Ten best heavyweight left hooks

It wasn't just the Chambers fight. But I would actually have it a little further down than some people here because it felt underused.

 

Mike Tyson
Joe Louis
Joe Frazier
Foreman
Rock Marciano
Ken Norton
Holyfield
Tommy Morrison
Tua
Lamon Brewster
Uysk
Riddick Bowe
Lewis
Henry Cooper
Joe Walcott
Liston
Ali
Cooney
Wlad Klitschko
Povetkin

 

Fitzsimmons?
Langford?

 

Ray Austin?

 

Only one mention of Povetkin? He had a brutal left hook

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Soup can. Bermane Stiverne crumpled him with a right hook.

 

It was also a pathetic looking KO. He got hit by a decent hook then layed there to take 2-3 more before keeling over.

 

Jack Johnson vs Tommy Burns (1908) ( the original gazelle punch)
Floyd Patterson Vs Ingemar Johannsson 2 (1960) (gazelle punch)
Cassius Clay Vs Henry Cooper (1963) (the left hook that dropped Clay)
Muhammad Ali Vs Cleveland Williams (1966) (Williams is dropped by Ali's left hook)
Joe Frazier Vs Jimmy Ellis (1970) (Fraizer left hook)
Ken Norton Vs Gerry Cooney (1981) (multiple left hooks)
George Foreman Vs Gerry Cooney (1990) (Big George Foreman left hook)
Evander Holyfield Vs Bert Cooper (left hook to the body)
Lennox Lewis Vs Frank Bruno (1993) (the left hook that led to the stoppage)

 

Dempsey hasn't been mentioned. I'll give my list tomorrow

 

He’s at #9 Rob.

 

Well, Ruddock had a ‘Hookercut’ Which he did tag Morrison with a couple of times which impressed me Tommy stayed up! But yeah speaking of Tommy… As far as just left hook I’d definitely put him in the top 5! Easily. For me, it’s hard to pick a top 5. All these guys had awesome hooks in their own way!

Wladimir (ESPECIALLY in his younger years get years) had an awesome hook. Often led with it and shot it soo fast.

Tua was extremely powerful. Underrated quickness with it too.

The Duke… self explanatory. Arguably the most powerful left hook on the list. Perfect from a technical standpoint.

Joe Frazier… Well known hook.

Gerry Cooney’s was incredible and underrated. George said he hit him the hardest along with Lyle.

 

For me:
1. Azumah Nelson
2. Eusebio Pedroza
3. Harry Wills
4. Fitz
5. Jeannette
6. Marciano
7. Usyk
8. Foreman
9. Roman
10. Brewster

 

Marciano's not a heavyweight!