Teddy Atlas named the likes of Mike Tyson, George Foreman and Sugar Ray Robinson in his top 10 list of pound-for-pound punchers, but only one man\u2019s fists were potent enough to claim the number-one spot.<\/p>\n
In a sport where punching power plays a key role, not least in the heavyweight division, it is perhaps unsurprising that this list compiles several all-time greats.<\/p>\n
Heavyweight legend Joe Louis, for instance, features at number eight, with Atlas crediting the \u2018Brown Bomber\u2019 for his tremendous balance and positioning.<\/p>\n
It could be said that a more unexpected entry, meanwhile, is \u2018Iron Mike\u2019 at number seven, as Tyson\u2019s ruthless surge throughout the 1980s would likely inspire many others to place him further up the list.<\/a><\/p>\n But Atlas, of course, has history with Tyson, and even when removing any bias from the equation, the former trainer\u2019s top five remains an almost impossible category to penetrate.<\/p>\n Coming in at number five, then, is \u2018Big George\u2019 Foreman, whose stoppage victories over the likes of Joe Frazier and Ken Norton during the 1970s makes him an obvious pick.<\/a><\/p>\n Fans should have few qualms, too, with Atlas\u2019 selection of Earnie Shavers \u2013 perhaps the hardest-hitting heavyweight of all time \u2013 at number four.<\/p>\n There should equally be few complaints with Robinson, arguably the greatest fighter of all time, and former world featherweight champion Sandy Saddler being positioned at number three and number two, respectively.<\/p>\n