5 greatest heavyweight left hooks

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    A combination of power, accuracy, consistency, timing, stamina, ability to hurt high caliber opponents etc.

    Mine:

    1. Liston
    2. Wlad
    3. Tyson
    4. Louis
    5. Frazier

    Hounourable mention (in no order): Tua, Foreman, Dempsey, Marciano, Morrison, Brewster, Cooney, Cooper,

    Edit: adding Floyd Patterson to honorable mentions.
     
    Last edited: Nov 18, 2024
  2. The Fighting Yoda

    The Fighting Yoda Active Member Full Member

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    Good list!
    Not sure about a top 5, but I think top 3 would be Frazier, Dempsey and Liston (no particular order)
    HM: I'd add Floyd Patterson
     
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  3. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Dempsey
    Louis
    Liston
    Frazier
    Foreman
    Cooney
    Weaver
    Wlad (rarely threw it but deadly)
    Tua
    Morrison
     
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  4. Overhand94

    Overhand94 Active Member Full Member

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    Without specific order (bar chronology) :
    Frazier
    Cooney
    Tyson
    Morrison
    Tua

    Honorable mentions : Weaver and Wlad
     
  5. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Frazier, Cooney, Tyson, Weaver, Liston.
     
  6. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I see two very different categories her.

    Fighters who were over reliant on their left hooks, and fighters who made it just another part of their toolbox.
     
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  7. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Frazier
    Dempsey
    Liston
    Tua
    Morrison
    Cooney
    Louis
     
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