Fighters with most underrated power

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Originally Posted by CFH

What about Amir Khan?

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he actually might fit the bill, he has TKO wins against Malignaggi who is known for his heart and ability to take a beating, and Judah who apart from the Tszyu fight has shown that he can take punishment, he's not necessarily a one punch KO puncher but he has good hard impact punches

Duran? Chavez Sr? Toney?

One that always springs to mind is "Naco" Berrio...

Others are Jofre, "Chava" Sanchez, Benn, Esparragoza, Napoles & RJJ.

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Originally Posted by CutMeMick

One that always springs to mind is "Naco" Berrio...

Others are Jofre, "Chava" Sanchez, Benn, Esparragoza, Napoles & RJJ.

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well but Jones depends which weight class you're talking about, cause at Middleweight and most of Super Middleweight he was known as an explosive puncher it was mainly after his move to LHW that the KO #'s dropped a bit

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Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

there are a few fighters who actually packed a lot more power than given credit for just due to a lack of KO wins, a few that come to mind are Whitaker, Finito Lopez, and Mayweather

what are a few others?

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75% of Lopez wins came by KO. I don't recall him ever not getting credit for his power

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

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Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

there are a few fighters who actually packed a lot more power than given credit for just due to a lack of KO wins, a few that come to mind are Whitaker, Finito Lopez, and Mayweather

what are a few others?

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75% of Lopez wins came by KO. I don't recall him ever not getting credit for his power

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Lopez gets more credit for being a quick handed counter puncher and not so much a devastating one punch KO artist, and he had his share of them, IMO he didn't hit as hard as Carbajal but he was pretty damn close

Khan may prove to be one... He's never been regarded as a puncher but he HAS gotten a lot stronger over the past 3-4 years and those rapid fire pitapat shots of his early days do actually carry some weight now. Plus that body shot against Maidana was beautiful. Maybe more to do with timing/placement than anything else but even so he is STIL a growning lad.

Erik Morales' power is underrated. While I think Donaire and Cotto's overrated. Both have benefited from perfectly placed left hooks for most KO wins.

Sergei Liakhovich and Eddie Chambers both can show some pop at times.

At the moment Leo Santa Cruz springs to mind, that guy can really hurt you...every time he lands.

Floyd

Emile Griffith is another fighter who would fit the bill, the guy only had 23 KO's out of 85 wins but he hit like a truck

I'm gona say Ali

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Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al

Remember Rockin Rodney Moore the guy didnt have many KOs then went on a fantastic KO run of fellow contenders.

Also Herol Graham for a safety first guy , he stopped alot of fighters , just below world level.

Second to Nunn also showed great power when he starched Sambu Kalambay in 1.

Light punching Sven Ottka showed power when he KOED Tony Mundine.

Mike Sprott also not a big puncher 1 punch KOED Fraudley Harrison.

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Agreed about Herol Graham he had the normally very sturdy, Sumbu Kalambay down twice when they met.

Another one that springs to mind is Luisito Espinosa, his KO percentage was average but look at his KO wins over Gonzalez, McKinney, and tell me that guy couldn't bang.

I'm gonna say Zab Judah..I think he started out being known for power but was known more for being slick and fast as he progressed (and also invented new ways to get jiggy when being ko'd)...The guy has tremendous power because of his explosive speed. That uppercut and straight left used to be lethal.

I say oscar delahoya, sweet pea, floyd mayweather, marquez, leanord