Best Heavyweight Southpaw Power Punchers from the 21st century?

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  1. TEAM_LOMA

    TEAM_LOMA This is Boxing Full Member

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    Who are some names that come to mind in terms of heavyweight? Zhang is a name that pops up from recent times but who else? And why do you think we hardly ever see southpaw power punchers especially at heavyweight? Cheers
     
  2. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sanders, Jalolov and Luis Oritz
     
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  3. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Michael Moorer had 10 tko,s in the 2000,s , does he count ?
     
  4. TEAM_LOMA

    TEAM_LOMA This is Boxing Full Member

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    For sure
    For sure. But I do wonder why we dont see many southpaw power punchers. What is it about being southpaw..
     
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  5. LongJohn

    LongJohn Active Member Full Member

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    Most definitely not elite or even world class but I loved watching Joey Abell. He was always in wars, and would either knock them out or get brutally knocked out himself.
     
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  6. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    We did not historically because southpaws are rare. And some orthodox fighters were natural southpaws and forced to box orthodox - Henry Cooper, Gerry Cooney to name two.

    Corrie Sanders and Zhang were/are huge punchers.

    Now you have Itauama who is a big puncher. So is Opetaia when he eventually moves up. Jalolov is a big puncher although he is throwing his talent away. So that is 3 big southpaw punchers in one era. And now they will become even more common.
     
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  7. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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  8. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Sultan Ibragimov had decent power, he was a small heavyweight but was often knocking down or stopping much bigger men. W Klitschko was afraid of being hit during their fight.

    Corrie Sanders had a powerful left.
     
  9. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ibragimov was fun to watch when he was in aggressive mode. He absolutely destroyed Mora.
     
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  10. TEAM_LOMA

    TEAM_LOMA This is Boxing Full Member

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    everyone seems to be riding the Itauma hype train. Ive heard comparisons to Mike Tyson. Lets see what hes about. For some reason, I forgot about Opetaia
     
  11. LongJohn

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    Magomed Abdusalamov before his horrific injury.
    Roman Romanchuk in the amateurs (Heavy and Super Heavy).
     
  12. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Hype Jobs will be hype jobs until proven so. Full Member

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    I'd say Zhang actually. He can really crack and is probably the hardest puncher in HW boxing ATM.
     
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