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Those lists have all sorts of problems.

Corbett.

Too bad we can't ask Ingo and 'Enery about Patterson's punching power.

You think Tunney would have made as big an impression on them?

Clay's power getting a little underrated here

What a load of crap.

I'm amazed that Foreman isn't touted as 'the hardest hitter' in the pre 1982 list

Willard and Fitzsimmons didn't ought to be the list; Mike Weaver and BoneCrusher Smith surely hit harder.

I'm not sold on Dempsey hitting harder than Foreman at all; there was talk of loaded gloves for the Willard bout. If Foreman had used loaded gloves he'd have killed someone outright.

BarryWashington wrote:

BarryWashington wrote:Punch for punch, Bruno probably hit the hardest

Of the post '78 bunch

Harder than Mike Tyson or Lennox Lewis?

I'd have to disagree with that: Frank Bruno never even floored a world class opponent, let alone knocked one out.

All truly great punchers have a some world class scalps on their resumes.

Walcott at number 15 out of 31 champions? He was more than a median hitter, he hit terrible with either hand.

(I appreciate it is difficult making lists like this).

Il Duce wrote:

palooka wrote:Walcott at number 15 out of 31 champions? He was more than a median hitter, he hit terrible with either hand.

(I appreciate it is difficult making lists like this).

Look at Jersey Joe Walcott a little closer.

From the start of his career thru August 1946 {Age; 32 years, 7 months}

He was 41-9-2 {27 KO's}, that was a 66% KO-Rate.

Cheers for replying; the bare statistics do not make a concrete argument always. Walcott dropped and hurt many excellent fighters; the hook that he flattened Charles with was brutal; knocking out or stopping 2 thirds of the men he faced is some going; he boxed some good men.

Chris Byrd

Tommy Burns? He was a big puncher. Only one guy went the distance with him as champ until Johnson.

Actually, the 1982 to now list is not bad. The first list obviously total BS.