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For example if a fighter lands a 1, 2 then a body shot then commentators may compare his combination to Ricky Hatton. What kind of combination of punches would make you think of a particular boxer?

Fighters get reputations for one shot but what about combinations of punches?

Mike Tyson the right to the body and the uppercut from the floor..........legendary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1bkMtrPZwY

Wladimir Klitschko.....

Jab........grab

occasionally...... jab jab...grab

Only joking, I think Wladimir is a superb athlete and fighter, lovely straight right hand after a double jab.

I have seen Daniel Geale throw some strange combinations starting with a left uppercut into a left hook.

Manny Pacquiao throws 2 punches at once.

Kid Gavilan was famous for his Bolo punch, he wasn't the first to use it but it became his signature.

The 1bangkid wrote:Mike Tyson the right to the body and the uppercut from the floor..........legendary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1bkMtrPZwY

Thats the kind of thing i'm talking about, Ive spent lots of time watching Tyson and although I knew how lethal his uppercuts were I never once noticed just how much he always used it to follow up a right to the body. Makes sense now as it allowed him to get his body into the right position and angle to follow up with that shot. That's a perfect uppercut, legs creating the power, driving right up the middle of the guard. Superb.

Evander Holyfield's best combo was body shot followed by the headbutt

reggaereggae wrote:Evander Holyfield's best combo was body shot followed by the headbutt

Haha very true

Roy jones - lead left hook , right cross
Gavin rees - Jab, right hook body, left hook body, right body, left hook to the head
Ricky hatton - Jab, step right body shot, Right uppercut to the head then left hook.
Carl Froch - jab Uppercut

Mayweather - consistent jabs and feints to the body, drops - feints - left hook upstairs!! evident in the corrales match up

Micky ward, tap to the head left hook to the body! A thing of beauty!

Thommy Hearns – feinted jab to the body, right hand to the jaw.

Mayweather loves a lead right hand aswell, even doubles up on it at times. Not many people who can pull that off and get away with it.

Cotto is quite a text book boxer, one two left hook etc

Lewis - Jab Jab overhand right. Or Jab Jab Jab Jab Overhand right.

Lewis v Mercer right to body, right uppercut , left hook, right hand.

Don Curry - Left jab, slip the return jab and then throw a left hook in an instant. So fast and effective.

Mcallums jab & slip a left hook to the body has to be my favourite.

I loved James toneys in fighting! Once he pops that tight uppercut the shots just roll off!

hurlock wrote:Mcallums jab & slip a left hook to the body has to be my favourite.

I loved James toneys in fighting! Once he pops that tight uppercut the shots just roll off!

if i was being a super-pedantic anal McCallum fan, I would say his premier combination was rolling under the right hand/counter right uppercut to the body/ left to the body.

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Tony Sibson had a lovely jab for a short fella which he would double up to get close to unload those devastating left hooks to body and head- double jab/roll inside to out/double left hook. At times the very best technicians could avoid these attacks and make him pay but as a slew of top european fighters can attest, it worked more often than not. Also Durans feint jab/left hook/right hand combo served him well thru the weights.Hounorable mention, James Cooks uppercut!!