Ring Magazine's 100 Greatest Punchers

[polecateddy]

Naseem dId hit very hard.

Back to G Man the way he took out Danny Mitchell, James Williamson, Jay Bell and Carl Sullivan was ridiculous

What a bunch of journeymen?

[stevedoc]

any list without julian jackson in the top 5 isn't worth looking at

[keithmoonhangover]

I've got to say that I honestly don't think Joe Louis is the hardest puncher in the history of boxing. I'm not questioning his ability. I just think that some people hit harder than him.

[Vladimir5555]

Where is Alex Stewart(43 wins,40 KO's),Tommy Morrisson(48 wins,42 KO's),Rafa Marquez(41 wins,37 KO's),Edwin Valero(27 wins,27 KO),In Chul Baek(47 wins,43 KO's),l?

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Where is Alex Stewart(43 wins,40 KO's),Tommy Morrisson(48 wins,42 KO's),Rafa Marquez(41 wins,37 KO's),Edwin Valero(27 wins,27 KO),In Chul Baek(47 wins,43 KO's),l?

It's not all about records, Stewart never knocked anyone out of note and neither did Valero. They both could punch, but not definite inclusions for a list like this, I wouldn't rate either. Baek was very strong, but I'd leave him off too.

Marquez and Morrison are solid inclusions.

[BoxBuzz]

Valero is a difficult call, It's hard to assess within that statistical anomaly he created. Maybe it would have kept chugging along....we'll never know. But he never was up against the sort of Solid chin that would give us a good reading.

[Vladimir5555]

Where is Rocky Lockridge(44 wins,36 KO),Ike Quartey (37 wins,31 KO),Acelino Freitas(39 win,33 KO),Danny Romero(45 win,38 KO)?

[stevedoc]

Where is Alex Stewart(43 wins,40 KO's),Tommy Morrisson(48 wins,42 KO's),Rafa Marquez(41 wins,37 KO's),Edwin Valero(27 wins,27 KO),In Chul Baek(47 wins,43 KO's),l?

alex stewart wasn't a massive puncher he just fought crap fighters

[Vladimir5555]

Where is Mamadou Thiam in this list))?
49 wins,46 KO*s )))))?

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Prince Naseem Hamed should be higher IMO; he was an absolute beast of a puncher.

I'd also like to know where Herbie Hide would rate.

Hide was also a phenomenal puncher for such a small heavyweight.

[Vladimir5555]

Agreed.Herbie a good puncher).
Norbert Ekassi,Alexander Gurov was a good punchers in cruiserweight.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Where is Mamadou Thiam in this list))?
49 wins,46 KO*s )))))?

[yancey]

Should Rubin "Hurricane" Carter have made at least the tail end of this list?

I seem to recall him as a good puncher.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

I'd definitely rate him over Thiam.

[Bobbyptsd]

Where is Mamadou Thiam in this list))?
49 wins,46 KO*s )))))?

He's got to be taking the piss there. I mean, maybe his other suggestions are serious, but I think he just thought he'd try to get one through as a joke.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Agreed, I was laughing with him.

[gilgamesh]

Should Rubin "Hurricane" Carter have made at least the tail end of this list?

I seem to recall him as a good puncher.

I don't remember exactly what his KO percentage, but I know he's one of only two men to stop the great Emile Griffith, and he stopped him in the 1st round!

The only other man to stop Griffith was The Legendary Carlos Monzon.

[polecateddy]

Missing genuine one punch hitters like Carl Thompson and Herbie Hide. Bruno even! Nigel Benn was significantly less hard hitting as a super-middle, but a more rounded fighter.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Should Rubin "Hurricane" Carter have made at least the tail end of this list?

I seem to recall him as a good puncher.

I don't remember exactly what his KO percentage, but I know he's one of only two men to stop the great Emile Griffith, and he stopped him in the 1st round!

The only other man to stop Griffith was The Legendary Carlos Monzon.

Why would his KO% matter? For the record I think his was around 50%.

[Crease]

I've got to say that I honestly don't think Joe Louis is the hardest puncher in the history of boxing. I'm not questioning his ability. I just think that some people hit harder than him.

I think that it's very natural to have a Heavyweight at the top of this list. However this list doesn't just take in the punching power, but also the puching accuracy and combinations

If you add those three things Up:
The power + The Accuracy + the combos = Great Punching

If you're just looking at the pucnhign power then this list could look very different.