Boxing's P4P Hardest Puncher?

[yorkshire gripper]

After reading a seperate thread about what generates KO power, I've decided to ask the above question. Now read it carefully, I don't want to see folk just writing about Heavyweights (although Ernie Shavers is ok) I mean across the whole 17 weight classes and throughout the history of boxing.
Tommy Hearns is in there, Julian Jackson, Gerald McClellan, Juan Manuel Lopez, Jimmy Wilde, Naz, Sam Langford, Kostya Tszyu, Sandy Saddler............ I wont keep naming them, I'll leave it up to everyone else.

[Jay]

Shavers was brutal.


I'll throw a few more in the mix:


Joe Louis, Mike Tyson, Marciano, Gatti, Pac Man



Edit as some more came to me:


Benn, Arguello, Trinidad, Mugabi

[Predator]

Foreman? But surely it has to be Tyson???

[grip_pimp]

Foreman? But surely it has to be Tyson???

I would bet that tyson hit harder than Foreman, Naz is a great shout as well, boy had some dig on him!

But P4P best ever has to be Drago..... No?

[jayjay]

sonny liston or evander

[Barracuda187]

I would bet that tyson hit harder than Foreman, Naz is a great shout as well, boy had some dig on him!

But P4P best ever has to be Drago..... No?

Foreman was thought to be one of the hardest punchers of his time, would have been interesting to set up a power test, I think he would have punched harder than Tyson. Julian Jackson sticks out to me as a particularly powerful and concussive puncher. Seeings we're looking at P4P ratio its remember that its relative power not absolute, that being said any boxer who has moved through and up weight catagories and continued to knock people out would demonstrate good power. I always like Teofilo Stevensona and Felix Savon! Have a good weekend people.

[para74]

Shavers no question

[Romeoblood]

Bredis Prescott has some crazy power on him

[boxingbrit]

P4P
Valero
Tito Trinidad
Jackson

[jayjay]

Bredis Prescott has some crazy power on him

yeah man he is underrated