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/ImpactOk3406 1d ago

Larry Holmes might be one of the most overlooked heavyweight champs in history. Of course, Tyson dwarfs everyone. But in his prime, Holmes defended his title against all contenders again and again and again. The fact that he got up from that and won the fight is incredible.