Who are the top 5 combo punchers in history?

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  1. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Just because you punches in bunches, fast arm-flurries, it doesn't make you one of the greatest combination punchers.

    The more important aspects to combination punching are creating and exploiting openings. Joe Louis didn't throw nearly as many punches than someone like Meldrick Taylor but he was a better combination puncher than him, although Taylor was very good too.

    I wouldn't be able to narrow it down to just five. Too difficult.

    Sugar Ray Robinson and Joe Louis take up two of the spots. Others like Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Evander Holyfield, Juan Manuel Marquez, Marco Antonio Barrera, Ike Williams, Julio Cesar Chavez, Sugar Ray Leonard, and numerous others can fight for the other three spots.
     
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  3. Knives7

    Knives7 Boxing Addict banned

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    In no particular order

    Manny Pacquiao
    Ray Robinson
    Ray Leonard
    Mike Tyson
    Roberto Duran
     
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  4. prelude

    prelude Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That one guy that was on the PAC Margo undercard. He threw a 50 plus combo.
     
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  5. EJDiaZ

    EJDiaZ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pac
    Leonard
    Marquez
    SRR
     
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  6. kylmac85

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    :rofl:rofl:rofl
     
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  7. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson

    Watch the Randy Turpin fight. I never seen anyone go body-head like that.
     
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  8. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    108 actually:bbb
     
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  9. retriever

    retriever Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Srl
    srr
    pac
    rjj
    ali
     
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  10. luciuslim

    luciuslim Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :patsch of course, forgive my foolishness.
     
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  11. Son of Gaul

    Son of Gaul Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Excellent pick...while better know for his jab and heart, Larry was a clinical combination puncher.:good Not so sure about Ali though.
     
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  12. papolamuerte

    papolamuerte Yo soy La Muerte! Full Member

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    That is the list I was thinking of, but there a few other names that could replace Manny too.
     
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  13. HENDO

    HENDO Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Say what you want about Pac, but he's one hell of a combination puncher.
     
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  14. Zopilote

    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    Honorable Shout: Ricardo "Finito" Lopez
     
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  15. Thread Stealer

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    He could both flurry and throw real combinations with leverage and power with effectiveness.

    Pacquiao seems to throw a lot of flurries too, but manages to do it so well that it causes more power than most fighters do when they throw combos with leverage. Not all of his are arm punches or flurries though. He does all kinds of things from strange angles, it's crazy and pretty amazing.
     
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