Top 5 Heavyweight Left Hooks of All Time?

[Redsox]

morrison
frazier
tyson
ibeabuchi
tua

[New England]

joe frazier should be on that list. he was a fantastic fighter without much of a right hand to speak of.

[#1Assassin]

patterson, frazier, tyson, morrison, holyfield would be my picks.

but you could have louis, tua or cooney in there as well. walcott isn't a bad pick either.

wlads hook wasn't nearly consistent enough to be on the list. or versatile enough for that matter, dude couldnt even throw a liver shot and had very few set ups. just one range too. terrible pick..

frazier and holyfield in particular could find a million ways to get that punch in. different spots, set ups, range, angles etc.. thats a great hooker!

[Dariusz]

Tua, Morrison and Frazier.

[Doritos]

patterson, frazier, tyson, morrison, holyfield would be my picks.

but you could have louis, tua or cooney in there as well. walcott isn't a bad pick either.

wlads hook wasn't nearly consistent enough to be on the list. or versatile enough for that matter, dude couldnt even throw a liver shot and had very few set ups. just one range too. terrible pick..

frazier and holyfield in particular could find a million ways to get that punch in. different spots, set ups, range, angles etc.. thats a great hooker!

The problem is Wlad was so boring most people probably haven't even watched 20% of his career but trust me Wlad could whip that left hook in like he was drawing a Picasso.

Forgot who he was against but I remember him laying someone out with a triple left hook.

People forget Wlads the first truly new age monster heavyweight. 6'7 250lbs and 8% bodyfat, phenomenal athlete but sadly completely safety first and horribly boring due to a lack of confidence in his own ability to take a punch which looking back at the times he's been stopped or hurt was him getting clipped, panicking and throwing all of his boxing ability out the window while he gets swarmed with wild haymakers and power shots.

[Real King Kong]

First time Mercer has ever been dropped to the head,

he's definitely proficient with the hook, but he's more of a right hand puncher.

[Real King Kong]

patterson, frazier, tyson, morrison, holyfield would be my picks.

but you could have louis, tua or cooney in there as well. walcott isn't a bad pick either.

wlads hook wasn't nearly consistent enough to be on the list. or versatile enough for that matter, dude couldnt even throw a liver shot and had very few set ups. just one range too. terrible pick..

frazier and holyfield in particular could find a million ways to get that punch in. different spots, set ups, range, angles etc.. thats a great hooker!

I pretty well agree with this. if someone wanted to say wlad's straight right is among the best in hw history, I wouldn't argue much, but not the hook.

[mlac]

wlad? and no joe frazier?

[Doritos]

wlad? and no joe frazier?

6'7, 250lb, 8% bodyfat boxer throwing an accurate, powerful and swift left hook is a sight to behold man, a guy that huge hitting people like that? It's crazy.

That said Smokin Joe, phewwwwwwww.... being hit by one of them left nukes? How did Ali get up...............

[john l]

I totally agree with you about Frazier, he has to be on the list.

I don't agree with you about Wlad. His straight right, his jab and his left hook were all brilliant.

Watching him hook off his jab was a sight to behold.

His right was great IF he could touch you with jab otherwise he was hesitant to throw it.His hook was the 1st good hook I seen from a guy 6-6 or over(the giants)but would not put in my top 5 or so list imo.