Who is the physically strongest LHW of all time?

[Subline]

I was thinking about the strongest fighters of all time by division and couldn't come up with a clear answer for LHW. Who do you guys think is physically strongest? DC? Jones? Randleman? William Knight?

 

[Striker Fox]

Rumble?

 

[Sakuraba'sEar]

Kevin Randleman or Jon

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Jones moved DC around without much fuss. Also took Stipe down easily. Not sure I can recall anyone who looked physically stronger than Jones in there.

 

[GolovKing]

Kevin Randleman or Jon

Agreed, but I think it's Jon man. Kevin randleman was more explosive for lifting and throwing dudes, kinda like DC but Jones has more of that static type strength where you just can't move him and he can physically impose himself on anybody. If he fought randleman it would probably look like his fight with DC but probably even worse for randleman

 

[Bobby Boulders]

No shit, possibly Karlos Vemola

 

[gentel]

I'm team Rumble on this one

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Jon Jones deadlifted 600 lbs. Never seen the guy get bullied physically by another fighter.

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Jones moved DC around without much fuss. Also took Stipe down easily. Not sure I can recall anyone who looked physically stronger than Jones in there.

Chael said Jon was crazy strong? Said be knew a fellow steroid abuser when he felt it?

 

[Xanzito]

Rumble?

Strongest WW, MW, LHW and HW

 

[TJH Exitium]

It is very hard to tell without seeing them all in a weight room at their peak

Jones prided himself on his strength during his powerlifting phase and did look super strong against everyone he faced...
Randleman seemed freakishly strong but had an explosive athleticism (what Golovking said)


Hard to really tell in a fight because only the fighters can feel the opponent's physical strength, and a lot of factors like timing, leverage and technique are involved

 

[RedDevilFan]

Has to be Randleman, jones has never really been a brute strength type fighter, he has always been more dynamic and good with leverage. Randleman was literally a freak and would lift fighters off the ground with relative ease, and took guys off their feet when he hit them. I think a few LHW fighters would be physically stronger than jones. I tihink Rampage in brute strength would also be stronger.

 

[The XL]

Jon Jones, DC, Tito

 

[Ibm]

In pure strength alone probably Ken Shamrock in his prime. But strength does not equal wins.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

 

[Gabe]

Probably Jones he’s freakishly strong. Also Rampage.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

It’s weird bc Jones doesn’t look like he’d ve freakishly strong. Twig legs and all.

 

[FreddieRoachsVoice]

This. It's probably some completely unremarkable fighter with very bad cardio. LOL @ people saying Jones... with those toothpick legs?? Also, this is a very weird and unnecessary thread

 

[JBJ was here]

Has to be Randleman, jones has never really been an extremely powerful guy, he has always been more dynamic and good with leverage.

Jones has always been very powerful; he just doesn't lay down on power strikes and for good reason: it's a high variance strategy, which makes no sense to use when you're better than your opponents in every aspect of MMA, and, as a lanky fighter most power strikes for Jon are relatively slow as a matter of basic physics. Watch Jon grapple, clinch, and throw elbows and you'll see more power than most LHWs and HWs can deal with.

 

[GolovKing]

I'm team Rumble on this one

Hardest hitting and strongest is not the same thing