Rank the best combination punchers: Louis, Robinson, Napoles, Leonard, JMM, Chocolatito

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    My third installment of the greatest combination puncher thread. These 6 fighters are perhaps the best in their era when it comes to punching in combos with accuracy, creativity, and mean intent. I think they’re all close together and it all comes down to who you think does it the best.

    How would you rank them from best to worst when it comes to putting together combos?

    Joe Louis
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Jose Napoles
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Juan Manuel Marquez
    Roman Gonzalez
     
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  2. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Vargas was not an elite fighter Full Member

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    Ray Robinson was a master at everything and his combos not only had speed but power too as did Louis but Robi threw counter combos with amazing consistency.
     
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  3. Mandela2039

    Mandela2039 OFFICIAL THREAD DIDDLER banned Full Member

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    Ray Robinson at #1, then everyone else
     
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  4. fbear

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    SRL for sure, because the quality of his opposition was much higher than SRR's. There is no way Robinson would have been so dominant/consistent in the modern era of scientific boxing technique.

    SRL takes out SRR without a lot of difficulty
     
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