Best punches that didn't......

knock somebody down?

I started thinking about this topic because I just rewatched Hopkins/Trinidad.

I"m sure most people remember the fight but at the very end of the tenth round, best round of the fight, Bernard and Tito were shoulder to shoulder and Bernard threw a right to the body and a beautiful right uppercut, wobbled Tito badly. Im sure most people remember the punch, Tito did a little dance, but didn't go down, and the round ended.

Beautiful punch, not by any means the hardest punch of all time but a beautiful punch.

So I was just wondering what was the best punch you've seen that didn't drop or stop an opponent?

The right handed uppercuts that Juarez nailed Barrera with in the 9th or 10th round of their first fight.

I just don't get it...I mean...those fwockers were like laser guided 2 ton hammers.

:coolclick: Good topic. ;)

can you post that punch for me i wanna see it :)

CC, those were nice punches

I'm sure you remember the Hopkins uppercut, beautiful combo, right hand to the body and right uppercut. The only two fighters that I've seen using that combination are Hopkins and Toney but Bernard did it absolutely perfectly, that was the end of the fight in reality. Tito was gone after that.

Actually, and I'm as you know I'm not a Klitschko fan, Vitali hit Lewis with a right hand in the second round of their fight that was the best punch I've ever seen him throw and Lewis was wobbled but not dropped which says something about him not having a glass chin.

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Originally Posted by ELBI16

can you post that punch for me i wanna see it :)

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I wouldn't even know how to post a a single ten second long clip of a fight, I've got that fight on my computer so I could post the whole thing on youtube but I suspect its probably on there already.

Its at the very end of the tenth round, the ten second bell rang like two or three seconds before Bernard hit him with the combo

Randall's right cross to Chavez in round two. Chavez'z legs bent to a 45 degree angle.

All those big right hands Earnie Shavers landed on Randy Tex Cobb. They were all bombs but Cobb soaked them all up.

Klitschko caught Peters with a hell of a shot that had his legs do a shake

Gatti vs Ward Round 5 that combination at the end of the round by Ward.

May I, Tyson's body shot followed by a vicious uppercut to Evander in Mike's best round of the fight round 5.

Ruelas right hand uppercut that landed flush on Gattis chin stuned Gatti only to enfuriate him and TKO Ruelas. :o

BAsically everything that torres threw to Cotto Those where perfect Shots and for a guy who people say that has a suspect chin handle that incredibly.

Also the MAyorga - Tito Fight wow those where perfect shots including the 5th round.

Forrest - Mayorga 1 Forrest just hit him with a Hammer and the Fucker took it and kept fighting.

Maussa is another that takes Flush Hits and acts sometimes like nothing happened well some of them but Hatton at the 8th 9 th round hit him with something Maussa did not see it coming.

Collazo hit Hatton with a Perfect left Cross and hatton was stone and did not go down

i remember seeing a picture from forrest mosely a while back


forrests mouth looks huge from the blow mosely landed but dunno if he went down though.

winky dropped his hands agaisnt mosely in there 2nd fight, nd was lucky to stay on his feet

Evander Holyfield -vs- Bert Cooper

The upper cuts Evander Holyfield was landing on Bert Cooper. Cooper's head popped up like toast in a toaster, yet he maintained his balance, truly amazing IMO. Wicked Holyfield uppercuts in that fight

The right hand Alexis Arguello landed on Aaron Pryor in the last round of there first fight. The one that completely snapped Pryor's head back. A sick punch that would of floored most fighters.

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

The right hand Alexis Arguello landed on Aaron Pryor in the last round of there first fight. The one that completely snapped Pryor's head back. A sick punch that would of floored most fighters.

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Just happen to see that fight this morning.
CC. for that one.

Pryors head snaps back and you can see his eyes out of sync with his head but just comes forward looking in the wrong direction like nothing happened. :o At that point you can almost read it in Alexis body language that he knew there was nothing he could do to hurt none the less stop the 'Hawk' that night.

Good topic:

A couple come to mind

Joe Frazier's left hook that folded Chuvalo's Eye lid under his eye

The straight Hearns fired into Hagler's chin at the start of the 'War'

PAC's right HOOK in the 10th against MOrales before the 1st KD

Holmes V Tyson
just before the final KD, Holmes goes for one Hail Mary uppercut but gets his hand caught in the ropes. I know it didn't land but it still makes me smile when I think about it :).

riddick bowe holyfield 1st fight 10th round when bowe landed massive uppercut on holyfield almost lifted hes head of hes shoulders.  tommy hearns vs hagler 1st round hagler taking tommy best right hand  and jake lamotta vs ray robinson st valentine day massacre when ray robison pounded lamotta and he didnt go down and yea in that first fight aaron pryor vs arguello alexis threw hes best right hands landed it on many occasions but pryor just laughed and kept coming after him

Jumbo Cummings Frank Bruno anybody? Gravity defying.

yea when frank bruno was out on hes feet in 1st round great right hand from jumbo  ;)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LKUGSTGOYzw 10th round tyson vs holyfield even though i dont like tyson. he done very well to stand up to them right hands from holyfield

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Originally Posted by Memphis

Jumbo Cummings Frank Bruno anybody? Gravity defying.

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LOL, how I could of forgotten that? It led to one of the funniest scenes in boxing history...

5' nothing, 8 (112lbs) stone dripping wet Terry Lawless, trying to literally drag the 16 (224lbs+) stone plus, 6' 3" Bruno back to the right corner ;D

And as I am talking Bruno,there of course two more examples that kind of fall into this thread.

The dozen clean rights he took off of Bonecrusher (before finally falling).

The measured (literally) uppercut and straight right he took of Lennox (before the ref waved it off...)

That is why I always chuckle to myself when people say Bruno had a glass chin...

He had a great chin, he just did not have a clue what to do once he was hit, until somebody suggested he clung on for dear life (much like the ageing Hitman Hearns)

And of course another one I should mention and possibly the most famous 'non' knockout finish in boxing history... Ray Robinson/Jake LaMottaVI; the St Valentines Day Massacre. Ray may not of put him down, but boy did get some sweet shots off trying!

john mugabis uppercut v hagler in one of the middle rounds, would have put any midleweight ever down except for marvin

Lewis' uppercut on Klitchko, think it was round 5?

I'm not sure if it knocked Duran down but Tommy Hearns hit Roberto with a right uppercut that literally lifted him off the ground.

Vitali's short right in the 2nd that wobbled Lewis

Lewis' 2 massive uppercuts on Vitali

Taylor's right hand on B-Hop in the rematch

Tommy Morrison -vs- Ray Mercer

early rounds Tommy landed a picture perfect hook to the body uppercut combo. Ray's Head almost came off. but nothing happened, I was amazed how well Ray Mercer took that punch

Collazo landed a 12th round peach !

Fair play to Hatton, he came forward winging punches after that.

Ibeabuchi walked though the Tua left hook for 12 rounds...

Oliver McCall is perhaps the only man capable of have a mental breakdown whilst tasting Lennox leather and managing to stay upright. ;)

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Originally Posted by Britkid

Ibeabuchi walked though the Tua left hook for 12 rounds...

Oliver McCall is perhaps the only man capable of have a mental breakdown whilst tasting Lennox leather and managing to stay upright. ;)

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Good examples CC

. RE: that Tua - Ibeabuchie fight , Ike was glad that fight didn’t go another round that’s for sure. about R 5 or 6 Tua shifted gears and started pressing the Gas Pedal . I loved that fight .

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Originally Posted by CityOfGod

Collazo landed a 12th round peach !

Fair play to Hatton, he came forward winging punches after that.

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O yeah Ricky Hatton is Iron Clad ! Love the guy ! CC

i loev hatton!, such a warrior. . . he is a true englishman! makes me proud !

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Originally Posted by oakleyno1

i loev hatton!, such a warrior. . . he is a true englishman! makes me proud !

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No; a true Englishman would lose with honour; Hatton wins with class ;)

It has to be the punch Simon Brown landed on the temple of Terry Norris, Norris looked like he was doing a hip hop dance when walking back to his corner.

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

The right hand Alexis Arguello landed on Aaron Pryor in the last round of there first fight. The one that completely snapped Pryor's head back. A sick punch that would of floored most fighters.

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You mean would have floored most fighters who did not have a black bottle in their corner.

" No No, right here, take this one the black one, I mixed it."

i think the uppercut Mayorga hit ODLH with that snapped ODLH's head almost off!!!!

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Originally Posted by brazilianbomber

It has to be the punch Simon Brown landed on the temple of Terry Norris, Norris looked like he was doing a hip hop dance when walking back to his corner.

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Speaking of Simon Brown.. remember that fight with his pal Blocker back in the late 80‘s early 90‘s??.. man was that a brutal KO. Brown really felt bad after that fight emotionally .