Best finishers of all time
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IRLangmaid25
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Best finishers of all time
Who do we all believe are the best finishers in boxing of all time.
Re: Best finishers of all time
The Brown Bomber comes to mind right quick.
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tagjohnson
- Heavyweight

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Re: Best finishers of all time
Muhammad Ali big time! With multiple late abd final round KO's and rallies to serve as examples; Frazier, Ellis, Shavers, Lyle, Mathis, etc.
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polecateddy
- Heavyweight

Re: Best finishers of all time
Lennox Lewis didn't miss many. Perhaps just letting Holyfield off the hook in the 3rd round of their first fight.
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RadioElRadar
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Re: Best finishers of all time
Ray Leonard didn't seem to let many opponents off the hook having hurt them.
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Yep ray leonard, frazier, tyson, louis, hearns, arguello, ali.RadioElRadar wrote:Ray Leonard didn't seem to let many opponents off the hook having hurt them.
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Ambling Alp II
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Re: Best finishers of all time
Foreman was a great finisher. Dempsey and Pryor have to be up there as well.
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HomicideHenry
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Re: Best finishers of all time
Among heavyweight champions..... Dempsey, Louis were the top two best finishers; Marciano, Tyson are close seconds
Among heavyweight contenders.... I always thought Razor Ruddock was one hell of a finisher
Among heavyweight contenders.... I always thought Razor Ruddock was one hell of a finisher
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tagjohnson wrote:Muhammad Ali big time! With multiple late abd final round KO's and rallies to serve as examples; Frazier, Ellis, Shavers, Lyle, Mathis, etc.
Ali was not an all-time great finisher. Finishing means you get your man in trouble, you get your man out.
I'd bet some of these guys would even view Sonny's dive in Lewiston as a prime example of Ali's "finishing" abilities.
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Disregard anything this man has to say about Aliyancey wrote:tagjohnson wrote:Muhammad Ali big time! With multiple late abd final round KO's and rallies to serve as examples; Frazier, Ellis, Shavers, Lyle, Mathis, etc.
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Ali was not an all-time great finisher. Finishing means you get your man in trouble, you get your man out.
I'd bet some of these guys would even view Sonny's dive in Lewiston as a prime example of Ali's "finishing" abilities.
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Othro wrote:Disregard anything this man has to say about Aliyancey wrote:tagjohnson wrote:Muhammad Ali big time! With multiple late abd final round KO's and rallies to serve as examples; Frazier, Ellis, Shavers, Lyle, Mathis, etc.
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Ali was not an all-time great finisher. Finishing means you get your man in trouble, you get your man out.
I'd bet some of these guys would even view Sonny's dive in Lewiston as a prime example of Ali's "finishing" abilities.
Ali was a truly great, great fighter.
Should they disregard that statement, you simplistic jackass?
He was not an all-time great finisher.
That is the truth, whether the simpletons understand it or not.
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Foreman,Hearns,Sugar Ray Leonard,Alfonso Zamora,Mac Foster,Tyson.
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Woldemar wrote:Foreman,Hearns,Sugar Ray Leonard,Alfonso Zamora,Mac Foster,Tyson.
Hearns would be the very definition of a finisher.
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elmersalsa
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Re: Best finishers of all time
And the great Roberto Duran?
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Nancey, maybe I'm confusing you with another poster . No need for your childish drivel. Who has Ali ever let off the hook though ?
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elmersalsa wrote:And the great Roberto Duran?
Duran does not quite meet my personal definition of an all-time, "put their lights out when their ready to go" type finisher.
Neither does Joe Frazier, btw. (this for the simplistic morons who seem to think that I'm a total Frazier shill)
Duran and Frazier would be classified as attrition type guys, which btw, I think is ultimately worse for the health of an opponent than a "lights out" type of finisher.
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My moniker is "yancey", jackass. And you accuse me of being "childish".Othro wrote:Nancey, maybe I'm confusing you with another poster . No need for your childish drivel. Who has Ali ever let off the hook though ?
I won't answer your question as I really don't think you understand what a "finisher" really is.
Re: Best finishers of all time
Wifredo Gomez
Carlos Zarate
Carlos Zarate
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Nancey boy I think you're confusing one punch knockout artists with finishers sweety.yancey wrote:My moniker is "yancey", jackass. And you accuse me of being "childish".Othro wrote:Nancey, maybe I'm confusing you with another poster . No need for your childish drivel. Who has Ali ever let off the hook though ?![]()
I won't answer your question as I really don't think you understand what a "finisher" really is.
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Good call.palooka wrote:Wifredo Gomez
Carlos Zarate
I would add Arguello and Olivares as two other guys who didn't let hurt fighters off the hook
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Has anyone mentioned Hagler?
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tagjohnson
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Re: Best finishers of all time
Between their hen fights, yes.
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The welter and light middleweight Hearns was very good, once he'd landed hard he was there in a flash.
The prime Don Curry could finish very well when he'd hurt his man.
Ricky Hatton was a good finisher.
Ricardo Lopez was excellent and could finish a fight quickly but not look hurried.
The prime Don Curry could finish very well when he'd hurt his man.
Ricky Hatton was a good finisher.
Ricardo Lopez was excellent and could finish a fight quickly but not look hurried.
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Joe Louis.... And Archie Moore.... And Mike Tyson.
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Buster Mathis, big timeOthro wrote:Nancey, maybe I'm confusing you with another poster . No need for your childish drivel. Who has Ali ever let off the hook though ?