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I've seen the fight and i never said Mendoza couldn't punch, but he is very limited and a gatekeeper. Everytime he has stepped up he has lost except for when he stopped Rubin Williams.

But thats the only good name he has ever stopped, saying Mendoza hits incredibly hard is overrating Mendoza seriously too much. Before he fought Jeff Lacy everyone considered Mendoza a joke of an opponent, and infact not many people had even heard of him.

I don't see why now people are suddenly considering him as a massive puncher, and a good opponent because he hurt Jeff Lacy and lost a controversial decision. I think its more to do with the fact how much of a shot fighter Jeff Lacy is now, he got hit with the uppercut all night long. And had no gameplan or no defense.
Sorry to tell you this bud but your wrong, a puncher is a puncher... Go ahead call Earnie Shavers a bum then every time he stepped up he lost too right But suddenly that means Shavers cant punch either I guess

Oh please JT now your really reaching here now bro, Earnie Shavers KO'ed Ken Norton, Jimmy Ellis, Jimmy Young, Roy Williams, Joe Bugner, solid opponents. He also put down Larry Holmes with one of the hardest punches i've ever seen that Larry Holmes hit the canvas with a thudding sound.

Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes have also both stated Earnie Shavers. Is the hardest puncher they have ever fought, and just look at the opposition those guys were in there with thats saying alot. And plus lets not forget Earnie Shavers was in one of the strongest era's in boxing history. I don't know how you compare a mediocre shot fighter like Mendoza to the great Earnie Shavers.
AH YES!!! just going buy what you said dude.. Mendoze cant punch for dookey as far as your concerned because everytime he stepped up he lost..

I know Shavers was great, but I think its ridiculous of your criteria for a power puncher.. I mean cmon man.. Goes to show power alone dosent win fights but dosent mean Mendoza cant punch nor does it mean Lacy has incredibly low punch resistance now because he got hit with bombs from Mendoza