Which past and present professional boxers had some of the best counter left hooks?

Joe Brown was a master at countering the right hand with a left hook. Risky move.

 

Inoue is also great at this, and following with a right uppercut.

 

Plenty of fighters had excellent counter left hooks. It's one of my prerequisites of greatness to be able to land it effectively. Especially against world class competition. If you look at most great fighters, most of them had the ability to land it if that opportunity presented itself. A tough almost impossible question to answer to be honest, in the long history of boxing and ATG fighters.

 

Best counter left hook?

Holyfield all day long

 

Louis

 

#1 ALL DAY. ALL NIGHT. THE BROWN BOMBER

 

Mayweather didn't stop many people with it but his check hook was a masterpiece

Louis would be my pick, but Tyson, Holyfield and Patterson are all up there.
Mickey Walker and Roy Jones Jr should be mentioned.

GGG has a very nice counter left hook, not really stopped an elite with it though, Loma too.

Tbh the list is really long, the left is used by almost everyone. Only a few exceptions.

 

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Rear left, the one that polaxed Crolla

 

Jersey Walcott and Tommy Morrison.

 

Tyson is certainly up there.

All things considered, I think Roy takes the cake, just become of how blindingly fast, accurate, and powerful his counter hook was.

 

Ray Robinson was great at getting guys to reach with their rights and nailing them. It was amazing how he would keep laying the same trap and his opponents would keep falling for it.