WelshDevilRob Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Ricky Hatton: The New Millennium’s Best Body Puncher by Jeremiah Preisser Among the modern landscape of “Fistiana”, specialists in the ancient art of midriff demolition have become sparse. Amateur boxing’s scoring system is partly to blame (though it’s changing), as the lack of tallying body blows by judges has created a generation of headhunters, keen on single scoring shots. However, there are men who have pursued the rougher craft of bodily percussion—men who have made many long, unwelcome stays just around the waist protector. This century has produced a number of them. The hard-swinging, hook-heavy Miguel Cotto battered men downstairs, sapping both his foes’ stamina and fighting will. The bearer of a divine nickname, ol’ “Sugar” Shane Mosley, learned to accurately place a left to the liver while sparring and fighting multitudes of Mexicans while coming up through the paid ranks in Southern California. Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez both carried on the longstanding tradition of quality body punching laid down by their fighting ancestors. Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin, or as some call him, “GGG”, frequently rakes challengers with pinpoint strikes to the abdomen, folding some of them like the cheap plastic tables you sit at for an employee picnic. Men like Felix “Tito” Trinidad, Antonio “Cast Hands” Margarito, Lucian “Ostarine” Bute, Vassiliy “The Tiger” Jirov, and Jose Luis “El Temible” Castillo also focused their efforts south of the neck. “Irish” Micky Ward performed some fancy fistic tricks, as well. Yet for my money, Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton was the king of them all. Oh yes, what a hard-charging stomach surgeon the Manchester-native was. He was a wizard with the belly whips and gave more fellas gut bombs than late night Taco Bell. On top of that, he had boundless stamina, quick hands and feet, a killer instinct, and a mean streak—all while being just one of the lads at the pub on the weekend. Hatton prided himself on it all, too. The future conqueror of Kostya Tszyu came from humble beginnings, but took to boxing like a “duck takes to water”. Even in the amateurs Ricky took a liking to body punches, “knocking people out on a regular basis.” Once he entered Sale West, a Manchester boxing club, and incorporated rolling and weaving into his game under Paul Dunne’s guidance, he started cracking it a little harder, a little bit more accurately. The turning point in his fistic excellence, however, came during countless hours of labor on a fifteen-kilogram body-belt under the tutelage of longtime coach, Billy Graham. Billy molded him, shaped him, told him a one-trick pony wasn’t good enough. Read more: Ricky Hatton: The New Millennium’s Best Body Puncher - - Boxing News - Ring News24 -------------------------- Fascinating read by American writer Jeremiah. Is Hatton your pick or do you rate someone elses body punching higher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxeador Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? I go with Julio Cesar Chavez for the best body puncher i´ve seen, but Roy Jones Jr vs Virgil Hill is the best body punch that i´ve seen ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sould664 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? One of my recent favorites was Golovkins body punch KO on Macklin: from 3.30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? If you say "of the Millennium" I think Ricky Hatton might be at was the best bodypuncher, even Jirov and Miguel Cotto in the superlightweight were really bad with the bodyshots. In the past a special mention for Julio Cesar Chavez and Mike McCallum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riz Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? There's nothing like a good body punch. It's amazing how many guys do it, but very few stick with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GianMan Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? Hatton definitely had a good left hook to the liver, but in terms of the best bodypunching i would go with Chavez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpreisser Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? "Fascinating read by American writer Jeremiah. Is Hatton your pick or do you rate someone elses body punching higher?" Author of the article here. First off, I appreciate the compliment. I did go into it with an open mind and let the stats guide me, as opposed to bias. I also felt that I had a good grip of the subject, seeing as was familiar with the careers of all of these men. Secondly, if you want to talk historical, Henry Armstrong is worth noting. From all that I am aware of, he scored over 20 knockouts from body punches and surely many more helped contribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? Hatton definitely had a good left hook to the liver, but in terms of the best bodypunching i would go with Chavez Chavez was the last millennium. Unless you mean Junior ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvonjunior Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? Mickey Ward has got to be up there aswell,fantastic body puncher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Ortega Nieto Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? For my taste there better than Hatton ... Chavez is certainly the best I've seen but vast majority of Mexican fighters have that hit among your favorites. Jose Luis Castillo also hit very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? Another great body puncher of the 2000s, also a Mexican, is Antonio Margarito, I remember the two match with Cintron, especially the last, when a devastating hook to the liver destroyed the Puertorican fighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtpt Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? i go for mike tyson most brutal fighter i have ever seen for me best pound for pound boxer of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxeador Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? We´ve got to include Canelo after his last fight. Devastating.:boxing::boxing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robprosser Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? i go for mike tyson most brutal fighter i have ever seen for me best pound for pound boxer of all time If you think Tyson is the best body puncher of all time you haven't seen enough boxing! He wasn't even the best of his era. Have a look at Mike McCallum or Julio Cesar Chavez. The latter's fight against Rosario is a masterclass of body punching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtpt Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? as I've said before I appreciate your comments but boxing is subjective Tyson was a beast would have gone down as a absolute legend if he would have been managed better and I've been following boxing for about 35 years now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonezzz Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? Let us not forget Ricky Hatton's devastating body blow on a shot Jose Luis Castillo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yabibor Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? MOST BRUTAL BODY PUNCH KNOCKOUTS - YouTube Great clip of body punch knockouts. Gerald McClellan had some great knockouts with body punch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GustavoWoltmann Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? I agree that Chavez is the greater body puncher than Hatton, but it's great to have them. Hope there will be more body puncher in the future. __ Gustavo Woltmann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRingRules Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? ---Fitz famed solar plexus left on Corbett the shot heard around the world to create the groundwork for what would become Hollywood and international cinematography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarke28 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? Loved Ricky Hatton his body punches were his trademark not sure he was the best body puncher tho so many who used that punch well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikosvault Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? Overrated IMO. His KO of Castillo made his body attacks into something superhuman. Castillo was just done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robprosser Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? as I've said before I appreciate your comments but boxing is subjective Tyson was a beast would have gone down as a absolute legend if he would have been managed better and I've been following boxing for about 35 years now More or less 90% of boxers have out of the ring issues. Duran and Chavez were prodigious boozers during their title reigns, Leonard was on coke yet all fulflled their potential. Discipline is one of the key factors to greatness. I agree that Tyson could have been a legend but frankly his ring accomplishments don't back that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoztheMadman Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? I liked how Ricky broke down the much taller Maussa with body attack. :thumb: And then kayoed him, that was sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? Hatton is up there I would have thought. In terms of single body shots during that rough period, I like Gatti's shot that took out Leonard Dorin. Crippling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likeli3000 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Re: Hatton the best body puncher of the new Millennium? He stopped weak opponents with his body shots. The body shots has no effect on the elite fighters that he stepped up to face i.e Post Tzuyu. Also watching him he was like an explosive energy charged bunny with his body shots i.e he had enough speed to hand 2-3 left hooks to the body in succession when on the inside which is rare. I still think a guy like Canelo if he had faced the same opponents as Hatton at LM or M weight would get them out of there with body shots too. The technique that Canelo throws his body shots is beautiful to watch and you wince every time he connects where as Hatton was not a concussive body shooter when you looked with your eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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