got to Holy before i could so you get the cc ;), he would throw the hook down and then up, and it was very effective against a lot of the top heavyweightsQuote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
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got to Holy before i could so you get the cc ;), he would throw the hook down and then up, and it was very effective against a lot of the top heavyweightsQuote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
1) Tyson - Clearly had one punch knockout power to the body. His body attacked generated as much fear as his knockout power.
2) Marciano - Ground down opponents to the body and took their heart
3) Joe louis - Amazing work to the body, in his prime just punished his opponents both downstairs and upstairs.
4) Frazier - Just ask Ali - Joe always committed to the body to set up the hook to the head.
5) Bob Fitzsimmons - Concentrated and was the first to really understand how to take an opponent out with a body attack.
6) George Chuvalo - Brutal Body puncher that set up virtually all of his KO's
7) Tua - somewhere between the styles of Tyson and Marciano always felt he should have commit more to the body.
8) Jerry Quarry - A complete inside fighter that had many personal demons and fought in the golden era...but his body attack was well respected.
9) Jack Dempsey - He hit everything that he was able to hit, truly an equal opportunity punisher...
10) Tommy Morrison - Always incorporated a nice body attack and he had excellent power to the body as well.
Honorable mention to George Foreman...While he probably could hit harder than anyone on the list to the body he never really focused a body attack as a defining part of his style...
Well Big George had that unreal reach,so committing to inside work would be counterproductive really
Here's proof he did itQuote:
Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey
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Watch his highlight vs Chuvalo he got him against the ropes and it was right hook to the body all day long
The entire 5 1/2 minute clip should George throwing 3 body punches all against one fighter (Chuvalo)...this is hardly an argument that big George was an effective body puncher!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
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Riddick Bowe was an outstanding inside fighter who did great body work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
Lyle, you know I respect your opinion a great deal but we have to disagree on this one...LOVE the Foreman-Peralta fight but there is only one round in that clip that George even goes to the body...I will agree that Big George hit awfully hard to the body but he hit very hard everywhere he threw...Why I don't consider Foreman one of the best body punchers is because it was never a concentrated part of his arsenal, body punching was just an after thought when someone laid against the ropes for Big George...Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle