Best Stright right hands in last 30 years

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  1. keith

    keith ESB OG Full Member

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    1. Thomas Hearns. He killed people with his and it was a laser.
    2. Alexis Arguello- textbook
    3. Lennox Lewis- Everyone knew it was coming, and he isn;t overly fast, but he timed it so well
    4. Kostya tszyu- Very underrated and had a certain THUD quality to it
    5. Michael Moorer- I know it was a straight left, but same thing. His put people to sleep.


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  2. I am Legion

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    EASY - Tommy Hearns had the best straight right I have ever seen in nearly 30 years of watching fights. His destruction of Duran was shocking, the single best right hand punch thrown by anyone at any time.

    I really didn't think anyone could do that Duran, the look on Duran's face was one of total shock, he knew that he was going to get beat after just a few seconds of that fight and there was nothing he could do - incredible!
     
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  3. I am Legion

    I am Legion Active Member Full Member

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    I got carried away and the forgot the others.

    Larry Holmes had a text-book straight right.
    Lennox Lewis had huge power in his.
    Paqman's isn't too bad.
    Michael Spinks - the Spink's Jinx
     
    I am Legion, Jan 21, 2010
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  4. Vanihm

    Vanihm Active Member Full Member

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    Kessler is left handed but fights orthodox.

    I think most of Abrahams KO's (except the latest one) were more like swings than straight rights.
     
    Vanihm, Jan 21, 2010
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  5. darthhutchence

    darthhutchence Well-Known Member Full Member

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    BIG GEORGE FOREMAN vs michael moorer!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and yes I'm talking about just ONE straight right hand!
     
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  6. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    I agree with all the guys already mentioned. Here's one nobody named yet.

    Danny "Little Red" Lopez. He hit people with a right hand, and the poor *******s went down like ya shot 'em in the head, and frequently stayed down 2-3 minutes.
     
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  7. RUSKULL

    RUSKULL Loyal Member banned

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    That was actually a 1-2, left jab straight right.
     
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  8. Bodi

    Bodi Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think the top 5 have pretty much already been covered, but a notable mention must go to Carlos Monzon - his was a thing of beauty.
     
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  9. Doc (aka Meke)

    Doc (aka Meke) Active Member Full Member

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    Abraham is powerful, but his punches are usually wide hooks or so. WK has a shot-gun straight right, just like Lennox and Kostya Tszu. Hearns stright right was also a thing of beauty and scary as ****.
     
    Doc (aka Meke), Jan 21, 2010
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  10. randeris

    randeris Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hearns
    Mayweather
    Abraham
    Arguello
    Tzsyu
     
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  11. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Arguello
    Hearns
    Lewis
    D.Lopez
    Rafa Marquez
     
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  12. Mordechai

    Mordechai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wladimir Klitschko has the best straight right hand in heavyweight history, it' incredible fast and it's deadly hard.
     
    Mordechai, Jan 21, 2010
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  13. duranimal

    duranimal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tommy Hearns.

    JC Chavez.
     
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  14. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hearns
    Arguello
    Hopkins
    Wlad Klitschko
    JC Chavez
     
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  15. BewareofDawg

    BewareofDawg P4P Champ Full Member

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    Hearns
    Jones
    Hopkins
    Mayweather
    Wlad
     
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