Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

best left hook

Joe Frazier
24
65%
Mike Tyson
7
19%
Joe Louis
6
16%
 
Total votes: 37

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Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

Post by CrazyHorse »

Joe Frazier
Mike Tyson
Joe Louis
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

Post by polecateddy »

Obviously Joe had the left-hook rep, but Tyson is far more powerful and dynamic as a hitter. Louis a distant third!
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

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was joe louis left hook not that good?
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

Post by polecateddy »

CrazyHorse wrote:was joe louis left hook not that good?
Nah, it wasn't in the same league.
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

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Frazier
Holyfield
Louis
Tyson
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

Post by SaadOffTheDeck »

Walcott was another one with a great hook. I'd probably put his over Tyson's too.
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

Post by Seamus »

Tyson
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

Post by loaded_gloves »

Shavers, Norton, Ruddock, Quarry, Cooney, Morrison; all booming left hooks.
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

Post by Ambling Alp II »

Frazier's was a little better than Tyson's, Tyson's a little better than the Brown Bomber's. They are probably the top 3 for heavyweights, though there are some other's not that far behind.
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

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Dempsey has to be in the argument.
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

Post by Jaclem »

joe louis.....not as wide as the others.....could hook off a jab....hooked from conventional stance....and with great speed and power..
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

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How'd that work out for him against Ezz?

Just sayin'......
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

Post by Ambling Alp II »

Louis was way past it when he fought Charles. He was old and coming off a layoff.
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

Post by NazNaci1 »

Frazier, Louis and then Tyson.
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Ambling Alp II wrote:Louis was way past it when he fought Charles. He was old and coming off a layoff.

Well....yeah.....I was just sayin'.......
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

Post by dempseyfire »

I would put Frazier tops, but anyone who doubts the power of Louis's left hook needs to watch him nearly decapitate Al Ettore with the hook . . BRUTAL knockout.
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

Post by Ezzard »

Louis's left hook is underrated because his right hand was so good.
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

Post by yancey »

Frazier

Tyson
Louis
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Post by HomicideHenry »

Dempsey's left hook was once clocked at 170 mph. I think he has an argument to be up there with Joe Frazier. Jesus bless.
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HomicideHenry wrote:Dempsey's left hook was once clocked at 170 mph. I think he has an argument to be up there with Joe Frazier. Jesus bless.
170 MPH, huh?


Well, did you know Frazier was employed by a slaughter house decapitating 1,200 pound steers.

One punch, head on the floor.

All day, every day.
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

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polecateddy wrote:
CrazyHorse wrote:was joe louis left hook not that good?
Nah, it wasn't in the same league.
Boy, oh boy. The things I learn on a daily basis from boxrec.
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

Post by evrenb »

The End wrote:
polecateddy wrote:
CrazyHorse wrote:was joe louis left hook not that good?
Nah, it wasn't in the same league.
Boy, oh boy. The things I learn on a daily basis from boxrec.
Amazing isnt it....shame these three couldnt have tested their left hooks on one person so they could give an informed opinion...
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

Post by Nile4000 »

Frazier,
Tyson
Louis.
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Post by BoxBuzz »

yancey wrote:
HomicideHenry wrote:Dempsey's left hook was once clocked at 170 mph. I think he has an argument to be up there with Joe Frazier. Jesus bless.
170 MPH, huh?


Well, did you know Frazier was employed by a slaughter house decapitating 1,200 pound steers.

One punch, head on the floor.

All day, every day.
Louis once threw a left hook so hard, that it ripped open a hole in the space time continuum. NASA is still trying to repair it.
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Re: Who had the best left hook out of these three men?

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BoxBuzz wrote:
yancey wrote:
HomicideHenry wrote:Dempsey's left hook was once clocked at 170 mph. I think he has an argument to be up there with Joe Frazier. Jesus bless.
170 MPH, huh?


Well, did you know Frazier was employed by a slaughter house decapitating 1,200 pound steers.

One punch, head on the floor.

All day, every day.
Louis once threw a left hook so hard, that it ripped open a hole in the space time continuum. NASA is still trying to repair it.
You win. :D
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