Odd combos that worked well, what are some examples of them?

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  1. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Obviously combos such as the old 1-2, jab-right-left hook, hook to the body-uppercut to the head, hook to the body-hook to the head etc are all combos that work very well and are frequently used, but what combos are rarely used but are very effective?
     
  2. Manassa

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    Tyson's 'right body hook-right uppercut' is the one I thought of. Not very common.
     
  3. PowerPuncher

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    Trebble left hooks - harder to pull off at speed
     
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    against phillip n'dou i think floyd landed 3 straight right hands in a row,dont think ive ever seen that before
     
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    What I was gonna post. Remember Ray Leonard cooing over that combo while doing commentary on a Tyson fight.
     
  6. Hydraulix

    Hydraulix Left Hook From Hell.. Full Member

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    I'm gonna go with the left jab-right cross combination. Here are my favorite three examples..

    Rocky Marciano feinted with a jab and then knocked Jersey Joe Walcott senseless to win the title in 1952.

    George Foreman jabbed Michael Moorer and then knocked him flat with a right hook to win the title in 1995.

    Lennox Lewis used the left jab-right cross combo to knock out Hasim Rahman in their rematch.

    The left jab/right cross combo is pretty basic, but it's quick and effective.
     
  7. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How about Jack Dempsey right hook to the balls and left hook to the chin. It work for Dempsey. But for some odd reason, no one used that odd combo often.
     
  8. PowerPuncher

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    Or the Golota trebble uppercut to the balls, no one quite mastered that 1 like Golota, twice destroying ATG Bowe with it
     
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    Golota should have follow Jack Dempsey's rule. Make sure the last blow is legal.
     
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    How about Louis's right-uppercut, left-hook and right-cross combination, or variations thereof that come out of following up on a right-uppercut with a left-hook? Pretty logical if you think about it, but also pretty rare.

    Very rarely (usually with Ingle boxers) you see a lead right-uppercut followed by a straight left or the reverse from an orthodox stance. Very risky, but very cool when it's pulled off, as with most of the Ingle-gym techniques.
     
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    Vitali Klitschko's double uppercut on Danny Williams.
     
  12. Sweet Pea

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    Instead of a jab-straight, how about a right lead followed by a jab? Seen it done beautifully by Laguna a few times in the footage of his bout with Mando Ramos. Showed excellent balance and footwork with being able to control the range and get in and out at the right times the way he did to make that combo effective.
     
  13. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I was watching Holmes-Snipes the other day and saw Larry was nailing Renaldo with a lead right-right uppercut combo quite a bit. That is a risky thing to do.
     
  14. Drew101

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    Trinidad did the reverse to finish off Oba Carr. Right Uppercut-Right Cross.

    Surprised no one has mentioned the jab-hook combo yet...especially when the hook is thrown to the body. That's what Hopkins used to drop DLH.
     
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    I liked Juan Manuel Marquez's right uppercut followed by the overhand right which dropped Jandeang.