BoxRec

Okay, let's build the PERFECT Heavyweight boxer selecting punches from any Heavyweight in history.

(We will do other additions of this, but in this thread let's focus on the Heavyweights)

Jab:
Straight:

Left hook:
Right hook:

Left uppercut:
Right uppercut:

Left to the body:
Right to the body:

- I'll keep this thread open for a few weeks, or until the discussion dies down after a lengthy period.
Then we'll see which boxers are nominated with the best punches.

And if our specimen resembles any real-life Heavyweight.

Holmes, Louis, holyfield, Moorer. Ruddock, bowe, Frazier, tyson

Jab: Lewis
Straight: Foreman

Left hook: Tua
Right hook: Tyson

Left uppercut: Tyson
Right uppercut: Tyson

Left to the body: Tyson
Right to the body: Tyson

Thats mine. Dont reply, just post yours.

Jab: Larry Holmes
Straight: Wlad Klitschko

Left hook: Joe Louis
Right hook: Joe Frazier

Left uppercut: George Foreman (I would have had him at right uppercut, But I couldn't think of a lefty and Bowe was a good choice)
Right uppercut: Riddick Bowe

Left to the body: Bob Fitzsimmons
Right to the body: Mike Tyson

Punches to own jaw: Tyson Fury


Louis, Frazier, Foreman and Tyson were considered for various positions, due to either great technique or devastating power, had to settle on one each
Could have had Lewis in a few categories,
Feel bad leaving Ali out for at very least the jab.
Ernie Shavers, Tommy Morrison and many others given consideration for head shots.
Langford or Marciano for body punches....

Jab: Sonny Liston/Larry Holmes
Straight: Joe Louis

Left hook: Joe Frazier
Right hook: Earnie Shavers

Left uppercut: Razor Ruddock
Right uppercut: Mike Tyson

Left to the body: Frazier (again)
Right to the body: Bob Fitzsimmons (the famed Solar Plexus punch has to count for something I figure)

Jab: Muhammad Ali
Straight: Rocky Marciano

Left hook: Jack Dempsey
Right hook: Joe Louis

Left uppercut: Mike Tyson
Right uppercut: George Foreman

Left to the body: Joe Frazier
Right to the body: George Foreman

- I selected Ali's jab because it's speedier weapon go set up the more powerful shots.
It makes for better combination punching.

Jab: Ali/Holmes

Straight: Louis

Left Hook: Frazier

Left Hook to Body: Frazier

Uppercut: Foreman/Tyson

Right to body: Foreman

Thinking of starting my own thread on this but how can I compete with 100 pages of Wilt Vs the world.


But what about Underrated Punches?

I'd say Frazier's jab was underrated and Ali's left hook was underrated.

Before you think I'm smoking something, Frazier had an excellent jab on the inside that he utilized well against Ali and Quarry in particular. If you look closely some of those "hooks" are actually jabs thrown from in close.

Ali had a left uppercut/hook thrown from a 45 degree angle. Not a great KO punch but it certainly momentarily stopped a Norton or Frazier. Certainly this punch tore up Jerry Quarry in their 2nd fight.

Its a good thread idea, so ill start it

Counter-puncher wrote:Its a good thread idea, so ill start it

Go for it.

Jab: Buster Douglas
Straight: Marciano

Left hook: Frazier
Right hook: Dempsey

Left uppercut: Tyson
Right uppercut: Foreman

Left to the body: Frazier
Right to the body: Tyson

Jab... Larry Holmes

Straight... Anthony Joshua

Left Hook... Wladimir Klitschko

Right Hook... Luis Ortiz

Right Uppercut... Anthony Joshua

Left Uppercut... Ike Ibeabuchi

Liver shot... Jack Dempsey

Right to body... Jack Dempsey