Who are the top 5 p4p hardest hitting British punchers of the last 30 years?

[JonOli]

Who are the 5, p4p, hardest hitting British punchers of the last 30 years?

In order.

Punchers as in, one punch or a few punch combos.

Lets hear your views...

[TFFP]

Hamed
Lewis
Haye
Bruno
Benn

[JonOli]

Hamed
Lewis
Haye
Bruno
Benn

Nice list, Is that in order?

[TFFP]

Yeah, roughly. Haye/Bruno is a bit of a toss up, if Haye looks to have one punch power at heavy too I'd conclusively rule in his favour.

[JonOli]

I just picked this question out of thin air without really thinking about who I would put in; that list looks kind of like a definitive one though. I'm not sure who else you could put in there without crowbaring them in.... will have to have a think...

[Shev]

Hamed
Lewis
Haye
Bruno
Benn That's pretty much it, I think Haye probably hits harder than all the rest but needs a few more names on his record to affirm that. Lewis was the best puncher technically though.

[JonOli]

Lewis was the best puncher technically though.

I know what you mean. Lennox's power was immense, but kind of controlled and contained at the same time; and at no devaluation to that power.

[Rebel-INS]

Very good list, how about Herbie Hide? Probably misses out, but he's worth a thought.

[Dunky McCafferty]

What about Wayne Alexander? OK, he wasnt the best fighter, but he had awesome power, that carried to world level. Average fighter, awesome power. I think hes worth a shout.

[FLINT ISLAND]

I think pound for pound British punchers - Colin Jones has got to be high on the list

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[JonOli]

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[Eubank]

Herbie Hide should be top of the list.

[KCD]

Hamed
Alexander
Lewis
Wilde
Hide

In no particular order.

[FLINT ISLAND]

I think Hamed was a big puncher but not the biggest

Wayne Alexander was more destructive than Hamed

[Stickandmove]

I think Hamed was a big puncher but not the biggest

Wayne Alexander was more destructive than Hamed

Hamed (T)KO'ed several tough chinned World Class opponents (Steve Robinson, Manuel Medina, Wilfredo Vasquez, Paul Ingle, Vuyani Bungu.............the list goes on and on). Who did Wayne Alexander KO? Takaloo. Please.

Alexander was destructive and possibly hit harder than Hamed P4P. Possibly. But Hamed was more destructive as he landed and consistently (T)KOed top flight opposition.

[cockney wankers]

Hamed by a mile

[ron u.k.]

Hamed
Alexander
Lewis
Wilde
Hide

In no particular order.which wilde is that? surely not jimmy?

[ron u.k.]

hamed
lewis
benn
haye
jones
honourable mention to tony sibson.

[GazOC]

This whole "Haye thing" around here is getting waaay out of hand.....

[john b]

Hamed (T)KO'ed several tough chinned World Class opponents (Steve Robinson, Manuel Medina, Wilfredo Vasquez, Paul Ingle, Vuyani Bungu.............the list goes on and on). Who did Wayne Alexander KO? Takaloo. Please.

Alexander was destructive and possibly hit harder than Hamed P4P. Possibly. But Hamed was more destructive as he landed and consistently (T)KOed top flight opposition.

spot on:good

[FLINT ISLAND]

Haye is a phenomnally powerful puncher

And I am not a Haye lover - I'm just being fair

No body knocks out Mormeck the way Haye did - sheer power

[FLINT ISLAND]

Hamed (T)KO'ed several tough chinned World Class opponents (Steve Robinson, Manuel Medina, Wilfredo Vasquez, Paul Ingle, Vuyani Bungu.............the list goes on and on). Who did Wayne Alexander KO? Takaloo. Please.

Alexander was destructive and possibly hit harder than Hamed P4P. Possibly. But Hamed was more destructive as he landed and consistently (T)KOed top flight opposition.

No doubt Hamed was a big puncher

But the top boys were able to withstand the power

Marco Antonio Barrera
Wayne McCollough
Vincezo Belcastro
Manuel Calvo
Manuel Medina - retired on his stool

For me Alexanda was a more explosive one punch merchant - like that Takloo shot was devestating:yikes

[john b]

What about eubank

[FLINT ISLAND]

What about eubank

he crossed my mind

I think he is underrated puncher - cos he held himself back after the Watson tradegy

but lets not forget that shot on Watson - one humugous uppercut

Eubank at his best was a devesating puncher

[GazOC]

Haye is a phenomnally powerful puncher

And I am not a Haye lover - I'm just being fair

No body knocks out Mormeck the way Haye did - sheer power

Haye is a VERY good puncher but the Mormeck KO was as much to do with fatigue. Haye is getting above Hamed, Benn, Lewis, Bruno on some lists FFS!!!

[john b]

he crossed my mind

I think he is underrated puncher - cos he held himself back after the Watson tradegy

but lets not forget that shot on Watson - one humugous uppercut

Eubank at his best was a devesating puncher

Thats true, I remember after the collins defeat the comeack fight lasted all of round 1. But if he had come to terms with the what happened to watson I wreckon after him knocking collins down the first time he would have finished the job.

[fidds]

Bruno
lewis
haye
hamed
hide in no particular order :good

[brown bomber]

Ensley Bingham
Wayne Alexander
Jason Matthews
Ryan Rhodes
Paul Ryan

;-)

[TFFP]

Ensley Bingham
Wayne Alexander
Jason Matthews
Ryan Rhodes
Paul Ryan

;-)
Thinking out of the box there mate :yep

[Beeston Brawler]

Paul Ryan had good power but probably a leakier defence than Derby County :deal

The shot from Thaxton lives long in the memory

[GazOC]

His defense was pretty bad but his chin was even worse. Probably the worst I've ever seen on a top class boxer. Great to watch though, does anyone know what he's up to these days?

[Beeston Brawler]

Probably in the York Hall looking for his jaw

[thespecialone]

Very good list, how about Herbie Hide? Probably misses out, but he's worth a thought.

I was gonna write that pretty much word for word

[thespecialone]

Nicky Piper wasnt a bad puncher, doesnt he hold some sort of KO record like the quickest ko?

[FLINT ISLAND]

Nicky Piper wasnt a bad puncher, doesnt he hold some sort of KO record like the quickest ko?

yeah thats right he knocked someone out in a number of seconds

I went to school with Pipers nephew

But amazingly people didnt use to admire his uncle - they use to take the piss out of the boy - because his uncle took a hammering from Nigel Benn.

True.

[TBooze]

A few that have not been mentioned (I think) that deserve consideration; Dave McAuley; Paul Hodkinson; Ross Hale (at domestic level); Honeyghan; Chris Pyatt and Neville Brown (again, at a certain level); Glenn Catley; Henry Wharton; Tom Collins and Gary Mason.

[JonOli]

Gary Mason.

Gary Mason! There's a British boxing name I'd totally forgot about. He's little mentioned; Lewis was his only defeat.

Edit:

[GazOC]

Read the thread title....;)

[JonOli]

Read the thread title....;)

Whoops. I started the thread as well! I got it mixed up with the last thread I started.... "name your favourite current active boxer"...doh..:D Sorry Tbooze... good sugestions...

[brown bomber]

Crawford Ashley and Carl Thompson -bosh have it.

[brown bomber]

Ok best puncher with a non-punchers record????

Jon Thaxton?
Chris Okoh?
Scott Dixon?


My pick

Paul Wesley

[Beeston Brawler]

Thaxton is probably the biggest one punch KO artist I have seen - obviously the Paul Ryan fight springs to mind

[brown bomber]

Thaxton is probably the biggest one punch KO artist I have seen - obviously the Paul Ryan fight springs to mindSeriously? You need to watch more boxing. :lol:

[TFFP]

Junior Witter is the classic example of a puncher with a non-punchers resume

Lack of work-rate/defensive mindset ruin his KO ratio.

[Beeston Brawler]

I do, Jeff

I haven't actually been to a boxing show yet, they are in short supply in Leeds. My experience is generally limited to watching my best mates 7 year old nephew chinning people at Muay Thai :rofl

If Witter uses the right hook in an uppercut type of motion - see Harris fight, it would KO most 140lb'ers, and would put a fair few 147lb'ers in bother. He could have been much better than what he has - if he had trusted his chin a bit more

[brown bomber]

Junior Witter is the classic example of a puncher with a non-punchers resume

Lack of work-rate/defensive mindset ruin his KO ratio.Good call. like it. Geoff Mcreesh? Lower level obv.

[TFFP]

Good call. like it. Geoff Mcreesh? Lower level obv.
Absolutely. This is the guy that KO'd decent operators like Thobela in his back yard, who went the distance with Kessler!

Yet his KO ratio, 30% :huh

Boxing is illogical on paper.

[brown bomber]

Absolutely. This is the guy that KO'd decent operators like Thobela in his back yard, who went the distance with Kessler!

Yet his KO ratio, 30% :huh

Boxing is illogical on paper. Karl Taylor outpointed Thobela who knocked out Glenn Catley. lol ... find a better form line then that.

[Beeston Brawler]

You would struggle

[brown bomber]

You would struggle Yeah its pretty much the weirdest one I can think of... especially as it was between world title reigns. Thobelas careers a bit of a rollar coaster. He needs to get some form. :good

[Benjiabc]

Hamed
Lewis
Haye
Bruno
Benn

yep, good list:good