Tony Bellew has shared his view on the biggest puncher that has ever entered the squared circle.
Carrying one-punch power has always been a leveller. No matter a boxer’s skill or athleticism, if they carry the ability to stop a man, they will always have a chance in the ring, as has been proven many times over the years.
In recent history, Deontay Wilder has proven to be one of the biggest hitters. At one point, he had knocked out every man he had faced in his career across his first 40 fights.
Fellow former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson also knocked out the first 19 men he faced, and young British heavyweight Moses Itauma carries a big shot, having stopped 12 of the first 14 men he faced before losing to Filip Hrgovic in his maiden world title shot.
In conversation on X regarding a video of George Foreman stopping Ken Norton, Bellew waded in with his view about the sport’s hardest-ever hitter.
“[Foreman is the] biggest puncher boxing has ever seen! The people he cleaned out speaks volumes!!”
It’s clear to see why Bellew believes that to be the case, as Foreman beat the likes of Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Joe Frazier, Ron Lyle and Gerry Cooney and, famously, the American still holds the record for being the oldest man to ever lift the world title.
He did so back in 1993 when he was a mighty 45 years of age and took on countryman Michael Moorer, who was ahead in the contest but then got caught with a huge right hand in the 10th round that left him unable to continue.
Foreman finally hung up his gloves in 1997, aged 48, after losing to Shannon Briggs. His final record was left at 76 wins, 68 of them by knockout.
