Pacquiao's left vs. Tszyu's right

zoo had more power, pac more speed

 

I'd say prime Tszyu's straight right hand is a little bit harder and more devastating but Pacquiao's straight left is overall the better punch by a margin

Pac's straight left is IMO currently the best punch in boxing and probably the best straight left hand of all time.

Also when Pac was at 122, his straight left was every bit as hard and devastating as a prime Tszyu's right hand, if not more. Here's a prime example from 2001:

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Ricky Hatton's face answered this question definitively for me.

 

that was more of a roundhouse left than a straight left.

 

By roundhouse, you mean a hook, right? But it's coming from the rear hand.

 

yea that's what I meant

 

If he throws that punch, you can't call it a left hook, can you? So "roundhouse" is the official term for that?

 

Tszyu's right hand was deadly.

 

Tszyu would've obliterated PacGwire with that right.

Anyways, anyone know Tszyu's workout regimen? I read somewhere that he trained like a mad man and had some unorthodox training methods.

 

The way I see it a roundhouse is a punch thrown around the side with the back hand. I could be wrong. I've seen roundhouse punches that look more like hooks especially with fighters who square up their stance.

maybe best to ask this in the training section. I wouldn't know

 

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His blowout of Sharmba Mitchell in the rematch was a thing of beauty, too. I remember one of the three knockdowns was quintessential Tszyu. It didn't look like there was a kayo imminent at all, but he managed to catch Mitchell with a single, perfectly timed right hand. He didn't telegraph, didn't lean all the way over on his left foot, and couldn't have been more than an inch of follow-through... Mitchell's butt hit the canvas like he'd been shot with a tranquilizer dart. It was awesome! :happy

 

Pacquiao's work rate would eventually retire Tszyu in the late rounds, but Manny doesn't have the power to match Tszyu's straight right. The Manny of two years ago might lose to a prime Tszyu. But Pacquiao's offensive ferocity would overwhelm Tszyu.

 

Tszyu's right. Pac's left is probably faster and more versatile, but for pure power, hardness, and devastation, there's no doubt in my mind that Tszyu's straight right has to take it.