Plodding , Average Fullmer chosen to defeat shot Robinson ...

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  1. he grant

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    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Perhaps the greatest punch ever thrown in a boxing ring. 2 days from his 37th bday. I would imagine that is the kind of hook he could loose at will in his prime.
     
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    Paul Pender had a fascinating observation of Robinson ... he wasn't the best boxer of all time , he was the best puncher of all time .. that no one could hit as hard or as fast from as many different angles than Robinson, no one ...
     
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    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    He said Robinson didn't have a great jab, but he had the best uppercuts, the best hooks, and the best right hand.
     
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    But that left hook that Robinson tagged him with in their rematch, in May 1957, Fullmer was walking like he had a few too many after he was counted out.
     
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    He certainly did, didn't he? That was a beautiful punch. Can you imagine if Robinson had been a fully fledged heavyweight? And around the same Era has Ali, Frazier and Foreman etc. I see him pickin up a win over all of em tbh.