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In 2017, he set the world record for the hardest punch ever recorded on the PowerKube, at 129,161 franklin (a unit used by the PowerKube that combines power and energy). [46] [17] [47] In the highest profile fight of his career, Ngannou faced veteran Alistair Overeem on 2 December 2017, at UFC 218. [48]
He holds the record for the "fastest punch" in the Guinness World Records. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The punch was registered at 45 miles per hour. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 2012, he qualified for the summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom .
Earnie Dee Shaver (August 31, 1944 – September 1, 2022), [1] best known as Earnie Shavers, was an American professional boxer who competed between 1969 and 1995. A two-time world heavyweight championship challenger, he is known as one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight boxing history.
After the fight, Holmes said the punch Shavers hit him with to drop him was the hardest he’d ever been hit. Shavers wasn’t a big man for a heavyweight at 6 feet tall and around 210 pounds.
Whatever the exact formula is, Steele’s record slap was less than half as powerful as the hardest punch (191,796 Franklins) or the hardest kick (235,875 Franklins) they had recorded.
As a professional fighter, one of his favorite tactics was the liver shot (both punch and kick), and he popularized its use in MMA. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Since his retirement, he has worked as a color commentator in several MMA organizations, including Pride , and has appeared in numerous television shows, movies, and video games.
In 2007, he later surpassed his previous record with 702 punches. [4] In 2009, the record was broken for the last time by Ardito, totalling 805 punches. [5] In 2017, the record was broken by Norman Breese from the United States, with a total of 901 punches, where the record currently stands as of January 2022. [6]
Another angle of the fight shows how Ramírez hit Anderson with the hardest punch MLB has seen since Rougned Odor leveled José Bautista in 2016: Jose Ramirez knocked down Tim Anderson with a ...