Most beautiful boxing style you've seen...

[phierl]

What's the most aesthetically pleasing boxer you've seen, regardless of resume and achievements?

In my personal opninion I really like watching Sweet Pea, but I also appreciate how a big guy like Ali could move in his early years, especially in the light of the current heavyweights who look very stationary and boring most of the time.

[itrymariti]

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[Thread Stealer]

I find James Toney's style when he's in the pocket simply beautiful to watch. Rolling with shots, slipping them, countering with terrific combinations.

[phierl]

Originally Posted by Thread Stealer

I find James Toney's style when he's in the pocket simply beautiful to watch. Rolling with shots, slipping them, countering with terrific combinations.

Yeah I agree, didn't think of him, but he is really skilled and was a a joy to watch, both his offensive arsenal and his shoulder roll etc...

[Addie]

Marco Antonio Barrera, with others ones being Orlando Canizales, Alexis Arguello, Muhammad Ali, Pernell Whitaker, etc.

Peak Marco had the capacity to throw lovely, smooth combinations, about as effortlessly as anyone I've ever seen on film. He very rarely was off balance, and would always fire balance in the event that he got tagged. I like how he can be moving and still firing off shots at the same time, he jabbed and moved brilliantly against Hamed and Tapia. A complete fighter in every sense of the work, had the capacity to do anything he wanted to do at any given moment.

[punk]

I like Ken Buchanans as well.

[GPater11093]

Zapata and Rose and Famechon are amazing to watch.

[turpinr]

thats easy.king ken buchanan,the most beautiful left jab coupled with scottish grit.

[red cobra]

Ezzard Charles, esp. against Joe Louis....MAB vs Hamed, and Willie Pep..in various fights..he WAS poetry in motion, to use such an abused phrase.

[red cobra]

And I agree with the post previous to mine...Ken Buchanan....he was a pleasure to watch.

[red cobra]

Also can't leave out Willie Pastrano and Harold Johnson...their fight was a dialogue...a physical chess match between two superb ring scientists/artists.

[red cobra]

While I'm at it, Miguel Canto and of course Nicolino Locche.

[anarci]

Sugar Ray Robinson
Muhamad Ali(aka the cassus clay version}
Ricardo Lopez

[Shake]

Tyson deserves a mention.

[Squire]

I quite like Larry Holmes' style