Was the power of Earnie Shavers overrated?

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Tex Cobb:"Larry Holmes doesn't hit as hard as Earnie Shavers. Nobody hits like Shavers. If anybody hit harder than Shavers, I'd shoot him.""Earnie Shavers could punch you in the neck and break your ankle."

I guess in the year 2030 we will have to say Wlad doesn't punch hard...maybe he did back in the stone ages of 2012 when guys weren't 6'11 like today....