Great punchers who relied more on technique than power

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  1. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hearns and Tyson come to mind. they used to get perfect leverage on their power punches.​
     
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  2. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Louis
     
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  3. enquirer

    enquirer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Alexis arguello,and some of the more 'correct' straight right hand punches ali threw...
     
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  4. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Arguello and Tito
     
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    Donald Curry....
     
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  6. DINAMITA

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    Arguello. Best puncher ever IMO. Power, technique, variety - everything.
     
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  7. GPater11093

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    Juan Manuel Lopez

    trust me this guy is one of th best punchers i have seen expect good things from him
     
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  8. PunchOut

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    JC Superstar
     
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  9. Flea Man

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    agree 100%:good
     
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  10. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Truer words never spoken. His form was beautiful.
     
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  11. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So much of what Arguello did was based on timing and placement, rather than force. The hook he dispatched Escalera with in their rematch was not a shot he loaded up on, but hit the Snake Man on just the right location, causing Alfredo to fall multiple times.

    Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and Mike Spinks used excellent technique, I felt.

    Wilfredo Gomez made it look so easy.
     
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  12. HomicideHenry

    HomicideHenry Many Talents, No Successes Full Member

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    Jimmy Wilde. Used his speed, accuracy and sense of timing, more than anything else to knock out men twice his size.
     
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  13. AlFrancis

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    Olivares was more than just a banger, great tecnique.
     
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  14. mcvey

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    Seldom in top shape, he was a party animal but a very underated ring general,I have him at no 2 All time ,just behind Jofre.
     
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    The Explosive Thin Man could be the best ever..he was awesome. Best PUNCHER that is.
     
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