same lane as him in the recent eras outside of DaVaryl Williamson & Earnie Shavers & I rank Wilder above both of them easy.

      I'd probably rank Joshua over Vitali too with his power. Not sure Vitali has THAT impressive of a roster of KO'd opponents & most of his most known peak opponents either beat him or went the distance. And while Joshua's power isn't punching souls out of people's bodies all you gotta do is take the fight outta someone for a 10 count to get the KO & Joshua has done that so far quite well except in that weird ass Parker fight where he was calling his own tineouts & sh^t.

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      • ShaneMosleySr
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        #13
        Ibeabuchi also beat Chris Byrd up so badly that Larry Mechant said “shame on Chris Byrd” on air.

        Originally posted by BangEM
        Ike struggled against Tua who Byrd mopped the floor with. Vitali would've battered him.

        The two below are nothing like Ike and Vitali. They're both too slow and lethargic.
        Last edited by ShaneMosleySr; 05-27-2019, 05:34 PM.

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        • Boxing Goat
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          #14
          It's hard to tell because Vitali never punched with full force. He didn't do that so that he didn't leave himself vulnerable to counter punches. You might say that he was a arm puncher but he wasn't. He just punched in a way that allowed him to always be in position to counter you or be defensive. His style looked awkward to a casual but what he did in there was masterful. Never out boxed by anyone for a reason.

          That said, if he leaned into a shot as hard as say AJ or Wilder does, I think they could probably slightly generate more power but with men that size, it wouldn't matter. Any of the three could KO you with the right punch. Vitali had plenty of 1 punch KO's as well.

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          • SN!PER
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            #15
            Originally posted by ShaneMosleySr
            Ibeabuchi also beat Chris Byrd up so badly that Larry Mechant said “shame on Chris Byrd” on air.
            And then a year after that, Chris Byrd won the WBO title from Vitali.

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            • Larry the boss
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              #16
              no, he was an accumulation puncher

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              • Boksfan
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                #17
                Originally posted by BangEM
                Ike struggled against Tua who Byrd mopped the floor with. Vitali would've battered him.

                The two below are nothing like Ike and Vitali. They're both too slow and lethargic.
                Ike destroyed Byrd so styles makes fights.

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                • JimRaynor
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                  #18
                  Both AJ and Wilder punched harder than Vitali, especially Wilder. But that wasn't Vitali's style. He'd wear you down with awkward arm punches.

                  IMO Wilder is one of the hardest power punchers of all time if not the hardest.

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                  • JimRaynor
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                    #19
                    Originally posted by Eff Pandas
                    I think Wilder is among the hardest/strongest punchers of all time.

                    Idk that anyone is in the same lane as him in the recent eras outside of DaVaryl Williamson & Earnie Shavers & I rank Wilder above both of them easy.

                    I'd probably rank Joshua over Vitali too with his power. Not sure Vitali has THAT impressive of a roster of KO'd opponents & most of his most known peak opponents either beat him or went the distance. And while Joshua's power isn't punching souls out of people's bodies all you gotta do is take the fight outta someone for a 10 count to get the KO & Joshua has done that so far quite well except in that weird ass Parker fight where he was calling his own tineouts & sh^t.

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                    • Eff Pandas
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                      #20
                      Originally posted by JimRaynor
                      Go watch some Williamson KO's. Dude put mfers out. He was putting mfers out in the amateur days too (103 KO's in 120 wins & he was national level not fighting in bs local shows KOing people). Couldn't box for sh^t, kinda like Wilder, but he put mfers to sleep.

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