Are there any heavyweight boxers other than Rocky Marciano that had a signature right hook?

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  1. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    Are there any heavyweight boxers other than Rocky Marciano that had a good right hook? M.Tyson had a good right hook from a squared stance, how would his right hook rate out of 10?
     
  2. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Signature...not that I can think of. But I have seen Tyson and Holyfield throw them.
     
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  3. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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  4. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Joe Choynski said that John L. Sullivan’s favourite punch was a right hook to in between the shoulder blades and back lung.
     
  5. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Orthodox boxers? Very few if any. Tyson with the right hook to the body followed by right uppercut to the head combo but that was a 2 punch combo.

    Perhaps not a signature punch of Tua's but David Tua's knockout of Michael Moorer was actually a orthodox right hook and not a straight right as people think. His elbow was heavily bent as he hooked Moorer into unconsciousness.

    David Tua (New Zealand) vs Michael Moorer (USA) | KNOCKOUT, BOXING fight, HD
     
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  6. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Zhang has a good right hook but he's a Southpaw so i'm not sure if you're only looking for orthodox fighters.
     
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  7. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    All Kallie threw was the right hand... 50% of the time it works every time. lol

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  8. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    No, southpaw hooks included, that`s why I included Tyson despite his right hook often being delivered from a squared up or southpaw stance.
     
  9. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    In that case, Michael Moorer had a strong right hook - he badly hurt Botha with it.

    Zhang has the hardest southpaw right hook ever - see the second round ko of Joe Joyce.

    I think Moses Itauma has a strong right hook, and while he is green, it will develop into a major weapon.
     
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  10. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Povetkin threw every punch in the book, a right hook included. He could really punch around the guard.
     
  11. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    That was a left im pretty sure?
     
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  12. Rakesh

    Rakesh Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Whenever Earnie Shavers tightened up his overhand to a tight hook, he was a problem, e.g the nuclear knockdown on Holmes
     
  13. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Internet virgin Full Member

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    It was kind of like an overhand right hook.
     
  14. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    It was my poor attempt at a joke. :(
     
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  15. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Your humor was so potent my pitifully puny mind could not comprehend the hilarity of it. Forgive my ignorance.
     
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