Underrated left hookers

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    I'd say Holyfield had a good one. Not as powerful as Tua/Morrison/Wlad/Ruddock, and not as fast/effective as Frazier but it was a good punch.

    I remember him badly stagerring Lewis with a left hook. He lacked the energy to properly follow up at 37 years of age.
     
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    Showstopper97 The Icon Full Member

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    Leonard
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    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I always thought Leonard's left hook was on par with DLH's in terms of power, even though DLH's left hook was far more touted.
     
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    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Leonard was the first to come to mind.
     
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    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I mean, Julian Jackson.
     
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    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jim Jeffries
     
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    Ken Ashcroft Boxing Addict Full Member

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    IIRC, he also managed to deck Riddick Bowe and Ray Mercer with left hooks.
     
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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Wlad... his hook off the jab was brutal.
     
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    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Ken Norton had real good hook. He might have broken Ali's jaw with it in the 11th round of their first fight. Kenny felt that was the punch that did it.
     
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    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Since multiple posters beat me too Ray Leonard, I'll go with ALI!
     
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    Our own Henry Cooper. Henry’s hammer, dropped the greatest with it, so it must of been good.
     
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    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Monica Lewinsky?
     
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    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    im pretty sure steward said it was his best punch
     
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    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    muhammad ali, not usually regarded as a puncher and most discuss his jab and cross but i feel like he had a hurtful and accurate left hook when he say on it

    the fight that always jumps out is frazier 3 for his left hook
     
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    Among HWs I immediatly thought about Jeffires - he was rarely mentioned among the best left hookers of the division but he made career out of this punch.
     
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