Left hooks

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  1. US_FightFan

    US_FightFan Member Full Member

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    Who has the best Left hook ever in the Heavyweight Division and why?
     
    US_FightFan, Mar 14, 2009
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  2. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    Dempsey in my book, had alot of power plus he knew how to follow it up
     
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  3. sjc

    sjc Active Member Full Member

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    Has to be Frazier for me.
     
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  4. THE BLADE

    THE BLADE Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Joe Frazier.
     
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  5. Sweet Pea

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    Frazier. He had one of the very best left hooks of all time, period, any weight class. Very few threw it as naturally and effectively.
     
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  6. Bigcat

    Bigcat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    currently the best short left hook in the heavyweights has to be Wlad Klitschko's he delivers it fast and from close range... ask Charles Shufford that same question ..LOL
     
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  7. AbbasKhan6428

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    Dempsey ruined his opponents whole face when he landed that hook, and frazier one was devastating wen he thre Ali of his feet. Tough call buh i'd go for Dempsey
     
    AbbasKhan6428, Mar 14, 2009
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  8. suckeggs

    suckeggs Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Foreman... was there any punch that man threw that didn't have devastating consequences?
     
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  9. Jack Presscot

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    Watch footage of Tyson vs. Carl the Truth Williams. It was thrown too wide, but it landed.
     
    Jack Presscot, Mar 14, 2009
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  10. itrymariti

    itrymariti Cañas! Full Member

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    Smokin' Joe...
     
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  11. Random1

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    I'm told Tommy Morrison, for all his faults, had a terrific hook. But Frazier is the obvious choice for being well-known.
     
    Random1, Mar 14, 2009
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  12. Vantage_West

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    bit of a wild card but razor ruddocks left hook come uppercut is horrific
     
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  13. Ashstrodamus

    Ashstrodamus Rodney Dangerfield of ESB Full Member

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    Don't know too much about vintage fighters but I remember the left hook that Kirk Johnson KO'ed Maskaev with was huge.
     
    Ashstrodamus, Mar 14, 2009
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