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The left hook to the liver is the most beautiful punch in boxing.
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When delivered correctly it takes some beating, one of my favs tooOriginally posted by The Smash View Post
Ward vs Sanchez, Cotto vs Quintana, Gatti vs Dorin.... u get the picture!Comment
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I wouldn't say the best but he's definitely up there. JCC get's my vote.Comment
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Juan Manuel Marquez was doing ******ic things with his against Katsidis. He brings that to the table against Manny and we've got a fight.Originally posted by The Surgeon View Post
I always thought Limon had a good body attack, too.Comment
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Great post.Originally posted by Terry A View PostThe 1st thing I think of when Jake LaMotta is mentioned is his chin. Then his constant body punching. That was an integral part of every one of his fights.
When I think of body punching, the 1st name that comes to mind is Mike McCallum.
When I think of the hardest body shots I ever seen, Cooney caving in Ron Lyles ribs comes to mind 1st. It's only a slight exaggeration to say that it looked like Cooney's glove went into Lyle's ribs up to the laces!
The cleanest body shot I ever saw was RJ KO Virgil Hill.
Cooney & Jones were good body shotters (is that a word?) but not as accomplished as LaMotta & McCallum.
I also would throw in Ruben Olivares, Julio C. Chavez & Frazier.
Without digressing any more, my two choices for best ever body puncher is between LaMotta & McCallum. I've seen & read about LaMotta's famed body attack but I've seen more of McCallum's body of work (pun intended).
Can I vote that LaMotta is tied for best body puncher of all time with McCallum?
I'll go ahead & vote "No" on the basis that McCallum had an equally ferocious body attack as the Bull but he has the edge in power. I think he hit harder, punch for punch. And hard punchers always have a special place in my heart.
Loved the inclusion of Ruben Olivares who is genuinely one of the best body punchers of all time and often gets slept on.Comment
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Seems like an obvious choice but thats for good reason, i tend to agree Chavez could well be the best ive seenOriginally posted by Monkz View PostComment
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Brilliant wasnt it, i hadnt seen him use it to that effect prior to Katsidis but i hope he brings it to the table vs Manny, i think Pac while an all round tough nut takes a head shot better than a body shot, Margs had him hurt pretty bad not long ago and i know it was light years ago and he's a different beast now but that time he got KO'd to the body sticks with me.Originally posted by The Smash View PostComment
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joe frazier deserves mention
he's about as consistent as anybody i can remember with his body attack
and he got going slow and ended up smoking by the end of the fight, the best plan off attack for a body puncher, considering the nature of the damage and its effect over time
and he was a HW, where true infighting/body snatching is more difficult because of the danger of making your way inside
the "best" body puncher is debatable, and everybody has brought up some good ones
my favorite is probably joe frazierComment
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Its a shame Tyson let his body punching take a back seat, he looked like being a bit special in that department on his way up....
I still class him as a very good body puncher, he hurt alot of guys to the body and set things up from that but even i cant put him in the Frazier League, not even nearly...Comment
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He's a great body puncher, no question.Originally posted by The Surgeon View Post
His fight with Tyrell Biggs was a body punching exhibition.Comment
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