Biggest Brit puncher ever?

[keithmoonhangover]

Well, I will laugh. herbie never had a meaningful KO win.

Oh wait, he never had a meaningful win.

Riddick Bowe says that no one hit him harder that Herbie.

[CliSwe]

Henry Cooper was a surprisingly powerful puncher - he consistently weighed-in @ 13st 6lbs (188lbs), so with his 6'2" height was pretty slender. But Ali reckoned he'd never been hit so hard as when Cooper decked him in their first fight in 1963.

Cheers,
Cliff

[iamasadlittleboy]

What was Hodgkinson like? His record looks like he had hammer fists...

[Datsue]

What was Hodgkinson like? His record looks like he had hammer fists...

Do you mean HOKO? Paul Hodkinson?

If so, a damaging, harder-than-average hitter but more of a volume/combinations guy than a one-shot. Wore you down & beat you up. Not likely to feature on anyone's list of pure British punchers, imo.

If not HOKO, apologies!

[iamasadlittleboy]

What was Hodgkinson like? His record looks like he had hammer fists...

Do you mean HOKO? Paul Hodkinson?

If so, a damaging, harder-than-average hitter but more of a volume/combinations guy than a one-shot. Wore you down & beat you up. Not likely to feature on anyone's list of pure British punchers, imo.

If not HOKO, apologies!

That's the guy. Cheers. I've only seen one or two of his fights so wasn't too sure.

[Knucklez]

Who was the Hispanic fighter that Hamed starched with a four punch combo and hospitalised? Absolutely ruined him.

[Datsue]

Who was the Hispanic fighter that Hamed starched with a four punch combo and hospitalised? Absolutely ruined him.

Augie Sanchez (who to be honest, didn't have much to ruin anyway).

Some journeyman did him in one round before Naz did, I seem to recall, & Augie got the call to fight Naz as they were looking for a soft one. Later, John Michael Johnson (of "I once knocked out Junior Jones!" fame) did him in one round in an equally scary way (according to orbtastic of this parish, should he ever "release the tapes")...

EDIT: Sorry Orb, you've done it, ain't'cha? Top man!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiaK480UTAY

[MadMouse]

I'm surprised I have only seen one post wth Eubank on it... I know he wasn't the most likable bloke in the world but he had a monster punch

[dillingham]

My grandfather was a great fight fan, and saw a lot of fights in the thirties, I remember he raved over Jock McAvoy, said he never saw a harder puncher.

[Bricks]

Some of the replies 7 years back are ridiculous if we're talking about the "biggest brit puncher ever" as the thread states. Most of them mentioned were only bangers at domestic level. The true test is world level , and on that basis.

Lewis
Hamed
Benn

stand way out for me.

No one did what Benn did to Barkley.
Lewis has highlight devastating kayo over kayo....botha, bruno,Briggs,Golota,were all brutal knockouts in their own way...he couldnt dent McCall though DD no one could

[man]

David Haye wants to be recognized in this thread. But let's resist the temptation.

let's.

[man]

The true test is world level , and on that basis.

Lewis
Hamed
Benn

stand way out for me.

does he really pass that test.

[milpool]

Lennox, Bruno and Hamed all had that great power punch needed to get you out of trouble.
Hamed and Lennox didn't always need it to get out of trouble and Bruno never seemed able to use his when he was in trouble!