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Boxing's Best - The Heavyweights - The Big Punchers [VHS]

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Sonny Liston was the hardest hitter of all time, with George Foreman a close second. If you look at the number of first and second round knockouts of champions and top contenders, then you will agree with me. Floyd Patterson and Cleveland Williams at the hands of Sonny; Joe Frazier and Ken Norton at the hands of Big George.
The problem with these big punchers was that they lacked defense at the hands of a skilled boxer, who stayed out of range of their big punches. Another problem was their lack of stamina or endurance. Since most of their opponents were knocked out by the third round, they did not really train to go the distance, although Sonny Liston's performance in the twelve-round fight with Eddie Machen was commendable. A third problem was that they could not really take a punch and if you could sneak in a good one, then they would fall down. A fourth problem was that they did not have the will to keep fighting right to the last minute.

ali and holmes both stated that shavers hit harder than anyone that they ever faced..in fact holmes said he hit way harder than tyson..so the first review my be off base with ron lyle but on target with ernie shavers..and that is coming from a "real"boxing historain!!!!!!!! dean hagerman

The video itself was OK, but failed to mention the greatest punchers in boxing history! Max Baer, Ron Lyle, and the hardest puncher of the 20th Century (Earnie Shavers) If this video intended to educate those who didn't know, it failed miserably. Just ask "Big George" if Ron Lyle can punch or not!

First off I didn't watch this video either, but whoever wrote the response to the review is an idiot. What does white have anything to do with it, the only fighter the man mentioned that was white was Baer. Second, you need to learn how to spell and use proper english. You obviously haven't watched boxing because Shavers does belong on any all-time hardest punchers list. Next time do you your homework before you make a statement. On second thought it would be hard for you to do homework judging by your response because you probably can't read.

Either your one of those white people who want the tape to mention these white boxers or you crazy, Lyne iis not a big puncher, if that was the case he would have knocked out rocky marciano he fought in the worst era in boxing 1949-1955, Max bear, the guy who joe luis dismanled in 3 rounds knocking him down 5 times and taking his bes punch and smiling? COME ON dont go bitchin about this taoe just because u dont know ur boxing. They could have mention Jim jeffriesm, sam lanford, JACK johnson, But shavers wasn't the hardest puncherin the 20th centry ur crazy, its big george foreman, tyson ht harder then shavers, your just another example of a fool who didn't like the tape cuase it prob didn't mention no white fighter learn ur boxing son.