Cooper was only 190lbs but had the hand speed of a cruiser because of this his hook came with a lot of speed which caught Ali by surprise, like Tyson used to say it`s the ones you don`t expect that do the damage.
Enery's Ammer landed with just a few seconds to go. Yes Ali got up but had no idea where he was. Angelo got him to the corner & there performed a great corner saving a fighter job. There was a slight tear in the seam of Ali's glove Angelo put his finger in it made it warse & called the ref. There was no replacement glove so after discussions the fight went on. After a dose of smelling salts Ali's senses were back & he came out firing & cut Henrys face to ribbons. Had the Hammer landed a few seconds earlier history would have been changed Ali would have been stopped Great corner work saved the day. Ali was quoted as saying "Cooper hit me so hard my ancestors in Africa fell over "
It goes back to the first fight between Ali and Frazier. The left hook that Joe landed was a thing of pure beauty, unmatched in the annals of sports history. The only thing more beautiful is the fact that Ali got up.
Too many to name, but here is one effective left hook thrown. About 50 seconds into the video--Joe Tessittore kills me "OH MY A LEFT HOOK LIKE U WOULDN'T BULEEEVE OH MY...OH MY...THIS FIGHT IS OOOOOO---VER! This content is protected
Wlad putting Chambers down and out with a single hook as he was moving forward That was devastatingly effective
Morrison/Ruddock immediately came to mind for me as well.... For all of the reasons you said. Perfect technique, Morrison was reeling... High drama and textbook technique.