Fighter with the greatest left hook.

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  1. Austinboxing

    Austinboxing British Boxing fan Full Member

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    Frazier Is the first that comes to mind for me but what do you guys think?
     
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  2. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    I can think of three fighters with great left hooks, Smoking Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston and Henry Cooper.
     
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  3. Flo_Raiden

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  5. ChrisJS

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    Frazier, Trinidad, Olivares, Cooney, Morrison come to mind.
     
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  6. scartissue

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  9. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bob Foster's hook was chilling.
    Colin Jones' measured on the Richter scale.
    Barry McGuigan's hook to the body.
    Tony Sibson.
    Reg Gutteridge always said Henry Cooper had the best left hook delivery of any Heavyweight.
     
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  10. Mike Cannon

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    Excellent choices buddy, especially Foster, I would put Tony Ayala in the mix, concussive hitter, with the left hook being very potent, also Wards left hook to the body was a fight ending punch. stay safe matey.
     
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    richdanahuff Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  13. salsanchezfan

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  14. Journeyman92

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    D1ck Tigers whole game plan was built around his euthanising left hook and I call him great. I think the thing to differentiate here is which guys built there plan around the left hook and which ones just had a “great left hook” I’d say for example Tommy Morrison’s left hook was fast and powerful but not very useful.
     
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  15. PernellSweetPea

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    Bob Foster. Virgil Hill had a nice counter hook. Julian Jackson.. Against Buster Drayton.. Incredible.
     
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