Were most fighters during the 90`s mainly headhunters?

Nope the 90s sucked many fake legends arose such as Tyson and Jones. At least their over now.

 

David Tua
Gerald McClellan
Oscar De La Hoya
Nigel Benn
Ray Mercer
Julio Cesar Vasquez
Felix Trinidad

 

Vassily Jirov
Bernard Hopkins
Barrera
Micky Ward
Shane Mosley
James toney

 

Benn was an awesome body puncher. See his chopping of Piper, had him peeing blood for a week.

McClellan scored about 10-12 ten-counts with a left hook to the body, the best I've seen.

Tyson's right hook to the body and right uppercut has to be one of the best combo's in boxing history.

Chavez, Duran, Barrera, Oscar, Hatton, Ward, Castillo, Mayweather, McCallum, Eubank (see Rocchigiani fight), Jones Jr (Wolfe, Hill), Pernell, Lopez

 

Rocchi's elbows were tucked in tight as usual, from the peek-a-boo - it was Eubanks accuracy getting through a glove sized gap!

Tyson won the title with it.

McClellan hit Benn with a left hook to body in the 3rd that Benn said left him feeling electrocuted on the spot but he had to call him back in and pretend he wasn't hurt because if G-Man hit him there again he knew he'd be down. Wasn't effective? Benn was stuck in the bath and shitting blood, from one McClellan body shot. Benn wasn't a normal human or normal fighter!

 

Completely baseless post. Boxers rarely get remembered for quality body work.

 

Almost all of his are, baseless, trivial, nonsensical, condescending, OCDish, and very rigid

 

Little known fact for young fellers like you Mark who were either born this century or like you, instutionalized; during 8 of the 9 yrs of the 90s the Mr. potatoHead desease swept the globe. It had its origin in Ireland where potatoes were allowed to rot due to overabundance of whiskey. By 92, 35% of the world was infected. Heads swoll until hats and braces broke and fell off. A man named Sir Jim Plunkett was the first carrier to come to America on a raid. Some men women children and even those of yr sex mark had no neck visible as their chin sat above their navel. This greatly affected body punches because where before you would hit the liver now you were hitting the ear.
For yrs this went on until a little known doctor experimenting in Pablo Escabars coca factory discovered blow would force the extra fluid out of the engorged head. The flacid cabesa would then shrink to normal and mankind was saved. But beware Mark of potatoe whiskey. If you eatdrink it have some blow ready for a friend to administer in case your head becomes engorged once more. Due not attrmpt to rub the liquid out in yr spare time. Have a friend blow it for you and allow the coca to do its job.

 

Good point. I don't know why I even bother to read Mark's posts. He already thinks he knows everything even though all he knows of this sport is from watching youtube videos. For what it's worth I think all of the fighters you listed were excellent body punchers. The fact that Mark disagrees proves you are correct.

 

I was there when Benn fought Piper and the sickening thuds to poor Piper's obliques echoed in a packed Alexandra Palace

Also some early Hatton fights and the way he stepped around the side of an opponent to hook behind elbow when they covered up was a thing of beauty, seeing his feet up close

 

True. However. Micky Ward. Liver shots from hell his entire career.