Who has the best punch arsenal in boxing today?

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  1. tinman

    tinman VIP Member Full Member

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    I remember as a kid watching fighters like James Toney, Marco Antonio Barrera and a few others. Very artistic punchers. Pure in-ring beauty. Marvelous punchers.

    Extra points given for bringing out the full repertoire against top level opposition. A lot of fighters shelve the uppercuts, hooks, and combinations against top level competition because they are afraid of getting countered hard.
     
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  2. zulander

    zulander Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hard to look past Canelo. Has every shot in the book and some interestong variations and some unique fights.

    Fury as well can do it all and switches it up on a per fight basis. Witness him digging Whyte to the body then bringing the uppercut in to close the show. Against Wlad it was frights and long jabs to win the fight.

    GGG. Hammer of jab, great left hooks to head and body and that weird high angle hook he throws. Not many use it or have any success with it.
     
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  3. drenlou

    drenlou Tres Delinquentes Full Member

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    This guy!

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  4. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    It's Naoya Inoue and it isn't close.

    Dropped and/or KO'd guys with every punch in the book — right hand and left hand, upstairs and downstairs, going forward and moving back.
     
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  5. DJN16

    DJN16 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yup Inoue
     
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  6. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  7. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    probably crawford. He can execute every punch from every position, his arsenal is unlimited.
     
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  8. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Inoue and Crawford are clearly one and two, and Canelo is a distant third.
     
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  9. Boon

    Boon Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Terrence Crawford.

    From orthodox and from southpaw. This man has everything.
     
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  10. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Has he knocked out/dropped everyone with either hand to the head or the body?
     
  11. Ilesey

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    Canelo especially as he was up and coming had a superb variety of punches.
     
  12. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone Full Member

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  13. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    Roman Gonzalez even though hes past it its still a thing of beauty when he gets going. A true Master.
     
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  14. boxingspitbucket24

    boxingspitbucket24 Active Member banned Full Member

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    Fury, Usyk, Loma and Crawford.

    I used to think Canelo too but his fight against Bivol showed limitations that he was content hitting arms and shoulders.
     
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  15. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Spence, AJ, Ennis, Inoue off the top of my head
     
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