Weakest puncher of all time who was still considered a contender?

[AnotherOldGuy]

Royce Gracie. And he wasn't just top ten, he was the champ (and back when there were no weight divisions).

 

[Pilo]

Forrest Griffin...and he even won the title!

 

[OpusImpetus]

Came here to post this

He finished Cuckold with punches. I know he is a chinning fucker now, but still, it was a proper KO.

 

[Ehdy_Garseah]

*CM Punk has left the chatroom*

 

[TheRealWill]

Chael P Sonnen

As others have said, Shields and Maia.

 

[KID Yamamoto]

Cruz became champ and has the power of a slight breeze.

 

[SeattleFightFan]

Royce might be the winner for all time. Or some other pure grappler like Mark Schultz.

In modern MMA it has to be Ben Askren.

The number of people saying Maia is flabbergasting. Dude hits hard (didn't Chael say Maia hit him the hardest of anyone?), and he beat lots of people on his feet before securing a takedown. It was his bread and butter actually; force them against the fence with his standup pressure, hurt them a little, and then get the takedown.

Less in the last few years when he has only spammed single legs, so maybe it's only new MMA fans saying Maia.

 

[Grapplefest]

Maia
Askren
Shields
Fitch
Punk
Most of WMMA

 

[MixMartialFarts]

Definitely not Bisping

 

[wufabufa]

Maia
Askren
Shields
Fitch
Punk
Most of WMMA

I must have missed the time when CM Punk was a contender.

 

[Grapplefest]

I must have missed the time when CM Punk was a contender.

You're right, he's not just a contender he's one of the longest reigning World Heavyweight champions ever and went toe to toe with Brock Lesnar

 

[GrantB13]

In 2018, Cindy Dandois was ranked #5 at WFW and has 5 TKO wins.

Ufc caliber right there.

 

[Straatblaffer]

What is this, is this real?

 

[wufabufa]

You're right, he's not just a contender he's one of the longest reigning World Heavyweight champions ever and went toe to toe with Brock Lesnar

That's true. And I think we all know he generates most of his power with his knees rather than punches.

 

[originalbadguy]

You might be onto something, I originally thought Maia, but Rhonda was absolutely terrible

 

[PlayTheGame]

Sergio Pettis is probably up there, at least in the top-15. A lifelong striker, 9 UFC wins, all decisions; 20 wins overall, only 3 by KO/TKO, two of them by head kick.

I know he's a FLW but still. Most top FLWs still score an occasional knockout here and there.

 

[capnlarge]

You might be onto something, I originally thought Maia, but Rhonda was absolutely terrible

Ronda had bad technique but good power. She KO'd Betche Correia and Alexis Davis

 

[Luckyme]

Jon Jones, Colby Covington, Ben Askren

 

[Oldman1]

Pretty sure maia wobbled prime silva

 

[Oldman1]

P4p it has to be Bob sapp