Lightning Fast Knockout Punchers
Posted: 28 Jul 2003, 15:43
Which world champions had lightning fast hands but could knock people out with any one of them? Please only list world champions, and when I say world champion I mean not some meaningless three-letter title, I mean an established reign.
I'll name my own favourites.
Floyd Patterson
I have the Patterson-v-Johannson trilogy on tape(it's my favourite trilogy). I've noticed Patterson's fantastic speed. Faster paws than both Louis and Ali definitely. But the difference between him and other fast punchers like Sugar Ray Leonard is that each one of his punches had huge power in them. In one of his fights with Ingemar he landed a left hook only on the forehead, then two right hooks, one grazing one to the jaw and one to the temple. Johannson failed the ten-count. But those punches were made in his usual dazzling speed. In fact, and I bet 99% of you guys will disagree, I think he was a better puncher than Louis.
Sugar Ray Robinson
Carmen Basilio and Paul Pender, past opponents both agreed he was the greatest hitter. Robinson was astonishing because he hit with amazing speed but still, every punch was a nightmare. It only took one left hook to KO a guy and he could launch several left-hooks in rapid succession. He was a better puncher than fellow welterweight-turned-middleweight Thomas Hearns, who is widely regarded.
He usually did vicious flurries of half-hook, half-uppercuts to the body, and these were devastating. He usually prefered to lead a combo with a power-punch rather than a jab. Often in fights he would launch fast lead straight-rights to the body.
Post any others you think are like this.
I'll name my own favourites.
Floyd Patterson
I have the Patterson-v-Johannson trilogy on tape(it's my favourite trilogy). I've noticed Patterson's fantastic speed. Faster paws than both Louis and Ali definitely. But the difference between him and other fast punchers like Sugar Ray Leonard is that each one of his punches had huge power in them. In one of his fights with Ingemar he landed a left hook only on the forehead, then two right hooks, one grazing one to the jaw and one to the temple. Johannson failed the ten-count. But those punches were made in his usual dazzling speed. In fact, and I bet 99% of you guys will disagree, I think he was a better puncher than Louis.
Sugar Ray Robinson
Carmen Basilio and Paul Pender, past opponents both agreed he was the greatest hitter. Robinson was astonishing because he hit with amazing speed but still, every punch was a nightmare. It only took one left hook to KO a guy and he could launch several left-hooks in rapid succession. He was a better puncher than fellow welterweight-turned-middleweight Thomas Hearns, who is widely regarded.
He usually did vicious flurries of half-hook, half-uppercuts to the body, and these were devastating. He usually prefered to lead a combo with a power-punch rather than a jab. Often in fights he would launch fast lead straight-rights to the body.
Post any others you think are like this.
