RJJ- roundhouse right to the body of tall opponent Toney-counter right off shoulder roll Both toney and RJJ- soft hook to the head hard hook to body up close Andre Ward- feint to the body then powerJab upward to the head from a low position then clinch Mike Tyson-hook body then uppercut head Lennox Lewis- right uppercut Evander Holyfield-perfectly timed counter right hand in exchanges (vs dokes douglas tyson qawi and foreman) JMM- multiple left uppercuts/ 1252 and 12552 combinations
I'll say Joe Louis, the way he controls the other guy's guard and creates opportunities for attacks and counters. I've compared him before to a lockpick. He'll be shuffling along making minor adjustments with nothing much seeming to happen, and then boom, door swings open, and you're not getting it shut again. Another obvious one for me is the way prime Ali evades punches. For instance if you watch the Terrell fight it's ****ing unreal how often Terrell will throw a four or five punch flurry, and Ali will pull back and/or shift his head with each punch *exactly* far enough to avoid the punch, and not an inch more. As if that weren't enough, he'll often dodge some punches in the flurry but not even move for others, because his judgment of distance is so goddamn inhuman *he knows the punches aren't going to hit him*. That is, he'll literally dodge punches without moving. (Did Willie Pep do *that*?) Absolutely ****ing uncanny.
Oh, and I'll mention another one, not because it's all that dazzling but simply because I'm surprised I've never heard anyone mention it before: Holmes would often hold out his left with his palm in his opponent's face, presumably to create a blind spot, and then throw an overhand right from behind it. He did that a lot, especially on the ropes, and I'm kind of puzzled that doesn't seem to be acknowledged as one of his signature moves.
Yup floyd mayweather jr did something similar with his forearm. Alis depth perception(not sure what else to call it) were unbelievable in his prime, he either lost that or the ability to get his body to move back quick enough in the lay off
I remember Sugar Ray Leonard doing Tyson fights on HBO being in awe of Tyson's right to the body right uppercut combo
My favorite is probably Tysons hook to the body then uppercut in 1 motion. The most effective are either: Hopkins overhand right to clinch Pacquiao feint jab Left hand
