Best all time finishers

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  1. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Which guys in history were the best at not letting their opponents off the hook when hurt. The best ever finishers IMO:

    1. Leonard
    2. Joe Louis
    3. Tyson
    4. Aaron Pryor
    5. Foreman
    6. Arguello
    7. Hagler
    8. Holmes
    9. Gomez
    10. Trinidad

    Who else?
     
  2. Tin_Ribs

    Tin_Ribs Me Full Member

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    Robinson, Marciano, Liston, Foster and Monzon amongst others.....
     
  3. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Good list. :good
     
  4. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Pryor isn't a proven finisher against enough quality competition to make the list IMO. Hearns injury free belongs.
     
  5. Tin_Ribs

    Tin_Ribs Me Full Member

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    I wasn't going to say anything in order to avoid argument, but I tend to agree.

    Chavez could take a man out when he had him hurt but seemed to prefer to do it slowly and painfully, as opposed to the likes of Louis.
     
  6. Tin_Ribs

    Tin_Ribs Me Full Member

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    Archie Moore might be the definitive name here. If he set a trap and you fell into it, not in a week of Sundays were you seeing the round out.
     
  7. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Could Jack Dempsey qualify?
     
  8. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    I have no quarrels with Ray Leonard topping anyone's list. He was just wild when he had someone hurt. Floyd Mayweather Sr had no idea what hit him, and neither did Andy Price or Thomas Hearns.
     
  9. Tin_Ribs

    Tin_Ribs Me Full Member

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    He's up there.
     
  10. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Chavez was quite a good finisher.

    My man Ali was also underrated in this department.... not saying he & JCC would crack a top 10 but when they had you going, it was all over.
     
  11. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Not saying Pryor isn't an excellent finisher, but this list would be very very select.
     
  12. KTFO

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    RJJ, ODLH, Bernard Hopkins, Lennox Lewis, Klit Bros., Henry Armstrong, Jake LaMotta, Max Baer, and of course Tony Galento.
     
  13. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Kostya Tszyu didn't let too many off the hook once he hurt them.
     
  14. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    I'm certainly glad you've got Tyson up there. If he thought you were going, it'd be a combination in double digits until it was over. In his prime. Later on there were too many one punch tries but when he was sharp, good luck ever being able to get a half a second's recovery time against Iron Mike.
     
  15. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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