Nastiest NBA punch of all time (on video)?

keynote · Post #1 » by **keynote** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 2:34 pm

Now that the TMZ video has leaked: where does Draymond's haymaker rank as the hardest/most flush punches landed by an NBA player (and caught on video)?
1. Kermit vs Rudy T
2. Kareem vs Benson
3. Dray(?)

The Chris Childs two-piece is well-memorialized as a GIF, but those punches didn't seem to have any power behind them.

Any I'm missing?

kg01 · Post #2 » by **kg01** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 2:38 pm

Honorable mention to Shaq's almost punch of Brad Miller.

Had it landed, we would've probably witnessed a rare oncourt decapitation.

Sedale Threatt · Post #3 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 2:46 pm

Washington literally broke Tomjanovich's face and almost killed him. Nothing else comes close to that AFAIK.

JRoy · Post #4 » by **JRoy** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 2:47 pm

kg01 wrote:Honorable mention to Shaq's almost punch of Brad Miller.

Had it landed, we would've probably witnessed a rare oncourt decapitation.

I remember that looping haymaker.

Brad Miller is a lucky man.

Bornstellar · Post #5 » by **Bornstellar** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 2:51 pm

When Jermaine O'Neal clocked that fat guy on the Pistons court during the brawl in 2005

nanokooshball · Post #6 » by **nanokooshball** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 2:53 pm

kg01 wrote:Honorable mention to Shaq's almost punch of Brad Miller.

Had it landed, we would've probably witnessed a rare oncourt decapitation.

I came in here to post exaclty this. 8-)

Watch on YouTube

kg01 · Post #7 » by **kg01** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 2:54 pm

Sedale Threatt wrote:Washington literally broke Tomjanovich's face and almost killed him. Nothing else comes close to that AFAIK.

Heard an interview where Rudy T said he was tasting his spinal fluid. Yikes.

Sedale Threatt · Post #8 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 3:03 pm

kg01 wrote:
Sedale Threatt wrote:Washington literally broke Tomjanovich's face and almost killed him. Nothing else comes close to that AFAIK.

Heard an interview where Rudy T said he was tasting his spinal fluid. Yikes.

Tomjanovich, who crumpled to the floor, almost died that night of injuries that were akin to being thrown from a car going 50 miles per hour. His skull was dislocated and spinal fluid was leaking from his brain. He recalled being able to taste the fluid in his mouth.

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=125540&page=1

God Squad · Post #9 » by **God Squad** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 3:07 pm

Sedale Threatt wrote:Washington literally broke Tomjanovich's face and almost killed him. Nothing else comes close to that AFAIK.

That's the worse one I can remember.

JimmyPlopper · Post #10 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 3:10 pm

Bornstellar wrote:When Jermaine O'Neal clocked that fat guy on the Pistons court during the brawl in 2005

kenwood3333 · Post #11 » by **kenwood3333** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 3:12 pm

nanokooshball wrote:
kg01 wrote:Honorable mention to Shaq's almost punch of Brad Miller.

Had it landed, we would've probably witnessed a rare oncourt decapitation.

I came in here to post exaclty this.

Watch on YouTube

Looking at the poll result, 83% of people felt Shaq's punch is justified. Looks like violence was already accepted solution by the society many years ago.

Pelon chingon · Post #12 » by **Pelon chingon** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 3:30 pm

JRoy wrote:
kg01 wrote:Honorable mention to Shaq's almost punch of Brad Miller.

Had it landed, we would've probably witnessed a rare oncourt decapitation.

I remember that looping haymaker.

Brad Miller is a lucky man.

Lucky that Shaq doesn't have hands. BTW that was a cowardly move.

slicedbread2 · Post #13 » by **slicedbread2** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 3:32 pm

Where to begin:

1. Shaq's missed punch on Barkley then Chuck taking him to the ground and punching him in the head.
2. Marcus Camby trying to punch Danny Ferry and inadvertently KO'ed JVG
3. Barkley whacking Paul Mokeski in the face while with the 76ers.
4. Robert Parrish whacked the hell out of Bill Laimbeer
5. Kareem punching Ken Benson

A lot more out there.

Watch on YouTube

;ab_channel=iLOVEBASKETBALL

Bonus: Hakeem slapping Bill Paulitz of the Jazz.

TravisScott55 · Post #14 » by **TravisScott55** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 3:35 pm

its definitely a top 10 nba punch

kg01 · Post #15 » by **kg01** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 3:39 pm

Pelon chingon wrote:
JRoy wrote:
kg01 wrote:Honorable mention to Shaq's almost punch of Brad Miller.

Had it landed, we would've probably witnessed a rare oncourt decapitation.

I remember that looping haymaker.

Brad Miller is a lucky man.

Lucky that Shaq doesn't have hands. BTW that was a cowardly move.

I've always thought he missed on purpose, which was why the swing was so comically wild.

Sedale Threatt · Post #16 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 3:39 pm

kenwood3333 wrote:Looking at the poll result, 83% of people felt Shaq's punch is justified. Looks like violence was already accepted solution by the society many years ago.

Violence is never the answer. But sometimes it is -- Matt Barnes

Sedale Threatt · Post #17 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 3:41 pm

kg01 wrote:
Pelon chingon wrote:
JRoy wrote:
I remember that looping haymaker.

Brad Miller is a lucky man.

Lucky that Shaq doesn't have hands. BTW that was a cowardly move.

I've always thought he missed on purpose, which was why the swing was so comically wild.

Shaq just can't fight for sht. Witness his wrestling match with Charles Barkley.

(Full disclosure: I haven't been in a fight since junior high, and the dude weighed probably half as much as I did. To be fair, he started it.)

kg01 · Post #18 » by **kg01** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 3:46 pm

Sedale Threatt wrote:
kg01 wrote:
Pelon chingon wrote:
Lucky that Shaq doesn't have hands. BTW that was a cowardly move.

I've always thought he missed on purpose, which was why the swing was so comically wild.

Shaq just can't fight for sht. Witness his wrestling match with Charles Barkley.

(Full disclosure: I haven't been in a fight since junior high, and the dude weighed probably half as much as I did. To be fair, he started it.)

Yeah you both could be right. I just can't imagine anyone swinging that wildly and expecting to connect.

And I have fights post-middle school so my pedigree dwarfs yours.

And I know you ain't gonna fight me for saying that ..... I hope :-?

Actually I'm old so I don't fight anymore so uhm .. forget I said anything.

keynote · Post #19 » by **keynote** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 3:57 pm

Folks are posting about famous near misses, like Shaq's whiff on Miller. But that proves my point. NBA players are usually bad at fighting. They're long and thin, and while reach can be an advantage in a fight, it can come at the expense of power, speed, and accuracy. There's a reason why most boxers are *not* built like Tommy Hearns.

Most NBA fights are just tangles, or glancing blows, or wild misses. Lots of "hold me back," and Isaiah Stewart-like swim moves, but few clean shots.

Kermit's infamous punch was just rotten luck more than anything else. Rudy T was running in full speed, and Kermit just caught him. Who knows if that punch would've been as devastating if the two were actually squared off.

keynote · Post #20 » by **keynote** » Fri Oct 7, 2022 3:59 pm

slicedbread2 wrote:Where to begin:

1. Shaq's missed punch on Barkley then Chuck taking him to the ground and punching him in the head.
2. Marcus Camby trying to punch Danny Ferry and inadvertently KO'ed JVG
3. Barkley whacking Paul Mokeski in the face while with the 76ers.
4. Robert Parrish whacked the hell out of Bill Laimbeer
5. Kareem punching Ken Benson

A lot more out there.

Watch on YouTube
;ab_channel=iLOVEBASKETBALL

Bonus: Hakeem slapping Bill Paulitz of the Jazz.

That Barkely shot was more of a clothesline / Russian sickle than a punch, but good one.