The Best of Each Punch

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  1. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Taking all things into account (speed, power, accuracy, etc) What was the best of each punch you have ever seen?

    Straight Cross?

    Hook?

    Uppercut?

    Jab?
     
  2. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Straight Cross- Thomas Hearns.
    Left Hook-Sugar Ray Robinson
    Uppercut- Jose Napoles
    Jab- Willie Pep

    What about combination puncher?
    For me, that would be Robinson as well.
     
  3. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Agree on Robinson as the best combination puncher.

    for me it is:

    Cross - Arguello

    hook - Robinson

    Uppercut - I'll go with Ricardo Lopez, but this is probably the toughest choice

    Jab - either Whitaker or Liston, for mostly different reasons
     
  4. radianttwilight

    radianttwilight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Whitaker's jab.

    Tyson's uppercuts. The way they came straight up, as opposed to at an angle like many uppercuts, and ended up HIGHER than his head was just lethal. HM goes to Duran, who had some pretty sick uppercuts as well.

    Hearns' right cross.

    Left hook...hmm..I'll go with SRR.
     
  5. elgoadie

    elgoadie Active Member Full Member

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    My opinions:

    Straight cross: Hearns

    Hook: Robinson

    Uppercut: Tyson

    Jab: Holmes

    Combinations: Robinson / Jones Jr
     
  6. Senya13

    Senya13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Robinson's left hook was better than Jones Jr's? How exactly?
     
  7. Loewe

    Loewe internet hero Full Member

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    Cross: Monzon

    Hook: Robinson

    Uppercut: Johnson

    Jab: Whitaker but Winky is very close - we had quite a few good jabbers recently, Quartey, Wlad, those other two.
     
  8. josak

    josak Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Best uppercut: Tyson , end of story.
     
  9. Ezzard

    Ezzard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    At HW

    Right Hand: Louis
    Left Hook: Dempsey/Frazier
    Uppercut: Johnson/Lewis
    Jab: Holmes

    All divisions

    Right Hand: Hearns
    Left Hook: Foster
    Uppercut: Pedroza
    Jab: Hearns
     
  10. prime

    prime BOX! Writing Champion Full Member

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    Straight right: Hearns on Cuevas and Duran; Louis on Braddock and Galento.
    Left hook: Louis on Baer; Frazier on Ali; Dempsey on Willard; Tua on Ruiz.
    Uppercut: Tyson on Bruno and Ferguson; Foreman on Frazier.
    Right hook: Julian Jackson on Graham; Tyson on Holmes; Lewis on Rahman.
     
  11. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    as far as combinations go, its louis and its not even close