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ironalex
03-01-2009, 07:18 AM
who in your opinion had the best left hook ever?
i think, tua, morrison, tyson, trinidad, frazier out of those.

Tuggers1986
03-01-2009, 08:57 AM
who in your opinion had the best left hook ever?
i think, tua, morrison, tyson, trinidad, frazier out of those.

Frazier
Trinidad
Tyson
De La Hoya

mickyward5656
03-01-2009, 11:37 AM
1) frazier
2) de la hoya
3) trinidad
4) liston

Versastyle
03-01-2009, 11:48 AM
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BattlingNelson
03-01-2009, 02:39 PM
Frazier, Trinidad, Morrison, Ruddock were all great hookers. There might be others from back in the day, but those are the guys that comes immidiately to my mind.

BrooklynBomber
03-01-2009, 02:46 PM
David Tua, Robinson(then again he was great at any punch he threw), Frazier.

Terry A
03-01-2009, 03:54 PM
Besides the ones mentioned, when I think of "left hook", I always remember the one Gerry Cooney hit Ron Lyle with in the body. It looked like it went into Lyle so deep that all the laces disappeared as well. It looked like the whole glove went in Lyle up to Cooney's wrist! And not Lyle's stomache, his RIBS!

That was a shot that I'll always remember. Real impressive work.

them_apples
03-01-2009, 04:06 PM
Quarry had a mean left hook, Trinidad also

Bob Foster
Robinson
Zarate

Unknown Champ
03-01-2009, 04:27 PM
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has one of the best check left hooks ever, and it is scary quick and accurate and has put dudes down. Cotto has a vicious left hook up top and down stairs and is feared by most.

fight game
03-01-2009, 05:22 PM
joe frazier

Unknown Champ
03-01-2009, 05:34 PM
joe frazier is top tier

nairbon357
03-01-2009, 08:09 PM
Tyson, Frazier, Tua, Dempsey, De La Hoya

Aztec Wanker
03-01-2009, 10:57 PM
Quarry had a mean left hook, Trinidad also

Bob Foster
Robinson
Zarate

Foster's KO of Dick Tiger is my third favorite KO of all time and my favorite KO by left hook.

IMO, Tito's left hook was just beautiful. I consider Ruben Olivares' left hook a close second to Trinidad's.

sugarshanenas
03-01-2009, 11:20 PM
pipino cuevas

La_Vibora
03-02-2009, 12:19 AM
Off the top of my head I have to say its a toss up between Tito, Smokin Joe, and Bob Foster.

Squabbles94806
03-03-2009, 12:00 PM
Frazier and Tyson have one of the toughest left hooks in the business.

poet682006
03-03-2009, 12:25 PM
Foster's KO of Dick Tiger is my third favorite KO of all time and my favorite KO by left hook.

IMO, Tito's left hook was just beautiful. I consider Ruben Olivares' left hook a close second to Trinidad's.

Check out the left hook Foster KOs Mike Quarry with sometime :boxing:

Poet

S.G.
03-03-2009, 02:22 PM
Oscar's left hook is great

BattlingNelson
03-03-2009, 02:58 PM
Besides the ones mentioned, when I think of "left hook", I always remember the one Gerry Cooney hit Ron Lyle with in the body. It looked like it went into Lyle so deep that all the laces disappeared as well. It looked like the whole glove went in Lyle up to Cooney's wrist! And not Lyle's stomache, his RIBS!

That was a shot that I'll always remember. Real impressive work.
Yeah. Cooney's left hook was awesome. Wasn't he a lefty turned southpaw? Anyway that hook produced one of the most frightening knock-outs I've seen when Ken Norton was viciously butchered. That fight was stopped a couple of punches to late for my liking:

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Also Bob Foster had a great hook as mentioned by some. Likely the best hook at LHW.

In my earlier post I mentioned Razor Ruddock. Here's some footage of his famous SMASH:


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F l i c k e r
03-03-2009, 03:07 PM
^^^ I love the Smash. I always use it, I dont even use uppercuts because of it. I rather throw the smash than an uppercut.



I like B-hop's left hook. I dont know if I would call it the best ever but if it lands on the body than so long to you.

MarkScott
03-07-2009, 09:45 PM
Frazier, considering his entire arsenal consisted of left hooks.
Can't overlook Sugar Ray Robinson's hook.

-Antonio-
03-11-2009, 02:15 AM
Ezzard Charles.

The_Bringer
03-11-2009, 02:40 AM
Joe Frazier had the best left hook I've ever seen.

Other great left hookers include Felix Trinidad, Oscar De La Hoya, and David Tua.

Jim23
03-15-2009, 11:29 AM
Have to pick Joe Frazier.

123tyson123
03-15-2009, 09:24 PM
best left hook ever goes to

amir khan