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Who do we all believe are the best finishers in boxing of all time.

The Brown Bomber comes to mind right quick.

Muhammad Ali big time! With multiple late abd final round KO's and rallies to serve as examples; Frazier, Ellis, Shavers, Lyle, Mathis, etc.

Lennox Lewis didn't miss many. Perhaps just letting Holyfield off the hook in the 3rd round of their first fight.

Ray Leonard didn't seem to let many opponents off the hook having hurt them.

RadioElRadar wrote:Ray Leonard didn't seem to let many opponents off the hook having hurt them.

Yep ray leonard, frazier, tyson, louis, hearns, arguello, ali.

Foreman was a great finisher. Dempsey and Pryor have to be up there as well.

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

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.

yancey 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.

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.

Disregard anything this man has to say about Ali

Othro wrote:

yancey 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.

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.

Disregard anything this man has to say about Ali

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.

Foreman,Hearns,Sugar Ray Leonard,Alfonso Zamora,Mac Foster,Tyson.

Woldemar wrote:Foreman,Hearns,Sugar Ray Leonard,Alfonso Zamora,Mac Foster,Tyson.

Hearns would be the very definition of a finisher.

And the great Roberto Duran?

Nancey, maybe I'm confusing you with another poster . No need for your childish drivel. Who has Ali ever let off the hook though ?

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.

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 ?

My moniker is "yancey", jackass. And you accuse me of being "childish".

I won't answer your question as I really don't think you understand what a "finisher" really is.

Wifredo Gomez
Carlos Zarate

yancey wrote:

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 ?

My moniker is "yancey", jackass. And you accuse me of being "childish".

I won't answer your question as I really don't think you understand what a "finisher" really is.

Nancey boy I think you're confusing one punch knockout artists with finishers sweety.

palooka wrote:Wifredo Gomez
Carlos Zarate

Good call.
I would add Arguello and Olivares as two other guys who didn't let hurt fighters off the hook

Has anyone mentioned Hagler?

Between their hen fights, yes.

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.

Joe Louis.... And Archie Moore.... And Mike Tyson.

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 ?

Buster Mathis, big time