Does Sonny Liston Still hold the record for biggest fist?

http://www.tedsares.com/images/011_11_01.jpg

That's big Kevin McBride's fist. Monster!!!

How big is Lennox Lewis' fist?

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Originally Posted by Lyle

How big is Lennox Lewis' fist?

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I only have measurements of HW Champs upto 1983!

Well Lennox has to be up there, his hands are huge

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Originally Posted by Lyle

How big is Lennox Lewis' fist?

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Lennox's were 12"

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Originally Posted by Cressa121

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Originally Posted by Lyle

How big is Lennox Lewis' fist?

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Lennox's were 12"

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Thats about where I would have said Lennox's hands would measure.

I just found a picture of Liston shaking hands with Floyd Patterson (can a Mod embed this photo for me?)

http://www.corbisimages.com/images/B...4-3BB754FB07D8


It's like Floyd has little baby hands.

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Originally Posted by Cleon

But the size of your fist does not necessarily mean you have big power

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Actually, given two fighters with equal strength - the one with the smaller fist will hit with more force.

Mathematically, that's because the force of the blow has less surface area to be dissipated by.

Impact = Force
surface area

Impact yes but the momentum would be greater with a larger fighter and maybe the fist would have an effect.

So it would be best to have a large very powerful fighter with small very fast hands.

Although I think Elton John broke this record in the 80s surely Valuev has a bigger fist. Surely...

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Originally Posted by Mark TKO

Although I think Elton John broke this record in the 80s surely Valuev has a bigger fist. Surely...

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Nope he's an inch behind.