The best elite\near elite fighters by division...with the least overall speed

Only including fighters i feel i've watched enough footage of.



Flyweight: Chartchai Chionoi

Slow plodding feet, poor reflexes and below average handspeed

Ways to get around this: Size, power, heart, awkward unpredictable offense


Bantamweight: Khaosai Galaxy

Slow feet, average reflexes and handspeed

Ways to get around this: Huge power, strength, awkward unorthodox style, educated left-hand, fight bums

Featherweight: Danny Lopez

Average feet, poor reflexes and average handspeed

Ways to get around this: Huge power, heart and recovery, workrate, consistent quality straight punching

Lightweight: Rafael Limon

Slow hands and feet, poor reflexes

Ways to get around this: Durability, heart, big power and consistent pressure with awkward unpredictable offense

Welterweight:Antonio Cervantes

Average feet, handspeed and reflexes

ways to get around this: size, big power, very good complete fundamentals and educated technical approach

Middleweight:Carlos Monzon

Average feet, handspeed and reflexes

Ways to get around this: size, big power, great educated technical approach, great sense of distance and timing, great 15 round pacing, cold steely stare

Lt heavy:Freddie Mills

just plain slow

Ways to get around this: workrate, awkwardness, heart

Heavyweight:Rocky Marciano

Slow feet, slow hands, below average reflexes

Ways to get around this: Great natural fighting instincts, great power, durability, conditioning

 

The rock is a legend but for me, he was slow of hand any way you slice it.What is interesting is how he overcame that.

what would your picks be Suzie?I want to other peoples picks by weight.A lot of fans seem to have a hard time admitting fighters they rate or like don't have notable quickness though.That's partially why i started the thread actually.

 

One thing i forgot to mention is that most of these fighters had solid to great timing on their shots, which can usually even things out or often overcome an overall speed disadvantage.

 

It was either him or the rock, ultimately i went with Rocky because i felt he's slower than a good number of bigger men as well as those of similar size.I'm going to do Honourable mentions for each weight later.Foreman will no doubt be first mentioned for the Heavies.

 

perhaps you need to get Rocky's **** out of your mouth.

Lets see your own picks suzie.