The best combination punchers of all time?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Addie, Nov 25, 2009.


  1. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Throwing all these names out, I have no real perspective. How about we try and break up the combination punchers into tiers. For example

    Tier 1 - Sugar Ray Robinson, Julio Cesar Chavez, Roberto Duran, Alexis Arguello
    Tier 2 - Marco Antonio Barrera, Ricardo Lopez, Orlando Canizales
     
  2. Mantequilla

    Mantequilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Norris does deserve to be mentioned here i think, and i'm no big fan of him.

    His left/right/uppcercut variations were superb.


    Galindez was a brutal combo puncher.Azumah Nelson similar in style, but not as fluid.

    Rodolfo el Gato Gonzalez was a master

    Guty Espadas
    Tony Sibson
    Bernardo Caraballo
    Rodrigo Valdez
    Davey Moore
    Jibaro Perez
    Mike McCallum
     
  3. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Chavez wasn't more fluid than Duran when putting punches together. That doesn't stricly mean Duran was a better combination puncher.
     
  4. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    All you do is come on and quote something I said and disagree. It's tiring.

    From what I've seen of both, Chavez was more fluid...and a better combination puncher. From what I've seen. Nothing even in the first Leonard I fight changed my mind, but unless you want to pose some video examples as to what you're talking about...no point in arguing.
     
  5. Mantequilla

    Mantequilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jiro Watanabe
    Luis Rodriguez
    baby Luis
     
  6. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zKtj1o41nQ&feature=related[/ame]

    I might have been wrong..and than bit at 3.27 is awesome.
     
  7. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ruben olivares is up there
     
  8. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Definitely
     
  9. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    It's tiring? I only done it once. Chavez was tighter with his punches and very accurate. Duran was more free-flowing and fluid with his punches. More elasticated so to speak. :good
     
  10. teeto

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    This video shows how good he was up close. Like i always say, you need to see it to believe it. Probably the best fighter i've ever seen.
     
  11. teeto

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    I was watching Watanabe earlier and thinking of adding him, but refrained. I was waiting for a greatest pure boxers or ring generals to come up, hint hint. Great at putting them together as well though.
     
  12. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    hes good he can be overrated but as a whole i think hes underrated

    Tarver x2
    Johnson x2
    Adamek

    not a bad list IMO

    Watanabe is a great shout the best stand up boxer i have seen from Asia (on second thoughts Gushiken is it) but still a good stand up boxer with a relaxed (sometimes too much so) style.

    Rodriguez is another good shout has that 50s Cuban style the loose hooks and uppercut kinda style although he was more boxer than say Napoles.

    summed him up well
     
  13. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Norris is actually a pretty good shout.
    And, especially in the early part of his career, so is Trinidad. Tito threw a nice variety of combinations with either hand.
     
  14. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I was wondering if anyone would even mention FLOYD!
     
  15. horst

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    I came on tonight to post this very video, but as you have already found it there's no need. My favourite highlights vid ever.