Best Counter Punchers

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  1. Joeywill

    Joeywill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who are the best counter punchers in boxing history
     
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    In my lifetime, James Toney, Juan Manuel Marquez and Floyd Mayweather. Archie Moore, Ray Robinson were frigging deadly back in the day.
     
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    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    Ill add Benny "The Ghetto Wizard" Leonard
     
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  4. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jerry Quarry, Salvador Sanchez and Jose Medel
     
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    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Max schmeling
     
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    I'd throw Holyfield and Canelo in there
     
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    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Gans is up there
     
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    Absolutely! It's important to point out that there are different types of counterpunchers. Holyfield and JMM are aggressive counterpunchers that would rely on timing and catching a guy as they punched where Toney and Mayweather were more catch and counter guys with the Philly shell. The last style is make you miss and make you pay like Ali and Pernell.
     
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    Dwight Muhammad Qawi.
     
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    Jose Napoles
    Harold Johnson
    Salvador Sanchez
    Roy Jones Jr
    Joey Giardello
    Dwight Muhammad Qawi
    Victor Galindez
    Ricardo Lopez
    Miguel Canto
    Donald Curry
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    Miguel Lora
     
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    Some great shouts! Salvadore Sanchez in particular I thought was one of the very best.

    I'll throw Willie Pep & Marco Antonio Barrera in there.
     
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    Here’s a name that might suprise you …Leroy Haley
     
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    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Old timer shout out - Jack Johnson, of course.

    Have we dropped Jimmy Young’s name yet? Not too shabby.
     
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    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How did I forget Chucho Castillo? One of the very best counter-punchers.
     
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    Harold Johnson immediately comes to mind.

    While he may be thought of more as an aggressive boxer-puncher, Joe Louis was also a very good counterpuncher.
     
    JWSoats, Apr 5, 2023
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