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

[Lords Gym]

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

[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.

[CutMeMick]

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.

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. 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.

[SimonH]

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'

[miron_lang]

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

[Bomp]

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 .

[ICB]

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

[Memphis]

Jumbo Cummings Frank Bruno anybody? Gravity defying.

[ICB]

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

[ICB]

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

[SimonH]

Jumbo Cummings Frank Bruno anybody? Gravity defying.

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

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!

[oakleyno1]

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

[BIG H]

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

[El Kabong]

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

[Lords Gym]

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