Best left hookers?

KTFO? Really?

 

Every once in a while we get infiltrators here from the General Forum.

 

Ah, I see

Anyway, to answer the question I'd say Tyson had a blistering hook - produced many of his early knockout victories, or was at least the last meaningful punch in a sequence.

Chavez, also, but again it generally came as a bolt of lightning in the midst of a raging storm.

 

Dempsey not only had all time power in his hook but he threw it perfectly. The hook when thrown properly is an inside-out punch. Dempsey is a prime example of textbook left hook punching.

 

Cyclone Hart warrants consideration; never a serious contender but he had that bomb; I think Hagler said he had me in la-la land with that shot. Not to mention my hero Patterson; he hits guys much bigger with that gazelle, you're hurt...period!

 

Henry Cooper.13 stone odd any one he connects with of any size is in big trouble.

 

Ah, you guys beat me to a bunch of mine...

Dempsey
Tyson
Frazier
Foster
Robinson
Olivares
Cuevas

And good call on Cooney who's not someone who immediately came to mind but was definitely a murderous hooker. Ditto for Tommy Morrison.

I'd even throw Tito in there. That shot, among many, that snapped Vargas' head around 360 degrees was something else.

Razor Ruddock was a hell of a hooker in his day as well.

Julian Jackson has to be on anyone's list. An all time great hooker.

Honorable mention's gotta go to Mickey Ward even though he's really only known for that heat seeking left hook to the liver. But that was one shot he certainly perfected.

 

Almost forgot about Al 'Bummy' Davis. Also, I loved Dick Tiger's left hook. It was so pin-point.

 

People dont want to beleive it but Tommy Morrison had the best left hook as to what the Ts is asking, theres no doubt.

honorable mentions with one shot power..

Mike Tyson
David Tua
G. Cooney
Razor Ruddock

In no order.


No ,Frazier was not a one shot left hooker,he had to hit opponents constantly and grind them down.

 

What about Shavers?

 

That left hook was like a piston and trumps those guys who landed it once or twice a round. His left hand was better than all of the above.....

 

First ones to come to mind are Tua and Morrison. Wladimir also has a very underrated left hook imo

 

Dempsey had history's best most effective hook...I tend to go with Robinson next..imo

 

G-Man McLellan had the best hook to the body since Thomas Hearns at higher weights. I tend to think of hookers to the body being smaller, Mexican fighters largely due to Olivares, Chavez, Zarate etc

De la Hoya had a good left hook too.

 

Florentino Fernandez was a good shout. He was apparently a lot bigger on the left side of his body. Even his left foot was much bigger than his right foot.