Most aesthetically pleasing punching technique?

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  1. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Some of my favorties:
    Muhammad Ali (the smoothest, slickest looking punches)
    Pac (combos)
    Gamboa (combos)
    Tyson
     
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    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    Golovkin was great to watch.
     
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    I also liked RJJ and Calzaghe. At their best it was like throwing punches was 2nd nature. Just instantly react with the right punch or punches.
     
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    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Most aesthetically pleasing punching technique / combination wise would be:

    Joe Louis
    Alexis Arguello
    Ricardo Lopez
    Felix Trinidad
    Carlos Zarate
    Edwin Rosario
    Juan Manuel Marquez
    Jose Napoles
    Michael Carbajal
    Yuri Arbachakov
    Orlando Canizales
    Donald Curry
    Azumah Nelson
     
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    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Normally, I am not a fan of counter punchers but Juan Manuel Marquez made it look beautiful. The man was a master counter puncher.
     
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    Johnny Tapia was a badass.
     
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    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Evander Holyfield
    Tito Trinidad
    Gennady Golovkin
    Sergey Kovalev
     
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    Cause he is still mexican so its agressive counterpunching. Guy was like picking a lock and figuring you out troughout the fight.
    Hos fight with Dias was a perfect example of that.
    Also foty in 09
     
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    Juan diaz loading up on every shot
     
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    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    That is one of the most perceptive sentences I have ever read on this website. Very impressive.
     
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    Ali was the first that popped into my head and I can't think of anyone better at the moment. Agree 100% the absolute slickest, smoothest, most 'beautifully conceived' punches (to borrow a phrase from Larry Merchant) ever thrown. I've never seen a human body perform the action so naturally - his punches look as though they don't even disturb the air around his fists.
     
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    Ali and Roy Jones Jr were great to watch.!!!
     
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    For me Loma is right up there. Exceptional delivery system, not always a lot of power transfered but accuracy and quantity landed is one of the best I've seen.
     
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    Of those who haven't been mentioned yet


    Always loved how fluidly and effortlessly McCallum put punches together


    And prime Wlad who probably won't get a mention had really good technique
     
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