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    Greatest Arsenal of Punches in History

    Which fighter had the Greatest Arsenal of Punches in History?

    By Which I mean had the widest array of punches that they could, and consistently would, land accurately, at a high quality, and with force.

    I know all boxers could throw all punches, but not all of them consistently would (some guys just relied on one or two). Others would, throw them all, but some of their punches were just for show, or did little damage, or they couldn't really land them. I am not talking about them, I want to know who had the greatest arsenal of punches in all of history.
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    #2
    Just how many punches are there?

    1 Jab
    2 hook
    3 Cross
    4 Roundhouse
    5 Overhand
    6 Uppercut
    7 Bolo
    8 Lug buster



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      #3
      Originally posted by Slugfester View Post
      Just how many punches are there?

      1 Jab
      2 hook
      3 Cross
      4 Roundhouse
      5 Overhand
      6 Uppercut
      7 Bolo
      8 Lug buster


      Yeah I look at Jab, Straight, Hook, Cross, UC with either hand as the standard punches. Then mix in if they can throw them to both the head and body. Then add in the the unique punches (bolo etc)

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        #4
        i know people will bristle at this, but the late '80s version of Mike Tyson really threw damn near everything.

        He could out jab taller guys, power in both hands, combinations, ruthless uppercuts, hooks, body shots, straight rights

        Of course, today, Terence Crawford's got a pretty good arsenal. Usyk as well. Lomachenko too.

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          #5
          Originally posted by DeeMoney View Post
          Which fighter had the Greatest Arsenal of Punches in History?

          By Which I mean had the widest array of punches that they could, and consistently would, land accurately, at a high quality, and with force.

          I know all boxers could throw all punches, but not all of them consistently would (some guys just relied on one or two). Others would, throw them all, but some of their punches were just for show, or did little damage, or they couldn't really land them. I am not talking about them, I want to know who had the greatest arsenal of punches in all of history.
          Of the heavyweights Joe Louis.
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            #6
            I don't feel qualified to answer this question. Don't know technique well enough.

            But it got me thinking on a simpler level.

            What HWs had KD power in both hands?

            Fighters like Dempsey and Louis come to mind. Both had KD power with either hand.

            Whereas fighters like Frazier (left hook) and Baer (right hand) were thought of as being lethal with only one hand.

            Then there are the fighters like Ali who didn't have dynamite in either hand, but would, instead down their opponents with, fast and accurate combinations.

            I wonder how many HWs had 'one punch' knock down powers in both hands?

            Foreman?

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              #7
              Originally posted by Willie Pep 229 View Post
              I don't feel qualified to answer this question. Don't know technique well enough.

              But it got me thinking on a simpler level.

              What HWs had KD power in both hands?

              Fighters like Dempsey and Louis come to mind. Both had KD power with either hand.

              Whereas fighters like Frazier (left hook) and Baer (right hand) were thought of as being lethal with only one hand.

              Then there are the fighters like Ali who didn't have dynamite in either hand, but would, instead down their opponents with, fast and accurate combinations.

              I wonder how many HWs had 'one punch' knock down powers in both hands?

              Foreman?
              Marciano,Liston,Patterson,Walcott,Tua,Langford,Hol yfield,Lewis.
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                #8
                - - Mike Tyson had a balanced arsenal.

                See the demo by Monster over Fulton of a modern master.

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                  #9
                  Dempsey, Gibbons, Loughran, Louis, Robinson, Benny Leonard, Carlos Ortiz, Liston, Griffith, Foreman, Holmes, Ray Leonard, Hearns, Duran, Tyson, Holyfield, Roy Jones, Pacquiao to name a few. Some had more power in each hand than others but they all mixed up their punches and were effective combination punchers.
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by GhostofDempsey View Post
                    Dempsey, Gibbons, Loughran, Louis, Robinson, Benny Leonard, Carlos Ortiz, Liston, Griffith, Foreman, Holmes, Ray Leonard, Hearns, Duran, Tyson, Holyfield, Roy Jones, Pacquiao to name a few. Some had more power in each hand than others but they all mixed up their punches and were effective combination punchers.
                    I think you may have misread the thread?
                    "I wonder how many HWs had 'one punch' knock down powers in both hands?"
                    Leaving aside the fact that the OP asked for heavyweights.

                    KNOCK DOWN POWER IN EITHER HAND is the criteria.

                    Loughran wasn't a puncher with either hand.14 kos in126 fights for a k o percentage under 12% .Which fighters did he knock down with either hand?

                    Griffith 112 fights 23 kos for a percentage of 20%, again who did he KD with either hand?

                    Who did Holmes ever KD with a left? Holmes also wasn't a combination puncher, he was a basic ,"one two guy",left jab right cross ,he rarely threw left hooks.

                    Benny Leonard had a fine right cross,I may be wrong, but I don't think he floored many,if any with a left hook?

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