Most Devastating Types of Punches?

Duran got a goooood rest. Man it looked like Hearns killed him :eek: I showed that fight to my roommate and he was like, "Man...that mexican guy sucks!!!" Heh :D

hooks can carry more power for some fighters and a straight for some, depends on the fighter. fighters with phenominal hooks are usually better knockout artists.

lol @ dragon uppercut. Its a Shoryuken! A straight right is just as dangerous, I think Manny throws his shots straight down the middle so it's more of a push effect. Watch Hearns KO over Duran, perfect straight right. I think uppercut is most dangerous though, although its harder to land.

The most deadly punch the sport has ever seen is probably Thomas Hearns right cross. If thrown correctly and landed with full extention it means nite-nite.... Duran got a goooood rest. Man it looked like Hearns killed him :eek:

The reason hooks and other kinds of swinging punches knock out people more is because of the angle in which they connect. When hit on the chin by a sideways punch, the head twists and the blood vessels in the brain are ripped from the sides of the skull. This screws up the equilibrium worse than a straight punch in which the skull bounces back and the brain strikes the back and front of the skull (standard concussion, might not even notice it until later). A perfect example of this when Vitali used that short left hook on Danny Williams at the end of the third round. Danny had taken far harder punches, but that one was right on the tip of his chin.

The most effective is the Dragon Punch or the Tiger Uppercut. Ryu forever scarred Sagat on his chest with a devestating Dragon Punch. (Sho-ryu-ken!!!!) http://images.lamer.net/shoryuken.gif http://www.newwavemugen.com/~zweifuss/ryu/ryu-shoryuken.gif

The most effective is the Dragon Punch or the Tiger Uppercut. Ryu forever scarred Sagat on his chest with a devestating Dragon Punch. (Sho-ryu-ken!!!!)

from experience id hav to sey cross rather then hook or uppercut the two most powerful punches known to man are 1. hook 2. wing chun rising sun punch (super jab more or less) the reason you see uppercuts take people out often is because they are ducking or coming in looking to land something of their own when they get stuck with it, same with most KO's, the guy is coming in trying to land something and gets stuck. occassionally you'll see a passive guy get KO'd, but 80% of the time it's the other way around. plus another thing about the uppercut when you are leaning forward and catch one it's the worst possible punch you can take, aside from a power hook behind the ear

Sven Ottke had a mean right cross as well. I'm suprised someone didn't already mention him before me. All jokes aside....George Foreman's haymakers were pretty hard also..

The most deadly punch the sport has ever seen is probably Thomas Hearns right cross. If thrown correctly and landed with full extention it means nite-nite....

Hooks probably account for more knockdowns and knockouts than any other punch. However, the right cross is truly a devastating punch if thrown by a master. Joe Louis' right hand was phenomenal, among the best the division had ever seen. Max Baer's was lethal in the literal sense. Tyson and Marciano both had a nasty overhand right. The right hand is probably the all time classic punch in boxing: there are accounts of fighters with terrific right hands dating back to the ancient Greeks.