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Heaviest hitters at Light Heavy
Posted: 01 Feb 2006, 12:23
by Ezzard
A lot of champs in this division were highly skilled fighters. Bob Foster comes to mind as having a dynamite punch. I also think Spinks' right hand was formidable. Moore could dig as could Charles but who else would make a roll call of top 175 hitters???
Posted: 01 Feb 2006, 12:31
by DoubleM
Bob Foster was by far and away the most dynamite of them all, to our knowledge.
Sam Langford, Michael Spinks, Bob Satterfield and Archie Moore could all crack.
Posted: 01 Feb 2006, 12:36
by Expug
Foster for sure, Tiger Jack Fox was a good puncher.
Posted: 01 Feb 2006, 15:04
by KOJOE90
Bob Fitzsimmons.
Posted: 01 Feb 2006, 15:35
by BrocktonBlockbuster49
bob satterfield
bob foster
ray actis
archie moore
ezzard charles
irish bob murphy
danny nardico
marvin johnson
michael spinx
bob fitzimmons
tiger jack fox
jimmy slattery
michael moorer
Posted: 01 Feb 2006, 15:35
by kick asner
Eddy Mustapha Mohammed comes to mind. I remember him knocking out Jerry " The Bull" Martin with one punch.
Posted: 01 Feb 2006, 15:43
by Expug
kick asner wrote:Eddy Mustapha Mohammed comes to mind. I remember him knocking out Jerry " The Bull" Martin with one punch.
He was a good puncher. I was impressed when he bombed Marvin Johnson out of there. Eddies power is underated I think.
Posted: 01 Feb 2006, 18:22
by kick asner
expug wrote:kick asner wrote:Eddy Mustapha Mohammed comes to mind. I remember him knocking out Jerry " The Bull" Martin with one punch.
He was a good puncher. I was impressed when he bombed Marvin Johnson out of there. Eddies power is underated I think.
I was thinking the same thing, about being underated as a puncher. Might have been because he lacked agressivness. Sometimes he could be a bit dull. A lot of people don't associate power with a non aggressive style. Johnson brought out the best in him. Eddie landed some real bombs that night.
Posted: 01 Feb 2006, 21:57
by pete
True,Eddie was a very skillfull fighter with a big punch but he wasn't very motivated,or just too cautious.I remember watching him against Johnson and he just toyed with him yet didn't stop him till the 11th.As I remember it he was schooling Spinks until his eye closed.
Re: Heaviest hitters at Light Heavy
Posted: 02 Feb 2006, 00:27
by surf-bat
Ezzard wrote:A lot of champs in this division were highly skilled fighters. Bob Foster comes to mind as having a dynamite punch. I also think Spinks' right hand was formidable. Moore could dig as could Charles but who else would make a roll call of top 175 hitters???
Jack Delaney
Re: Heaviest hitters at Light Heavy
Posted: 02 Feb 2006, 00:29
by surf-bat
Ezzard wrote:A lot of champs in this division were highly skilled fighters. Bob Foster comes to mind as having a dynamite punch. I also think Spinks' right hand was formidable. Moore could dig as could Charles but who else would make a roll call of top 175 hitters???
The hardest LH hitter was probably Joe Choynski. But the division didn't exist back then, so he was a 175 pounder forced to fight larger men. Corbett, Jeffries and Sharkey all said he hit hardest of all. He KO'd Jack Johnson with a single punch.
Re: Heaviest hitters at Light Heavy
Posted: 02 Feb 2006, 00:49
by BrocktonBlockbuster49
Nero3000 wrote:Ezzard wrote:A lot of champs in this division were highly skilled fighters. Bob Foster comes to mind as having a dynamite punch. I also think Spinks' right hand was formidable. Moore could dig as could Charles but who else would make a roll call of top 175 hitters???
The hardest LH hitter was probably Joe Choynski. But the division didn't exist back then, so he was a 175 pounder forced to fight larger men. Corbett, Jeffries and Sharkey all said he hit hardest of all. He KO'd Jack Johnson with a single punch.
good choice, choynski can bang with the best of them