Best Finishers In Boxing?

[tyson]

Taylor was not helpless until the end. Neither was Miranda. Being helpless is the end result of a well executed finishing.

It is the difference between how Tommy Hearns put Pepino Cuevas out on his feet then hammered him into the ground for style points, and the way Corrales finished off Castillo in the 10th round.

Bob Foster did Pepino Cuevas type KO's. From what I see, so does Sadler.

They chase around opponents who are for all intents and purposes out on their feet, and they put those extra style points on.

Pavlik doesn't have that kind of power. He rocks a guy, works him to the ropes, picks apart his defense, then puts them out cold.

That is what finishing is all about. Getting rid of a hurt fighter that is trying to survive, not throwing a flashy combination at a fighter that would go down if you sneezed on them.

This post is contradicting in its very essence.

I don't feel the need to pick it apart.

[!! Shawn]

HaHA.. Ok, Shawn. You're cracking me up.. Because Dempsey couldn't finish Tunney? When? In the last fight of his career??? HaHAHAHA!! He couldn't see dude! What do you want him to do?

That was funny when you said to Tyson that Iron Mike should be excluded because of what happened in the Douglas fight.. Do you have any idea how beat up Tyson was at that point? He's human you know..

Yes he is, and that Humanity excludes him from my top 10.

Im sure you can argue Dempsey as a great finisher, but I do not view him as such, and personally view him as THE single most overrated fighter of all time.

He was revolutionary, yes. Unfortunately, revolutionary does not equal great.

Its like Ford. It revolutionized the automobile. Unfortunately, Fords are still a piece of ****.

[!! Shawn]

This post is contradicting in its very essence.

I don't feel the need to pick it apart.

No it isn't.

[tyson]

Yes he is, and that Humanity excludes him from my top 10.

Im sure you can argue Dempsey as a great finisher, but I do not view him as such, and personally view him as THE single most overrated fighter of all time.

He was revolutionary, yes. Unfortunately, revolutionary does not equal great.

Its like Ford. It revolutionized the automobile. Unfortunately, Fords are still a piece of ****.

I agree totally! Pieces of **** all of them ugly boxes!

[!! Shawn]

To be honest, it's been awhile since I had this much fun on boxingscene, so all the glory in the world to Shawn!

Pavlik will not have a long reign as a champion, mark my words.

To claim him to be one of the best finisher's in the history of the sport is nothing short of spectacular

I am not claiming Pavlik is an ATG fighter, nor am I claiming his reign will be long. I am simply giving him credit for his greatest asset, his ability to finish the job once he starts it.

[Addison]

Shawn, you're trying to tell us that Pavlik doesn't have his guys that badly hurt, and that he really has to use the can opener to close the show..

Do you really mean that?

[!! Shawn]

Did I miss anyone? I think I just managed to rebut about 14 peoples arguments in like 10 min. This is a lot of ****ing work.

[Addison]

Based on Shawn's argument I might have to go with De La Hoya or Calzaghe.. I still haven't picked yet.. Those guys really have to work for their finishes and they have pulled out alot of them the hard way.

[!! Shawn]

Shawn, you're trying to tell us that Pavlik doesn't have his guys that badly hurt, and that he really has to use the can opener to close the show..

Do you really mean that?

Yes. For the most part. You also just came up with a brilliantly simply way to describe a finisher.

It is how sharp a fighters can opener is.

If Pavlik was Chop Chop Corley, Taylor would have survived the 7th round. Same goes for Miranda.

Its deceptive though, because once Pavlik has that can opened, its lights out.

[!! Shawn]

Based on Shawn's argument I might have to go with De La Hoya or Calzaghe.. I still haven't picked yet.. Those guys really have to work for their finishes and they have pulled out alot of them the hard way.

No, and here is why. Neither De La Hoya nor Calzaghe really break through an opponents defense, they simply throw such an overwhelming volume of punches that the ref steps in and stops the contest. Very rarely do their opponents get knocked out cold at the end of the exchanges.