Best straight right hands ever landed

[intoccabile]

tommy hearns had the greatest right hook of all time

I don't see the sarcasm. You can argue he had the greatest 'right hand'. But right hand has a large variety of punches it can throw. A uppercut from the right hand would be a right hand.

[Bermuda]

I recall a quote from Duran, where he said that at the weigh in he really felt the difference in height and Tommys arm length, and Duran didn't think that he would be able to get inside his reach! I think it was from the autobiography "Hands of Stone", though I'm not 100% positive...

yah hearns was an intimidating ww...i don't think duran was very confident going into that fight.

[Russian Crushin]

NOrris- Mugabi @ 4:20

[Russian Crushin]

[Kagami Taiga]

He's actually correct, it's a hook from the power hand, Not a straight at all, shrug. Notice it's coming around and across durans chin, making his head turn. If it were a straight, his had would have just snapped back.

At best, it's a 'cross' - but if you're one of the many people who think a Cross and a Straight are the same punches, I mine as well just stop replying now.

a cross is considered a straight punch. it isnt a hook and that wasnt a hook. i dunno anyone who thinks it was.

[Light_Speed]

uh, that looks like a hook to me.

Are you kidding?

DoktorSleepless needs a bit more sleep, he's obviously tired.

That Donaire on Nishioka str8 right looked pretty bad ass.

It was.

Would this count as one?

At 0:40

No.

He's actually correct, it's a hook from the power hand, Not a straight at all, shrug. Notice it's coming around and across durans chin, making his head turn. If it were a straight, his had would have just snapped back.

At best, it's a 'cross' - but if you're one of the many people who think a Cross and a Straight are the same punches, I mine as well just stop replying now.

It's a straight, the reason why it lands at an angle is because of how Hearns is positioned, he's not directly in front of Duran and he's standing sideways. What misleads people into thinking it's a hook or a cross is because he threw the punch with his elbow flared instead of tucked but the trajectory of the punch is straight.

[Russian Crushin]

[Light_Speed]

[Elotero]

Post the greatest straight right hands you've ever seen (I said straight). This is obviously inspired by the passing of Steward because many of his fighters had amazing straight right hands.

I'll start with a famous one :

Of course Hearns, Arguello, Lennox Lewis, Mayweather. I think Vlad has a crushing straight right too.

[bojangles1987]

I've never seen that fight, but have always wondered...what was going on in that exact moment...why weren't his hands in place, or why wasn't he trying to move away from that telegraphed punch?

Was he rocked badly before ?????

Yeah, he had been down a couple times, if I remember correctly.

I don't think it's possible to beat the right hand that knocked Roberto freaking Duran out cold.