Body Punchers

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  1. Contendo

    Contendo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Just watching some old favourite fights over the last couple of days and it got me thinking about Body Punchers.

    Some of the fights I have been watching were Ward, Gatti, Barrera who are all renowned in the art of going to the body so I thought I'd do a quick list of my favourites.

    No specific order, just guy's absolutely in tune with being able to damage their opponent with it, or in some cases - 'stop the fight' as they say!

    Open for debate and throw in anyone I've missed.

    • Mickey Ward (The best)
    • Barrera
    • Cotto
    • Gatti
    • Jose Luis Castillo
    • Hatton
    • 'Boom Boom' Mancini
    • Hussein brothers - Nedal and Hussein
    Sorry guy's, late addition I completely forgot about until after I posted -
    • Marquez brothers - Juan and Rafael
    Both very adapt in the art of the body work.
     
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  2. ashley

    ashley Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    How about that left rip Cotto landed on Foreman...ouch....even though Foreman was out it still was a great signature shot for Cotto over the years....hes still got it :good
     
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  3. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    I'm a big fan of a quality body puncher.

    A lot of the reason why Cotto is my fav right now and Skinny was my fav aussie fighter for years.

    Our Barry had an excellent left to the body aswell.

    Some of my favorite body punchers to watch include:

    Luis Manuel Rodriguez
    Chavez
    Duran
    Myung-Woo Yuh
    Mike McCallum
    Johnny Tapia
    Jose Torres
    Carlos Palomino
    Even the G-Man

    Tons of them...a bit of a forgetten art these days but its still around and there are some excellent practitioners.
     
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  4. ashley

    ashley Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who do you see now on the aussie stage that has a good body shot?
     
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  5. Kegsy

    Kegsy Lights Out Full Member

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    Body punching is somewhat a bit of a lost art in boxing at times these days...hence why like WhataRock i always enjoyed following Cotto from the early days.

    Always enjoy watching old Chavez & Duran matches for these reasons also.
     
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  6. Malius

    Malius New Member Full Member

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    I believe a good body puncher can take out Mayweather, he always rolls and leaves himself open for a right to the body, Mosley was even doing it well till he gassed.
     
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  7. Consu

    Consu Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Guillermo Ridondeaux.. He is known about his crazy bodypunches. I would say he is the hardest P4P bodypuncher.

    There is a one example to you:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ZhYVioIkI[/ame]
     
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  8. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Body punching is definitely a lost art. Fighters today head hunt far too much because they can't mix offense and defense that well, therefore they can't effectively go to the body without making themselves vulnerable and opening themselves up as it takes more risk and commitment. This loss of great body punching has meant fighters not knowing how to work for a stoppage.

    Some of the best body punchers in recent years are;

    Bennie Briscoe
    Micky Ward
    Mike McCallum
    Gerald McClellan
    JC Chavez
    Alexis Arguello
    Jeff Fenech
    Eusebio Pedroza
    James Toney
     
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  9. DBerry

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    I can't believe no one has mentioned our own Lester Ellis, a tremendous body puncher in his day.
     
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  10. Contendo

    Contendo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I agree with this Rock and he was very close to making my list. As was Fenech, but I felt they both wore you down with multiple shots and work, not the one-off's that could really drop you.

    Both were brilliant at the art due to work rate.

    Lenny Zapp's on Tommy Browne was also a superb shot, but 'one swallow, doesn't make a nest' yet with his career. Lenny's money shot seem's to be the overhand right.
     
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  11. Contendo

    Contendo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great call DBerry and he nearly made my list. I probably have him under the same category as Barry Michael and Jeff Fenech - volume of work there as oppossed to the one-out, drop you to your knees punch.

    A great fighter in his day was our Lester.
     
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  12. HARRYSGYM

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    The Body Snatcher Mike McCallum
     
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  13. Bobby Sinn

    Bobby Sinn Bulimba Bullant Full Member

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    In saying that.. Harding's body work in the 'Andries I' stole the fight.

    Shannan Taylor is another who's body attack worked wonders. If he didn't drop them with a rip, they'd be open to a hook/right hand anyway.
     
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  14. Contendo

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    Quality! :good

    Nedal 'Skinny' Hussein with his wide, loping body shots.

    Hussein 'Hussy' Hussein with his short range, often double-up body shots.

    Two great exponents of the body punch art.

    Enjoy! :good

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLeNYhgAxO0[/ame]
     
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  15. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    What a great vid..Two excellent fighters who would have beaten a lot of the shittier titlists that came around their time and since..but alas they just werent good enough for the guys that did get shots against.
     
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