Who had the best Left Hook?

gambler49 · Post by **gambler49** » 29 Mar 2010, 22:19

Who had the best Left Hook out of these guys?

Goodnight, Irene · Post by **Goodnight, Irene** » 29 Mar 2010, 23:04

Luckily for all of them, Liston & Dempsey have been omitted.

Of that bunch? Frazier. You could make a case for him having the best left hook even with Liston & Dempsey in the poll.

dempseyfire · Post by **dempseyfire** » 29 Mar 2010, 23:49

Frazier's was the best weapon in terms of power, speed,timing, and variation . . . but if we are talking sheer power I probably have to go with Cooney with Tua a close second.

Goodnight, Irene · Post by **Goodnight, Irene** » 29 Mar 2010, 23:54

dempseyfire wrote:Frazier's was the best weapon in terms of power, speed,timing, and variation . . . but if we are talking sheer power I probably have to go with Cooney with Tua a close second.

I take, "best" to mean best overall, myself. Tua's hook, for instance, likely had more brute force behind it, while Frazier's had more, 'crack' to it.

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 30 Mar 2010, 01:50

Bob Foster had the best I ever saw.

Ive heard Charlie White had a great one too.

Of the group listed Id say Smokin Joe.

Ezzard · Post by **Ezzard** » 30 Mar 2010, 04:22

Frazier for sure.

Dempsey should have been on the list as should have Walcott.

Counter-puncher · Post by **Counter-puncher** » 30 Mar 2010, 04:57

'p4p' i would say Patterson, actually, it was so fast and explosive. I don't think Dempsey's was tight enough for consideration alongside Frazier et al.

skelp · Post by **skelp** » 30 Mar 2010, 09:08

Tommy Morrison's monster hook against Ruddock; he was out before he hit the floor. When his head bounced on the mat, he woke up again. It was crazy.

yancey · Post by **yancey** » 30 Mar 2010, 10:04

Goodnight, Irene wrote:Luckily for all of them, Liston & Dempsey have been omitted.

Of that bunch? Frazier. You could make a case for him having the best left hook even with Liston & Dempsey in the poll.

And you would have a winning case.

Joe's left ---

Jaywheel · Post by **Jaywheel** » 30 Mar 2010, 15:35

No Jeff Lacy in the poll? I'll go with Joe.

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 30 Mar 2010, 15:44

At Joe Frazier's peak his left hook was "Nuclear Field Artillery" class.

gambler49 · Post by **gambler49** » 30 Mar 2010, 15:45

Jaywheel wrote:No Jeff Lacy in the poll? I'll go with Joe.

Lacey cant match the HWs
And this poll aint p4p

gambler49 · Post by **gambler49** » 30 Mar 2010, 15:47

BoxBuzz wrote:At Joe Frazier's peak his left hook was "Nuclear Field Artillery" class.

It was the best iv ever seen to this day. And he used it a hell of a lot.

Goodnight, Irene · Post by **Goodnight, Irene** » 30 Mar 2010, 21:39

yancey wrote:
Goodnight, Irene wrote:Luckily for all of them, Liston & Dempsey have been omitted.

Of that bunch? Frazier. You could make a case for him having the best left hook even with Liston & Dempsey in the poll.
And you would have a winning case.

Joe's left ---

Maybe. Maybe not. Like I said, it's a case --- & a legit one, at that. I would stop short of calling it a slam-dunk, though. Not with guys like Dempsey & Liston in the equation. Even Louis' left hook ranks with the best, though it is simply less-oft discussed.

Crease · Post by **Crease** » 02 Apr 2010, 06:49

Joe Frazier had a left hook that could topple a brick wall.

So I went for him...

Though I must add that I'm glad to see Tommy Morrison in the list, I think he gets very uinderrated and overlooked.

SaadOffTheDeck · Post by **SaadOffTheDeck** » 02 Apr 2010, 15:38

Holyfield should definitely be on this poll. His hook may not have been as hard as most of those guys but his punching technique was perfect. Tight and compact and it had plenty of pop to it.

I have to side with frazier, but Holyfield is easily top 5 imo.

kikibalt · Post by **kikibalt** » 02 Apr 2010, 19:08

No Tony Baltazar?

Brutu · Post by **Brutu** » 02 Apr 2010, 19:28

Is there a montage of the best delivered left hooks on an opponent on youtube?
If not there should be.

elmersalsa · Post by **elmersalsa** » 04 Apr 2010, 16:22

THE BEST LEFT HOOKS?

At heavyweight: The great Joe Frazier
Pound per pound: The great Jose "Mantequilla" Napoles

Chuck1052 · Post by **Chuck1052** » 07 Apr 2010, 23:29

During the 1970s, Bob Foster's left-hook was ranked as the best by many fans, even when Joe Frazier was in his prime.

- Chuck Johnston

yancey · Post by **yancey** » 08 Apr 2010, 00:07

Chuck1052 wrote:During the 1970s, Bob Foster's left-hook was ranked as the best by many fans, even when Joe Frazier was in his prime.

- Chuck Johnston

Bob ought to be able to tell you a little something about the Frazier left hook.

p.s. A little story. In the dressing room after getting damn near decapitated by Frazier, Foster at one point started to lace up his boxing shoes. His trainer asked him what he was doing. Foster replied that it was getting time to go out to the ring for the fight.

hurlock · Post by **hurlock** » 10 Apr 2010, 14:03

where's marciano on there!!!

he's left hook downstairs was a phenom :!:

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 10 Apr 2010, 14:56

yancey wrote:
Chuck1052 wrote:During the 1970s, Bob Foster's left-hook was ranked as the best by many fans, even when Joe Frazier was in his prime.

- Chuck Johnston
Bob ought to be able to tell you a little something about the Frazier left hook.

p.s. A little story. In the dressing room after getting damn near decapitated by Frazier, Foster at one point started to lace up his boxing shoes. His trainer asked him what he was doing. Foster replied that it was getting time to go out to the ring for the fight.

Frazier was too strong for Foster. it was obvious from the get go.
If we are measuring knockouts by guys kayoing lighter opponents, then take a look at Foster annihalating Dick Tiger.

hurlock · Post by **hurlock** » 10 Apr 2010, 17:34

Mike mcallum had a great left hook too his impressive artillery.

& mickey ward's left hook was fantastic & deserves the plaudits.

yancey · Post by **yancey** » 11 Apr 2010, 16:29

BarryWashington wrote:
yancey wrote:
Chuck1052 wrote:During the 1970s, Bob Foster's left-hook was ranked as the best by many fans, even when Joe Frazier was in his prime.

- Chuck Johnston
Bob ought to be able to tell you a little something about the Frazier left hook.

p.s. A little story. In the dressing room after getting damn near decapitated by Frazier, Foster at one point started to lace up his boxing shoes. His trainer asked him what he was doing. Foster replied that it was getting time to go out to the ring for the fight.
Can you cite this claim? It's not unbelievable it's more so I would love to see a credible source back this up because this sounds like a hilarious (yet somewhat scary) story.

I read this in an article about Foster on some internet boxing site a few years ago, maybe CBZ, but not sure.

Sometime this week I'll do a search on a few other sites and see if I can find it.