Top 5 Combination Punchers of all time

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  1. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    I'm pretty sure I've done this thread before but I'm so fascinated by the subject that I'm bringing it up, yet again. This time, after you've comprised your list of who you consider to be have been among the greatest combination punchers to ever live, accompany the name of the fighter with the fight that you think best demonstrates their composite punching. For example, if I was to list Orlando Canizales among my five, then I'd probably recommend you all to go watch his first fight with Kelvin Seabrooks. Some dynamite punching to body and head in that one, particularly through the opening five rounds. I probably didn't need to give you an example. Never mind.

    Discuss. Who do you consider to be among the top 5 most effective combination punchers of all time?
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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Ricardo Lopez (Preecha), Mike Tyson (Trevor Berbick), Joe Louis(Max Baer), Sugar Ray Robinson (Jake LaMotta VI), Carlos Zarate (Rodolfo Martinez).
     
  3. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Interesting pick on the end there. What fight do you think best demonstrates Zarate's combination punching? I'm confident I could track down the fight in question.
     
  4. Foreman Hook

    Foreman Hook ☆☆☆ G$ora ☆☆☆ Full Member

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    my list for heavys Only -
    Louis
    RJJ
    Bowe
    Tua
    Lewis
     
  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    :admin
     
  6. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Where the hell is Floyd Patterson?
     
  7. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Where the hell is George Foreman (and Old George Foreman).
     
  8. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    :yep

    How about that Zarate recommendation, Mcgrain?
     
  9. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Fighting Harada could throw a mean combination. Although it was more of a relentless two fisted burst of activity.

    Jofre also put his shots together really well.
     
  10. McGrain

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    I edited the original post.
     
  11. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Agreed.

    A lot of the time Harada seemed to be flurrying, but I thought he picked out some beautiful body and head combination's in the first Jofre fight.
     
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    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Round 4 is a superb example of it. Brutal little half hook-uppercuts to head and body.
     
  13. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    SRR 5Xs
     
  14. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Juan Manuel Marquez and Marco Antonio Barrera are both up there with the best
     
  15. McGrain

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    JMM is a great shout.