Thread: Best counter right hands?

There have been threads about best counter punchers, I'll narrow it down. A nice counter right hand is probably my favorite punch. I'll list a few of the guys I think do it well but there are a lot more.

Evander Holyfield- when he was up on his toes and would take that little half step back and counter with that crisp right hand.

James Toney- unlike Holyfield would do it mostly flat footed. The best probably at rolling away from a right hand and coming straight back with his own right.

Floyd Mayweather- a bit of both really. The way he could counter with the right over the opponents jab would make them wary of even throwing the jab.

There are a lot of other guys, I'm sure somebody will say Bernard for example.

I know you already said him, but Hopkins was the first guy who came to mind.

Juan Manuel Marquez gave a ton to the PACMAN.

Toney
Hopkins
FMJR
RJJ
Duran, he had a nice counter right in some circumstances
Cotto, watch him against Mosley he is great at throwing that right hand over the jab. Not ATG, but he is getting there.
HOlyfield obviously
Ali, he would lean back from the jab then come over it with the right hand.
Ray Robinson, great at throwing it midway between an opponent's combination or right before they would throw a punch.



I was surprised to say this, but Urijah Faber from WEC(MMA) was pretty impressive with his right hand against Pulver, obviously he isn't on their level by any means, but it was nice to see.

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I guess it's kind of cheating but since most that sprung to mind have been mentioned, I guess I'll go with a southpaw. Joel Casamayor's counter right is still great probably the only thing he has that is still great. Right now Cristian Mijares has a great right hand counter.

I can't edit on a dial up connection which is what I'm on right now.

But I can't believe I forgot Winky Wright who had one of the best counter jabs I've ever seen. He isn't solely a counterpuncher but like the Mosley fight the first time around Mosley got hit with a counter jab every single time he opened up with punches. I've never seen anybody able to block and counter like Winky ever.

I saw a young Evander Holyfield's 1986 clip last night on ESPN. And boy!.. wheww!!! he was lightning fast!!!

Tommy Hearns, Shane Mosley, Erik Morales, and Vernon Forrest all have had good ones

Originally Posted by OumaFan

There have been threads about best counter punchers, I'll narrow it down. A nice counter right hand is probably my favorite punch. I'll list a few of the guys I think do it well but there are a lot more.

Evander Holyfield- when he was up on his toes and would take that little half step back and counter with that crisp right hand.

James Toney- unlike Holyfield would do it mostly flat footed. The best probably at rolling away from a right hand and coming straight back with his own right.

Floyd Mayweather- a bit of both really. The way he could counter with the right over the opponents jab would make them wary of even throwing the jab.

There are a lot of other guys, I'm sure somebody will say Bernard for example.

Roy Jones Jr
Thomas Hearns
Lennox Lewis
Evander Holyfield
Bernard Hopkins
Winky Wright
Larry Holmes
Muhammad Ali
Pernell Whitaker
Juan Manuel Marquez
Floyd Mayweather Jr
James Toney
Sugar Ray Robinson
Salvador Sanchez

Just a few to come to mind i'll do more later.

Originally Posted by OumaFan

There have been threads about best counter punchers, I'll narrow it down. A nice counter right hand is probably my favorite punch. I'll list a few of the guys I think do it well but there are a lot more.

Evander Holyfield- when he was up on his toes and would take that little half step back and counter with that crisp right hand.

James Toney- unlike Holyfield would do it mostly flat footed. The best probably at rolling away from a right hand and coming straight back with his own right.

Floyd Mayweather- a bit of both really. The way he could counter with the right over the opponents jab would make them wary of even throwing the jab.

There are a lot of other guys, I'm sure somebody will say Bernard for example.

Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

Tommy Hearns, Shane Mosley, Erik Morales, and Vernon Forrest all have had good ones

Lennox Lewis overhand right was a BOMB!!!!!!