Notable fighters that don't have a left hook

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  1. Grapefruit

    Grapefruit Active Member Full Member

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    What are some great fighters that don't often throw the hook?
     
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    Pacquiao
     
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    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali didn't throw a lot of hooks. Lots of jabs and 1, 2's. Kostya Tzu comes to mind as well. He liked shoot his two right down the middle.
     
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    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Monzon.
    He liked the uppercut though, 'specially to the heart.
     
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    Larry Holmes.
     
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  6. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Ones that come to mind to me are

    Tommy Hearns
    James Toney
    Jack Johnson
     
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    BundiniBlack Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hearns and Toney used the left hook to the body a lot. Upstairs it was non-existent though
     
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    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hearns was noted for the right hand, but he did use a very nice left hook, esp to the body. Same with Toney.
     
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    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    James Toney had no left hook? Ask Michael Nunn, Freddie Delgado, and Jason Robinson.
     
    greynotsoold, Mar 17, 2019
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    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Ahh didn't know that
     
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    Man that Robinson KO was brutal. I think Robinson just got a up a week ago. I agree, Toney had a great left hook.
     
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    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    What did he knock out Nunn with?
     
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    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    The knockdown that essentially finished the fight came from a left.
     
    greynotsoold, Mar 17, 2019
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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Almost everyone mentioned here is wrong... I'll start with this....

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    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I'm sure Johnson did.
     
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