Who had the best left hook in heavyweight history?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Who would of came out on top in a tournament between these heavy hookers?
    Dempsey
    Morrison
    M.Tyson
    Ruddock (Hook/Uppercut hybrid)
    Frazier
    Paterson
    Tua? (Haven`t seen much of Tua)
     
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  2. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'd say the Tuaman, also Cooney had a tremendous left hook
     
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  3. SuzieQ49

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    Definitely Joe Louis
     
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  4. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Frazier rocked and dropped Ali, Dempseys was legendary, Marciano doubled up nice,Walcott had a beautiful hook, Vlad showed it well but shelved it a bit (Chambers,Austin,Pulev,Povetkin) If I had to pick best form of all the power punchers Joe Louis had the best form
     
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  5. Reason123

    Reason123 Not here for the science fiction. Full Member

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    Yep, gotta say Louis too but based off those on this list Id say Dempsey.
     
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  6. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Dempsey and Frazier had the best left hooks on this list.
     
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  7. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Your thread title and the question you ask in this post are very different. Tua had the heaviest hook, Tyson would probably win the tournament (though Tua at his best would give him a very stiff challenge, due to styles).
     
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  8. HolyG.O.A.T

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    Frazier for me and it’s not really close. Ruddock would be second
     
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  9. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    They all were great left hookers aside from Tyson and Rudduck. Picking one as the best would unintentionally be a disservice to the others because they were all dynamic with it in their own ways.
     
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  10. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    As Socrates said: Define your terms.
     
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  11. Matt Bargas

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    Ernie Shavers
     
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  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I forgot Shavers, was he a left hook specialist or could he bang with both, I know it was a thunderous right hand that put Holmes down, devastating!
     
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  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Tyson had an amazing hook and he used it to counter the jab with amazing speed, Ruddock had the smash a hook/uppercut hybrid which was devatsating.
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  14. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    All of the names mentioned meet in their primes in fantasy tournament with the two survivors meeting in the final kind of like the olympics.
     
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  15. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Demsey`s hooks were crippling and didn`t travel far.
     
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