Who is the best combination puncher in history

[automaton89]

Like what Ruiz did to Joshua, who is the best ever at that? Never seen a list of the greatest combination punchers

[Willie Pep 229]

I suspect at some level they were all great combination punchers.

Even Dempsey who was a middling boxer had combinations in his bag of tricks.

Plus, great combinations alone doesn't get the job done. There has to be power behind them. E.g. Taylor-Chavez.

A good example of what I mean is featherweight Mike Ayala. (Mentioned in the HOF 'maybe' list.

His hands were lightening fast, technique well trained and he moved forward attacking with combinations. But he lacked the power to jump to the championship.

Also, there is a bias to call all quick-fisted fighters 'great combination punchers' but again, the speed alone doesn't mean it was a great combination if it doesn't move your opponent backward. E.g Camacho, Burley, and Rosenbloom.

On the otherhand, such fighters who weren't as fast, like SRR, SRL, Joe Louis, had the technique mastered, and could destroy opponents with combinations, e.g., SRL-Green.

I'm not sure what criteria lends itself to this list.

[Bronson66]

I suspect at some level they were all great combination punchers.

Even Dempsey who was a middling boxer had combinations in his bag of tricks.

Plus, great combinations alone doesn't get the job done. There has to be power behind them. E.g. Taylor-Chavez.

A good example of what I mean is featherweight Mike Ayala. (Mentioned in the HOF 'maybe' list.

His hands were lightening fast, technique well trained and he moved forward attacking with combinations. But he lacked the power to jump to the championship.

Also, there is a bias to call all quick-fisted fighters 'great combination punchers' but again, the speed alone doesn't mean it was a great combination if it doesn't move your opponent backward. E.g Camacho, Burley, and Rosenbloom.

On the otherhand, such fighters who weren't as fast, like SRR, SRL, Joe Louis, had the technique mastered, and could destroy opponents with combinations, e.g., SRL-Green.

I'm not sure what criteria lends itself to this list.

Patterson was good.

[GhostofDempsey]

To name a few; Robinson, Roy Jones, Hector Camacho, Duran, Jose Napoles, De La Hoya, Marco Antonia Barrera, Arguello, Pacquiao, Lomachenko,

[DeeMoney]

My vote goes to SRR, his combos were lighting fast and devastatingly powerful.

Louis, Patterson, and Tyson all had great combos at heavyweight. Ezzard Charles, especially when younger (when you can find the early films out there) was vicious with his combos. RJJ was another great one.

SRL, Manny, and Finito had great combos for guys in lighter divisions.

[BattlingNelson]

Louis and Dempsey was outstanding combination punchers BITD.

The best, fastest and hardest I ever saw in my lifetime has to be Ray Leonard. He was vicious, creative, powerful and the fastest combos I ever seen. He knew every punch in the book and was always in balance. Forget the Leonard from Hagler onwards. I'm talking WW SRL.

[Willie Pep 229]

Patterson was good.

Yeah, know for his very quick hands.

[QueensburyRules]

Like what Ruiz did to Joshua, who is the best ever at that? Never seen a list of the greatest combination punchers

- - Look at Fat Andys busted mug looking like it just went through a meat grinder in the rematch. AJ wasn't fit to fight in his American debut that turned out to be a farce when a half dozen top rated heavies turned down career purses to fight him.

[JAB5239]

Louis and Dempsey was outstanding combination punchers BITD.

The best, fastest and hardest I ever saw in my lifetime has to be Ray Leonard. He was vicious, creative, powerful and the fastest combos I ever seen. He knew every punch in the book and was always in balance. Forget the Leonard from Hagler onwards. I'm talking WW SRL.

Leonard popped right to mind for me as well when I saw this thread. I've been watching a lot of Roberto Duran lately. And while he didn't have the speed of Leonard, the way he changed levels from body to head, head to body to create openings was brilliant. Even later in his career when he was bloated and slower he still showed these traits. Hard to pick just one guy when have been so many great combination punchers.

[4truth]

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