The Ring Magazine ranked the biggest punchers pound-for-pound in history. No. 1? Joe Louis. The Brown Bomber’s punches were unusually fast, technically sound and naturally heavy. In other words, they were lethal. Of his record 25 successful title defenses, 21 ended inside the distance. Wrote former Ring Editor Nigel Collins for ESPN: “The ‘Brown Bomber’ fired his right hand with devastating speed. … There's no doubt Joe's payoff punch was short, quick and deadly.” Quick, skillful boxers could give Louis trouble but, as Louis told rival Billy Conn, “you can run but you can’t hide.” Conn became too brave in his first fight with Louis and ended up like the majority of Louis’ opponents: on the canvas and unable to continue. Louis’ most devastating knockout came in 1938, when as a representative of the U.S. he annihilated Nazi symbol Max Schmeling in 124 seconds. New York Times correspondent John Kieran described the ending this way: “A ripping left and a smashing right. The right was the crusher. Schmeling went down. He was up again and then, under another fusillade, down again. Once more, and barely able to stand, and then down for the third and final time.'' Louis was as destructive as anyone in boxing history.
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So many great fighters, I couldn't put them against one another and rank them. Back in those days there was also Sam Langford, Rocky Marciano and many other devastating punchers. Some never got the chances they deserved, Joe Louis himself got screwed over on his earnings. Such is life I suppose.
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The Ring Magazine ranked the biggest punchers pound-for-pound in history. No. 1? Joe Louis. The Brown Bomber’s punches were unusually fast, technically sound and naturally heavy. In other words, they were lethal. Of his record 25 successful title defenses, 21 ended inside the distance. Wrote former Ring Editor Nigel Collins for ESPN: “The ‘Brown Bomber’ fired his right hand with devastating speed. … There's no doubt Joe's payoff punch was short, quick and deadly.” Quick, skillful boxers could give Louis trouble but, as Louis told rival Billy Conn, “you can run but you can’t hide.” Conn became too brave in his first fight with Louis and ended up like the majority of Louis’ opponents: on the canvas and unable to continue. Louis’ most devastating knockout came in 1938, when as a representative of the U.S. he annihilated Nazi symbol Max Schmeling in 124 seconds. New York Times correspondent John Kieran described the ending this way: “A ripping left and a smashing right. The right was the crusher. Schmeling went down. He was up again and then, under another fusillade, down again. Once more, and barely able to stand, and then down for the third and final time.'' Louis was as destructive as anyone in boxing history.
So many great fighters, I couldn't put them against one another and rank them. Back in those days there was also Sam Langford, Rocky Marciano and many other devastating punchers. Some never got the chances they deserved, Joe Louis himself got screwed over on his earnings. Such is life I suppose.