Best displays of aggressive counterpunching

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  1. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tunney's ceaseless hammering of Gibbons would be my #1 pick:
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    Dick Tiger's most complete career performance IMO, his final fight w/ Giardello:
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    You could probably pick almost any prime Napoles fight for this topic, but I especially like the way he picks apart a mobile boxer like Pete Toro. Napoles reminds me of a cross between Tiger & SRL.
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    SwarmingSlugger Active Member Full Member

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    A good one was Duran vs. Cuevas.
     
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    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Antonio Gomez. If you like Napoles, you'll like this guy too. Great win over Saijo who was class himself.

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    Great performance. Doesn't last long though.

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    A classic.

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    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    James Toney vs Iran Barkley is the perfect example of aggressive counterpunching.

    Also Salvador Sánchez vs Danny Lopez 1-2 and Juan Manuel Marquez vs Michael Katsidis.
     
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    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sumbu Kalambay vs Doug DeWitt

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    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Canelo's best wins.
     
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    I thought Watson Vs Benn was a great display of aggressive counters, some of them are difficult to see , but he is catching him loads of times, and a lot of really hard punches,
     
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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Schmeling's countering of Louis' lazy left jab comes to mind.

    Someone mentioned Toney, who was a master of the catch and shoot.
     
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    Duran-Dejesus 3
     
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    Qawi vs Saad I & II
     
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    Ice8Cold Still raging that we didnt see Bowe V Lewis Full Member

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    Usyk against Fury.
     
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    If you want a fight where both guys are doing it, look no further than Qawi vs Holyfield.
     
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    Victor Galindez vs Yaqui Lopez I.
     
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    Journeyman92 Out For Milk Full Member

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    I wouldn’t call Louis’s jab lazy at the time PERSONALLY are you stirring the pot a bit with the wording? you’re entitled to an opinion obviously and you’ve boxed longer then me, watched longer then me and were on the scene so I’m not trying to be a big mouth here(and I can be) but respectfully I don’t believe Louis’s jab was “lazy” that him “dropping his jab” as purported (fairly) was Schemlings doing not Louis’s it’s been simplified and stewed to the bones as “Louis just didn’t pick his hand up in the right position” but watching that fight checkout Schemlings lead foot and where he keeps it - how his legs get wider (not his right foot, just a creeping left foot.) and how Max keeps his weight back - MS was doing everything to make it fall short, shades of (and you’ll hate this) Rocky Marciano… other guys too, some who probably do it better but I couldn’t resist :lol:
     
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    Joan Guzman vs Humberto Soto is also a good showing of Guzman’s aggressive counterpunching. A wasted potential but certainly a gifted fighter.

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