Best punches delivered while moving backwards

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  1. dmt

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    Ray Robinson's left hook against Gene Fullmer.
     
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    Ali vs Liston II
    Ali vs Folley
    Wilder vs Helenius
     
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    Earnie Shavers dropping Ron Lyle at the end of the 2nd round of their fight.
     
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  5. Eddie Ezzard

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    Andy Lee v John Jackson.

    Boom
     
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    Ali right hand vs Cleveland Williams, it looked effortless.
     
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  7. Mandela2039

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    The greatest punch that's ever been thrown.
     
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  9. JohnThomas1

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    Beginning of the end. The finishing right seconds later was pretty big too.

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  10. dmt

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    Ah Page, king of the 80's underachievers. What could have been ....
     
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  11. META5

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    I agree,

    Slightly pedantic, when the punch lands, he's not actually moving backwards. He was moving backwards to draw Fuller's lead and then stopped on a penny farthing and pivoted whilst throwing the one shot that tells you everything you need to know about Robbi's brilliance.
     
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