Doubling on the left hook as a heavyweight

[Tiozzo]

I have just watched Williams-Liston I for the 20th time (LOL). It is a thing of beauty to watch Cleveland Williams double on his left hook. I never get tired of it. I remember Ray Leonard said while doing live commentary for Tyson-Tucker that it was very impressive that Tucker could double/triple on his left hook, because it is a hard thing to do as a heavyweight for obvious reasons. Tucker was 1,95m and around 225 lbs.

When he multiplies left hooks, 1,90 m and 212 lbs Williams looks like Roy Jones (a bit slower of course), and nobody that I know can double on the left hook like Jones at heavyweight. I don't know any heavyweight who can do it like Williams does, as fast and as powerful, as easy and as often. Ali ? I don't know. Patterson could do it. I noticed Williams has the same stance as Holyfield, but doesn't fight in a rythm and on his toes like Holy does.

Here is a video showcasing Williams throwing 5 left hooks (for God's ****ing sake) in a row. The hooks don't land, but it doesn't matter, that's not the point:



Here, he triples on his left hook and batters Liston:



I'm amazed by Williams. Do you know a heavyweight who could do that ?

[merjohn32]

The brown bomber.

Watch from the 3:00 minute mark as he destoys Baer with a series of left hooks

[AntonTheMeh]

yeah, i remembered him tripling that ****. wlad quadrupled hook ray austiin

[Pullcounter]

yeah, i remembered him tripling that ****. wlad quadrupled hook ray austiin

not as impressive as williams. only the first punch was thrown w/ power. the next 2 were arm punches.

[AntonTheMeh]

i don't recall saying it was more impressive.

[infamous larryx]

i remember wlad throwing 6 lefthooks and stopping austin

[Pullcounter]

i don't recall saying it was more impressive.

good, because it wasn't.

[Tiozzo]

The brown bomber.

Watch from the 3:00 minute mark as he destoys Baer with a series of left hooks

not bad, 5 left hooks in a row, but the execution lacks speed and rythm, Louis kind of stopped between each shot to contemplate his work (or maybe he just couldn't multiply the hooks like Williams)

so not as good as Williams

[infamous larryx]

ive also seen tua throw triple lefthooks

[Tiozzo]

yeah, i remembered him tripling that ****. wlad quadrupled hook ray austiin

I knew someone would post this, this is not a bad example, but as Pullcounter said, only the first hook had full power behind it, the others were more arm punches than anything else.



At 1:30, always loved to see RJJ scoring those meaningless arm punches/multiple left hooks on Toney to display his speed and his superiority over Toney.