Top 10 punchers 1. Sonny Liston 2. Ingemar Johannson 3. Cleveland Williams 4. Floyd Patterson 5. Archie Moore 6. Nino Valdes 7. Mike DeJohn 8. Henry Cooper 9. Alejandro Lavorante 10. Charlie Powell Top 10 Skilled Technicians 1. Cassius Clay 2. Floyd Patterson 3. Archie Moore 4. Harold Johnson 5. Zora Folley 6. Eddie Machen 7. Ernie Terrell 8. Willie Pastrano 9. Doug Jones 10. Roy Harris
Welcome back Q. I would say Harold Johnson was the best pure technician of the lot. Clay was too un-orthodox. Its part of what made him great, but no trainer is teaching it in a gym! Patterson had the peek-a boo style defense, and sometimes leaping left hook.