Greatest boxer-punchers in HW history

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  1. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Joe Louis #1

    Then Liston
     
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  2. jaffay

    jaffay New Orleans Hornets Full Member

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    I agree with Holmes but Douglas had fights in which he looked very good as a boxer-puncher. Tyson bout is obvious example but against Tony Tucker Buster looked also great untill he was stopped. Some hard bombs thrown there, Douglas was winning rather clearly until he was stoped by iron chined TNT. Personally I would allow Buster to continue in that one, he was dazed but it was thle last round...
     
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  3. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    When did everyone become boxer punchers?
     
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  4. jaffay

    jaffay New Orleans Hornets Full Member

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    Any particular fighter you mean?
     
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  5. Unforgiven

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    Douglas never scored a KO against a ranked fighter other than Tyson.
    The best fighter he stopped was Mike Williams, who was a fringe contender at best.
    I mean, who else did he even knock down ?

    He wasn't a seriously hard puncher, he was average for a world-class heavyweight.
     
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  6. jaffay

    jaffay New Orleans Hornets Full Member

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    From what I saw he had serious pop in his punches and his underrated skills make me feel that he could be mentioned as a good boxer-puncher. He faced many good chinned fighters that he couldn't KO: Cobb, Berbick, Tucker, McCall. But I see your point, he doesn't belong to the greatest group representing boxer-puncher style at hw and overall it's hard to find a good heavy with this style.
     
    jaffay, Jan 11, 2011
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  7. manbearpig

    manbearpig A Scottish Noob Full Member

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    Tommy Hearns hasn't been mentioned. Terrible.


    Ahhhh... Heavyweights. Down I go.
     
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  8. Jersey Joe

    Jersey Joe Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Louis, Walcott, Liston, Lewis, Tyson (early version). All had good boxing skills and genuine KO power. Maybe throw Wlad and Patterson in there too.
     
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  9. Unforgiven

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    Walcott is a good pick.
     
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  10. GPater11093

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    Peter Jackson was probably the prototype.
     
    GPater11093, Jan 15, 2011
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  11. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i'd say louis or ike williams, williams being the more vicious
     
    turpinr, Jan 15, 2011
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  12. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joe Louis
    Larry Holmes
    Greg Page
    Tim Witherspoon
    Lennox Lewis
    Riddick Bowe
    Muhammad Ali.
     
    Titan1, Jan 15, 2011
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  13. Boxed Ears

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    ...I...don't think Oscar ever got up as high as heavyweight, mug...

    Exactly.


    Let's do that. Just list everyone who isn't a bad boxer or puncher.
     
    Boxed Ears, Jan 15, 2011
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  14. guilalah

    guilalah Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Fitzsimmons and Langford probably merit mention.
     
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