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Hardest puncher at 160
Posted: 17 Nov 2006, 09:40
by Ezzard
My pick would be Fitzsimmons but who would the board choose?
Ketchel?
Carter?
McClellan?
Jackson?
Valdez?
Hearns?
Mugabi?
and anyone else I've forgotten or don't even know about....
Posted: 17 Nov 2006, 11:30
by DoubleM
I would go for Rodrigo Valdez.
Posted: 17 Nov 2006, 16:03
by DoubleM
Decagon wrote:Langford. End of thread.
Why is it the end of the thread?
Posted: 17 Nov 2006, 16:07
by dr_devious
Fitz or Ketchel
Posted: 17 Nov 2006, 16:13
by DoubleM
Decagon wrote:No further discussion is necessary.
... Why?
Posted: 17 Nov 2006, 16:58
by Seamus
Ketchel.
Posted: 17 Nov 2006, 19:32
by DoubleM
That is very annoying. At least back up your arrogance with an argument.
Posted: 18 Nov 2006, 00:18
by kovit
Bennie Briscoe
Posted: 18 Nov 2006, 00:36
by Expug
Iwas gonna mention Briscoe also Kovit.
Cyclone Hart deserves mention too.
His left hook was real heavy.
Posted: 18 Nov 2006, 05:35
by DoubleM
It's not even funny, so I'd quit it now.
Maybe I'm not familiar with Langford - tell me why you think he was the hardest middleweight puncher. If you don't answer properly I'll take it you haven't actually got anything to back your claim up.
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Posted: 18 Nov 2006, 08:20
by barry
Hardest punching middleweight in history...Bob Fitzsimmons! Followed by Ketchel, Julian Jackson and Florentino Fernandez.
Posted: 20 Nov 2006, 03:41
by Jaclem
...maybe he wasn't the hardest ever...but i'm always surprised when sugar ray robinson doesn't appear on these hard punching middleweight lists....and especially when he could still make welter but was beating middies. but even after winning the middleweight crown....when he was already past his prime.....i don't know how many other 160 guys could have one-punched the rugged gene fullmer the way the sugarman did with that left hook.
Posted: 20 Nov 2006, 04:14
by Syntax Error
Julian Jackson for me.
It's not only his KO ratio, but it's the way he poleaxed his opponents.
He decapitated most of his opponents.
Posted: 22 Nov 2006, 16:52
by Martin Sosa Cameron
The greatest puncher was Stanley Ketchel
The Argentinians Rafael Merentino and the southpaws Eduardo Lausse and Atilio Caraune (a great LH, but he opened is career as Middle): please, see their records; he had canyons in their hands
Posted: 23 Nov 2006, 12:44
by enrique
Florentino Fernandez deserves an honorable mention.
Posted: 23 Nov 2006, 16:07
by Martin Sosa Cameron
enrique wrote:Florentino Fernandez deserves an honorable mention.
Of course, what a puncher! And Rocky Rivero, too
Posted: 23 Nov 2006, 16:12
by BoxBuzz
So we appear to have clear concensus and the matter should now be considered settled.
May we now have the next difficult question for the board to consider and determine?
Posted: 28 Nov 2006, 07:51
by Alex
Mickey Walker.
Posted: 28 Nov 2006, 12:03
by The Durable Dane
Stanley Ketchel
Posted: 28 Nov 2006, 17:24
by elmersalsa
Of the old timers category I pick Stanley Ketchel, Bob Fitzsimmons or Charles "Kid" McCoy
Of the modern era: Marcel Cerdan, Tony Zale or Rocky Graziano
Posted: 01 Dec 2006, 07:46
by MightyWarrior
Not sure anyone hit harder than Julian Jackson.
I mean, is it even possible to hit harder than that with a single shot?
Posted: 01 Dec 2006, 08:42
by silkov
Re: Hardest 160-lb. Punchers
Posted: 01 Dec 2006, 12:44
by Chuck1052
Despite his relatively low knockout percentage, Sam
Langford was one of the greatest p4p punchers ever.
Langford started out as a lightweight, but was knocking
out top heavyweights during his incrediable career.
One should also remember that Langford was facing
top competition in many of his bouts and it was
alleged that he "carried" many opponents.
- Chuck Johnston
Posted: 01 Dec 2006, 20:35
by Martin Sosa Cameron
Dear Friends,
look the very high K.O. percentage of Eduardo Lausse (more than 70%) and Rafael Merentino (
quasy 80%), both in 60 or more bouts
