Roy Jones Jr gave a rather surprising response when asked to name the hardest hitter he ever came up against. Despite hitting the scales at just 193lbs, a severely undersized Jones nonetheless dominated their contest from start to finish and claimed a unanimous decision victory. Alternatively, Antonio Tarver was also a heavy-handed puncher who shared three fights with the four-division world champion at 175lbs. Speaking with Ring Magazine in a ‘Best I Faced’ feature, Jones names Merqui Sosa, who he stopped in the second round in 1996, as the most powerful fighter he faced. And despite never becoming a world champion, the Dominican banger nonetheless ended his career with a formidable record of 34-9-2 (27 KOs).