Who threw wide, looping punches...

[Bucktown Beast]

Some of Benn's punches were very wide and wild, when he got carried away. But mostly, he had excellent punching technique - nice, short, tight, snappy, crisp punches, and under Jimmy Tibbs his technique changed a little where he'd have his feet very firmly planted and hips locked, designed to make his punches even more solid (though not as concussive) while not wasting as much motion because he was fighting guys naturally bigger than him and needed lasting effect as well as needing to last. He didn't waste many shots at all under Tibbs (Galvano '92 through Giminez '94), was a complete fighting machine.

Right, that was my point. He could get wild at times as is evident in the McClellan fight but for the most part he threw very technically sound, crisp punches. When he came out against Watson in the first round he was throwing some of the most tight, coiled and snapping punches I've ever seen. He shouldnt be put anywhere near the punching category of a Mayorga or Margarito.

[BigMKO]

Has noone mentioned McClellan yet? If I remember right he telegraphed nearly all his shots.

[Bucktown Beast]

Has noone mentioned McClellan yet? If I remember right he telegraphed nearly all his shots.

His money punch (right hand) was straight down the pipe though.

Kermit Cintron may be another wide free swinger with some pop.

[BigMKO]

McClellan's right hand in the first fight with jackson was definitely telegraphed... his arm stayed out for like 2 secs

[hemichromis]

there is often alot of power in these wide looping haymakers but the problem isn;t power, no half decent boxer will let you land these unless you throw as many-with the same power-as foreman did!

[Kid Achilles]

Benn was not an arm puncher at all.

Gerry Cooney, Max Baer, Samuel Peter are similar punching fighters to Foreman.

Foreman was not unique, but he was a rarity. Few men possessed the kind of natural strength and heavy handedness to be effective with this style.

[Kid Achilles]

Can't believe I was the first to name Max Baer. That's the first name to pop in my head when I hear "looping punch", even before Foreman.

[jabsRstiff]

Cooney wasn't a looping puncher. His left hook was pretty locked up, & was at it's most powerful when thrown resembling a half-hook, half-uppercut.
His right hand.....was non-descript & powerless.