Who is the best combination puncher in history

[automaton89]

The one with the best results.

As Willie already said, All boxers throw combinations unless one is all they can throw. They don't retreat and say, "Okay, I landed my one."

The question is too big, but I will try.

Who hit opponents a bunch of times in rapid succession and got the best results?

Cassius Clay, later known as M. Ali--who did not throw combinations quite as well. He was not even a hard puncher, but knocked a lot of fighters out. 66% of his wins. Respectable even for a hard puncher. Other non-punchers don't achieve that. When the opening came, he was very serious--4 or 5 punches straight into the mug if he could get them, like he did with Williams..

Consider: he was a non-puncher who KOd more fighters than other non-punchers. He didn't have a big single punch to KO or seriously wound opponents. He had to throw combinations for that job. So he did that more than most. I would say he got the best results from his combinations, and beat more fighters on the top 20 ATG list than any HW champion so far.

Some guys, like Armstrong, threw punches all the time so everything is a combination. But those are swarmers. They knock out more opponents than non-punchers too. Swarmers often do not have a killer punch. They win through attrition and chin.

I think Ali was able to Ko Foreman by leaning towards the rope and getting set that way.

Ali was an awful power puncher in the middle of the ring, generally speaking. He did not plant his feet, and his balance was shaky.

[Willow The Wisp]

SR Robinson, Jose Napoles, Henry Armstrong, Ike Williams, Billy Conn were ridiculous combination punchers.

[QueensburyRules]

Yeah he was a real terror! If you were an MMA fighter, or a boxer on the level of the Nordic nightmare. Go back to school kid... Little Suzy is registered and there is one more spot, better put those big boy diapers on and get in class, you need it...

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[billeau2]

- - That Ginsberg or Kerouac U hog washing?

That is this idiot that continues to post things that make no sense probably as a carryover from earlier message boards. Maybe one day you'll get those big boy pants...