Punching Through Good Guards

George Foreman was great at ramming his fist through an oponents guard.

 

you must of seen that famous ko of high guarding kevin rooney

 

I try to leave him out of most of my mentions to avoid being looked at as a nut-hugger, but Whitaker was definitely one of the best at this. His jab in particular, which is why I rate it so highly. The way he was able to sneak his jab through an opponent's guard while simultaneously slipping out of harm's way was brilliant.

 

Spot on - what a right hand! Definitely one of the best one-punch KO's of all time.

 

Qawi deserves a shout here. Look at what he did to Rossman and Saad Muhammad, even L. Spinks. Heck, Holyfield's guard was busted in those middle rounds in their first fight.

 

A lot of good mentions in this thread. While I don't feel he's the best at this, I think Chavez deserves an honorable mention.

While Chavez preferred creating openings in an opponent's defense by using blows in combination, his punching accuracy meant that sometimes he'd just send one or a series of blows right through someone's guard. My personal favorite example is when he mauled Haugen in the last round of their fight. Check it out starting at about 1:02, when Chavez wobbles Haugen with an overhand right then pounces on him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxu8frKEB8E

 

Watch Donald Curry vs Marlon Starling 2.

 

Julio Cesar Chavez without a doubt

 

Joe Louis koing Paulino with one right hand ,when the Basque , took a peep at him.?

 

Max Schmeling deserves a mention.

If you didnt drop the left he threaded his right hand past it or flicked it aside. Nobody seemed to be able to stop that lead right hand ariving.

 

I'm really impressed with JMM's ability to punch around an opponent's guard with his combinations.

 

Mike Mccallum did this very well against Michael Watson.

 

Louis was one of the first that came to my mind.

How about Dick Tiger?

 

Ali

 

Good to see you back Russell. interesting topic