KO Power In Both Hands

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  1. Coco

    Coco Member Full Member

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    Which fighters (If any) would you say had KO power in both hands? :)
     
  2. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Tyson, Jackson, Foster, Foreman, Arguello, Louis, Liston, Moore SRR, Gomez, Zarate, Spinks, EMM, Rosario, MSM.....to scratch the surface and get some obvious ones out of the way.
     
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  3. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    All guys who punch properly can.
     
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  4. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    Hagler (still hurts guys whichever side he uses)

    Wladmir (good strong jab, cracking left hook, strong right hand down the middle)

    Shavers (Has rocked, dropped, or taken guys out with a wide variety of shots, not just the looping right)

    Maidana (can club away evenly with either hand)
     
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  5. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Michael Spinks

    Alexis Arguello

    Azumah Nelson

    Wilfredo Gomez

    Archie Moore
     
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  6. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lot of good ones have been said but Dempsey, and yes, Marciano both qualify.
     
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  7. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Majority of good punchers are two handed ones.

    Guys who hit much harder with one hand than then other like RUddock, Cooper and Cooney were a minority and also partially because they were natural southpaws who were made to fight orthodox.

    Frazier is unusual in this regard. Big left hook but lacked a big right.

    anyway among heavies, Tyson, Foreman, Liston, Marciano, Louis, Dempsey, Wlad, Shavers, etc were all two handed ones. Majority had better rights than lefts but the lefts were nearly as powerful as the rights. Or harder in cases like Dempsey.
     
  8. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    I always find Lewis tricky, I know he stopped Bruno with a left hook but that seemed rare for him. I do think he could hit with both hands but perhaps not as impressively as Tyson or Foreman.
     
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  9. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Light heavies; Beterbiev, Foster, Spinks, Moore( Langford etc.

    Middleweights: Julian Jackson, McClellan, Hagler (although when fighting southpaw, his straight left sometimes wasn’t that strong since he was naturally right handed), SRR, GGG, and even Canelo.
     
  10. JohnThomas1

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    Yeahhhhhhhh i was close to throwing Lewis in there but he doesn't have enough resume behind his left hand. I hope someone lists Hearns as he could really dig that hook to the body and Hagler talked his left hand up but his left is a little short of KO's.

    Hagler's mentioned a couple of times but i was a fair way off mentioning him personally. I find him a smidgeon below below a bonafide KO puncher especially when his left is taken into account.
     
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  11. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A few not mentioned that had legit ko power
    either hand.
    Sandy Saddler
    Jose Napoles
    Ray Leonard
    John Mugabi
    Aaron Pryor
    Sonny Liston
    Roberto Duran (Esp lightweight /welter versions)
    Super feather /lightweight versions of Julio Chavez Sr.
     
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  12. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Julian Jackson is the first fighter who always comes to my mind for "2 handed puncher"

    Him, along with Marciano and Foreman, are my favorites of that breed
     
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  13. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Missing the obvious answer.

    Johnny B
     
  14. wutang

    wutang Active Member Full Member

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    Trinidad and Donaire were the first to come to mind.
     
  15. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ricardo Lopez
     
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