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10-27-2009, 02:50 PM
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Punch Power: 585 | | Does Sonny Liston Still hold the record for biggest fist? I have an old Encyclopedia of Boxing from 1983, and in it it gives the measurements of all the HW champs up until then. One that sticks out though is Sonny Liston's fist, it measured a full 15", the only man that came close upto then was Carnera at 14 3/4 inches. The rest are a full inch behind at least and even big guys like John Tate are 2 inches behind!
Does anyone know if Sonny Liston still holds the record? | 
10-27-2009, 06:45 PM
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Punch Power: 279 | | Re: Does Sonny Liston Still hold the record for biggest fist? i was thinking Valuev but he only has a 14 incher  | 
10-27-2009, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by gest12645 i was thinking Valuev but he only has a 14 incher  | Ive seen him measured at 14 1/2 but not 15. 15" is one hell of a fist though! | 
10-27-2009, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by rjj tszyu Quote:
Originally Posted by gest12645 i was thinking Valuev but he only has a 14 incher  | Ive seen him measured at 14 1/2 but not 15. 15" is one hell of a fist though! | 15" is massive  | 
10-28-2009, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Cleon Quote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu Quote:
Originally Posted by gest12645 i was thinking Valuev but he only has a 14 incher  | Ive seen him measured at 14 1/2 but not 15. 15" is one hell of a fist though! | 15" is massive  | Yeah it's no wonder he clubbed Patterson down twice the way he did. | 
10-28-2009, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by rjj tszyu Quote:
Originally Posted by Cleon Quote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
Ive seen him measured at 14 1/2 but not 15. 15" is one hell of a fist though! | 15" is massive  | Yeah it's no wonder he clubbed Patterson down twice the way he did. | True its a huge fist
But the size of your fist does not necessarily mean you have big power | 
10-28-2009, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Cleon Quote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu Quote:
Originally Posted by Cleon
15" is massive  | Yeah it's no wonder he clubbed Patterson down twice the way he did. | True its a huge fist
But the size of your fist does not necessarily mean you have big power | I know. I was actually only joking. But Liston could really punch. | 
10-28-2009, 12:13 AM
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Punch Power: 557 | | Re: Does Sonny Liston Still hold the record for biggest fist? Had me fooled I thought Carnera had the biggest fists.
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10-28-2009, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by The Fightfan Had me fooled I thought Carnera had the biggest fists. | No there is a quarter of an inch between them. | 
10-28-2009, 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Cleon Quote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
Yeah it's no wonder he clubbed Patterson down twice the way he did. | True its a huge fist
But the size of your fist does not necessarily mean you have big power | I know. I was actually only joking. But Liston could really punch. | Cool 
Wasn't he the 24th kid of 25 kids  | 
10-28-2009, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by rjj tszyu Quote:
Originally Posted by Cleon
True its a huge fist
But the size of your fist does not necessarily mean you have big power | I know. I was actually only joking. But Liston could really punch. | Cool 
Wasn't he the 24th kid of 25 kids  | I thought he was 12th of 13. | 
10-28-2009, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Cleon Quote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
I know. I was actually only joking. But Liston could really punch. | Cool 
Wasn't he the 24th kid of 25 kids  | I thought he was 12th of 13. | For some reason I got 24th stuck in my head 
Theres a reason right there why his mom couldn't remember his birthday
Thats my type a woman right there  | 
10-28-2009, 04:59 AM
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Punch Power: 161 | | Re: Does Sonny Liston Still hold the record for biggest fist? George Foreman must be close. WHen Foreman was fighting Moorer the guardian or the times put a life size photo of Foremans hand in the paper and it was absolutely f***ing huge. | 
10-28-2009, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by cpcompany George Foreman must be close. WHen Foreman was fighting Moorer the guardian or the times put a life size photo of Foremans hand in the paper and it was absolutely f***ing huge. | I think Foreman's fist was 13 1/2" | 
10-28-2009, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by cpcompany George Foreman must be close. WHen Foreman was fighting Moorer the guardian or the times put a life size photo of Foremans hand in the paper and it was absolutely f***ing huge. | I think Foreman's fist was 13 1/2" | Just had a look at Foreman's and as of 1983 it hasd only been measured at 12" don't know if it had grown with him by the time he fought Moorer. | |
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