And who - in your view - has (or had) the best of each?
My picks:
Best jab: Sonny Liston (L) Ever so slightly edges runner-up Muhammad Ali by the sheer wrecking-ball power of it. I've seen him snap heads back, knock opponents of balance and (if I'm not mistaken) down with that thing...
Honorable mention(s):
Muhammad Ali
Larry HolmesBest hook: Joe Frazier (L) The greatest practical exponent of the "Philadelphia left hook." It was a thing of beauty and devastation (see Ali-Frazier I).
Honorable mention(s):
Pipino Cuevas
Julio Cesar ChavezBest cross: Roberto Durán (R) With jarring effect, he delivered the punch with remarkable ease and frequency, because it was always cocked (for lack of a better term). It sat next to his right shoulder like a pointed gun with the hammer pulled back and finger on the trigger.
Honorable mention(s):
Muhammad Ali
Lennox LewisBest uppercut: Mike Tyson (R/L) With either hand, I can't think of anyone who unleashed this weapon with greater frequency or deadly accuracy. Thrown in combination, it was usually the begining of the end...
Honorable mention(s):
George Foreman
Roberto Durán
The uppercut is a wonderful weapon to use when your opponent is on the ropes and out on his feet. Guaranteed to finish him off, I love watching a well timed Uppercut.
brit
the Jab get you inside an oponent and it disguises all your other shot's when thrown correctly it is a defensive tool aswell to keep people off balance ,
does'nt matter how tall you are Jabbing is about timing
brit
Has to be the Jab the bread and butter punch when ever you are looking to find your rhythm or you are a little perplexed about somebody's style alway's revert back to basic's the Jab and more often the not you will find the other punches you are looking for
great fighter's like Shane Mosley ,RJJ ,Holyfield,Hamed ,tamed by the old jab
The cross is my favorite punch. I'm training now and seems to be my most effective punch. I just like the way how you set up with the jab and execute it with quickness and power. Its also not as easy to telegraph like a hook or an uppercut.
Great list man. But as far as crosses go, Hearns is my pick. Ask the man in your avatar about it!:boxing:I can't ask him, he's still unconcious from it (LOL). Still, the man in my avatar has the best, if not most powerful, ask Davey Moore's survivors, or Iran Barkley...
The cross (orthodox or southpaw). This has got to be the best punch out there. Roy Jones comes to mind on how to throw a picture perfect cross. The punch has your whole momentum behind it and its good night for the person on the recieving end.:boxing:
That's a funny fucking sig pic man.
Favorite punch: Left Hook. And nobody threw a left hook like Joe Frazier, I'm surprised Muhammad Ali's head didn't come off in the 15th round of their first fight.
Favorite jab : Marvin Hagler. A lot of fighters have/had a great jab but nobody else's had the power behind it that Hagler's had.
Favorite uppercut : Zab Judah. This may catch me some flack because there are others whom you could argue had a better uppercut than Zab but nobody else had the speed or snap behind it that Zab had. Not to mention the angles he often throws it from.
Favorite straight right hand: Tommy Hearns. The Duran KO was and always will be the most brutal KO from a straight right I've ever seen. Duran went down like Apollo Creed did against Ivan Drago.
The cross (orthodox or southpaw). This has got to be the best punch out there. Roy Jones comes to mind on how to throw a picture perfect cross. The punch has your whole momentum behind it and its good night for the person on the recieving end.:boxing:
Best Jab: Lennox Lewis & Ali
Best Uppercut:Lennox Lewis
Best Hook: Joe Frazier
Best Cross: No doubt Roy Jones Jr.
my favorite punch: uppercut
my favorite jab: hearns, followed by quartey and hagler
my favorite left hook: trinidad, followed by robinson and frazier
my favorite uppercut: tyson, followed by arguello and foreman
my favorite right cross: louis, followed by arguello and mayweather