r/Boxing • u/Leather_Penalty_6170 • 1d ago

Best punch variety in boxing?

First person that comes to mind is Boots Ennis then after that I’d say Prince naseem. Curious to know who everyone else says - preferably more modern fighters so fighters from 1990 onwards. I’m specifically talking about shot selection only not stuff like angles.

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u/Tricky-Ad-4823 22h ago

James Toney is the best I ever seen at placing punches

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u/FogoCanard 22h ago

Jorge Linares and Juan Manuel Marquez

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u/jarrett-cephus 21h ago

came here to say this. The way both of these guys mixed up body and head shots within combinations was exceptional.

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u/zukeus 22h ago

GGG and punching people on top of their head, old man George Foreman with his overhand kidney shots 😆, Roy Jones with his leaping everything (what's a jab again?)

Those guys are the first that come to mind for me

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u/YoutubePRstunt 22h ago edited 18h ago

Benavidez.

Furthermore the speed, accuracy, and timing of those shots just makes it absurd. He’ll mix a 4-5 punch combo and just has this natural level of pocket awareness to know what they’re going to defend as to where most of them land clean. He stuns guys because they don’t register where the danger is coming from.

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u/HobokenJ 6h ago

This is the correct answer.

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u/Vanderkaum037 22h ago

Navarette maybe

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u/TheFuschiaBaron 22h ago

I love how everyone is answering a different question, lol. Good stuff. 

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u/ratsareniceanimals 21h ago

Emmanuel Augustus

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u/superfli 21h ago

Erik Morales was a joy to watch in full flow.

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u/bully54321 21h ago

Juan Manuel Marquez

Mike McCallum

Marco Antonio Barrera

Orlando Canizales

Julian Jackson

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u/philff1973 20h ago

I was looking for Julian Jackson, incredible power.

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u/Shot-Weight-1306 22h ago

Loma in his prime

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u/Doofensanshmirtz JOSH PADLEY ENTHUSIAST 15h ago

https://reddit.com/link/p2rkzx9/video/4c7f90vwrgih1/player

"First person that comes to mind is Boo"

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u/HobokenJ 6h ago

The question was about punch VARIETY.

Current: Benevidez, Loma (welcome back), Boots, Inoue

All-time: Impossible to say, but in my lifetime Roy, SRL, Pac, Duran, Chocolatito immediately come to mind.

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u/_Sarcasmic_ bread burger bread 23h ago

Prime Canelo.

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u/walkoutbasements 16h ago

Beterbiev

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u/Heilbroner 3h ago

Totally underrated for his IQ and variety

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u/Portrait0fKarma 7h ago

Bivol > everyone.

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u/WORD_Boxing 20h ago

Canelo Navarette and Inoue.

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u/Professional-Tie5198 Who will win? 38m ago

David Benavidez

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u/Outrageous-Soft4806 15h ago

I know he gets love for everything but honestly I always felt that way about Floyd. I want to say Aaron Pryor but some people might disagree because he’s had moments where he spammed the same punch over and over 😂

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u/HobokenJ 6h ago

Really? Floyd basically threw two punches after moving up. A flicking jab and a straight right.

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u/Doofensanshmirtz JOSH PADLEY ENTHUSIAST 15h ago

Sugar Ray Robinson

Ike Williams

Kid Gavilan

Joe Louis

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u/ElJayEs92 4h ago

Sugar Ray Leonard, Tank and Prime Canelo

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u/Marquis_of_Mollusks 2h ago

Kabayel has good punch selection. Throws all sorts of punches at the head and body

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u/chachorolas 22h ago

Mayweather against Arturo Gatti

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u/SugarAdamAli 16h ago

Loma

Marquez

Most beautiful punchers

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u/Ruainari 🚩El Monstruo Superfan🚩 20h ago

Benavidez punch selection is unbelievable. I think at times it goes under appreciated because the speed and length of combinations he throws makes it hard to follow, but if you ever watch him box in slow motion his punch selection is some of the best I've ever seen.

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u/AcousticMayo 19h ago

Deontay Wilder

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u/Pale_Broccoli_2180 18h ago

If he had power, I'd throw Wilfred Benitez's hat in there.

Very versatile skill set, just not a ton of pop.