Ring Magazines 20 hardest hitters: from 1997

[Jeff Thomas]

1) Joe Louis 69-3 (54KO's)
2) Stanley Ketchel 53-4-5 (54??)
3) Sam Langford 136-23-31 (99)
4) Sugar Ray Robinson 175-19-6 (109)
5) Jimmy Wilde 133-6-2 (101)
6) Jack Dempsey 62-6-8 (49)
7) Rocky Marciano 49-0 (43)
8) Archie Moore 199-26-8 (145)
9) Sandy Saddler 144-16-2 (103)
10) Bob Foster 56-8-1 (46)
11) Reuben Oliveras
12) Henry Armstrong
13) Bob Fitzsimmons
14) Terry Mcgovern
15) Roberto Duran
16) Ezzard Charles
17) Aaron Pryor
18) Sonny Liston
19) Tommy Hearns
20) Max Baer

some interesting choices and ommisions- any thoughts?

[coghaugen11]

Duran? Robinson? Charles?

No McClellan?

No Jackson?

[orbtastic]

2003:

http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_1 ... f_All-Time!

[loaded_gloves]

Beautiful list of fighters. Surprised there's no Foreman, Tyson or Shavers but that is a real connoisseurs list. Very strong.

[keithmoonhangover]

Nice to see Ketchel where he belongs for a change.

[LeedsLad]

Duran and Pryor above Hearns?

[crusader]

There are big differences between the 97 list and the 2003 list. For example, in the 2003 list Charles isn't among the top 100, McGovern is 65, and Armstrong is 57.

[NazNaci1]

Duran? Robinson? Charles?

No McClellan?

No Jackson?

Duran was a ferocious puncher, in his prime. Ray Robinson could knock you out with one punch, any punch. Charles was also at dangerous banger, especially a LH.

The difference is with McClellan and Jackson, both tremendous punchers too, but the list of people they beat is nothing like the list these 3 greats beat and beat a lot by KO. So I guess they may have taken that into consideration, too. Hearns would be above Pryor and Duran, in my opinion, but that's all it is, an opinion.

[berealman]

No Julian Jackson or Shavers? :??

[tommo100]

iv`e never seen anyone hit harder than julian jackson

what about john "the beast mugabe" he could certainly dig