The Six Greatest Punches In Ring History

[flat1985]

Henry cooper knocking down Ali, What a punch

[Tuggers1986]

#6) Joe Frazier D15 over Muhammad Ali. March 7, 1971 at Madison Square Garden.

Ali was coming back, courtesy of a Supreme Court verdict overturning his conviction for refusing to be inducted into the military. The great champion was coated with ring rust, and his victories of Jerry Quarry and Oscar Bonavena, although tough, gave him little preparation to face a prime Joe Frazier. Yet the public demanded the bout and less than three months after struggling over 15 rounds with Bonavena Ali was at ring center facing the destructive and unbeaten Frazier. The fight was, and is, the “Fight Of The Century”.

Ali was 80% of his former self yet he rained combinations against Frazier’s head from the opening bell. For ten rounds Muhammad seemed to have a small edge and the momentum was turning in his direction. Than disaster struck in round 11 as Frazier send Ali staggering, badly hurt, across the ring with a monster left hook that permanently pointed the bout in Joe’s favor. Midway through the 15th round Joe “went home” for a sweeping left hook, the greatest punch he ever threw. Ali took the punch flush and went down, flat on his back. In a near instant he was on his feet, and was fighting back at the bell. Joe got the well deserved verdict. It was the defining moment in the greatest bout of all time.

This is my favourite!! What a left hook that was

It was the defining moment in the greatest bout of all time.

I would now say the greatest bout I have ever seen is Diego Corrales against Israel Castillo

[KESSLER]

This is my favourite!! What a left hook that was



I would now say the greatest bout I have ever seen is Diego Corrales against Israel Castillo

Hahahaha! You still call him Israel... Awesome.

[Tuggers1986]

Hahahaha! You still call him Israel... Awesome.

Hahaha. Course I do.

It is his name after all!

[sterling]

i agree with them all very nice ko's

[SkillspayBills]

Jackson KO Herol Grahm, not that the punch was significant or world changing but DAMN I have NEVER seen a person hit so hard.

[Guest]

This is a nice list and hard to argue with, but Moorer-Foreman punch and Liston-Ali punch rate highly too.

JReckoning

[Thread Stealer]

i like foster-tiger, foster-quarry, jackson-graham, and nunn-kalambay a lot also.

[Ryn0]

liston-ali was not a big punch or a massively powerful one. It was just significant.

[Guest]

Danny Williams getting robbed again.