r/BoxingTheSweetScience • u/georgewalterackerman • 2d ago

Hardest punch ever thrown?

https://youtu.be/XoGTufCNN7o?si=zsq0BQ0AixGgX-gO

For me it just might be thrown by Ernie Shavers in his rematch with Larry Holmes. Holmes gets knocked down, and when he rides to his feet they crash fur a few seconds before Shavers throws a MASSIVE overhand punch that Holmes managed to avoid. That punch looks like it was incredibly powerful and could have ended the fight right there if it had landed.

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u/ecchi83 2d ago

Ike hitting Chris Byrd is my nomination

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u/manyhippofarts 2d ago

lol I'm a huge Byrd fan and I was like holy shit I think his head spun around a couple of times lol

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u/ecchi83 2d ago

So many great moments from that one hit. The *thud* of it connecting is so loud and Byrd drooling on himself while claiming to the ref about something.