Unathletic Boxers With Tremendous Skills?

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  1. king khan

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    Actually, I think a good recent example is Jeffrey Mathebula. . . He's not very balanced, not coordinated. . . Not very fast at all. . . But through sheer will, he has crafted some decent skills.
     
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    Greg Haugen another example. . .

    But really, all boxers who are at least able to compete at the world class level (not necessarily being world class boxers), are much better athletes than average.
     
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    Some people say Arguello was slow, but he had fantastic skills and power
     
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    Arguello slow? Hell nah. . . He was athletic, and highly skilled.
     
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    Margarito would be an example. . . Although still, he's much more athletic than ESB posters.
     
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    Froch isn't exactly athletic.
     
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    hagler wasnt athletic?

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    the man looked like a tank
     
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    Lol why do people psot pictures of a man's build, and act as if that is an indication of athletic-ness?

    Hagler was an athlete. . . But his build had nothing to do with it. . .

    There are PLENTY. . PLENTY of guys just as, if not more ripped up, with more impressive physiques who are not even remotely athletic.
     
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    Margarito didn't have tremendous skill though
     
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    true. . . guess he was just all stamina, heart, and chin.
     
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    True, but he didn't have athleticism. The man was a walking chin with plaster handwraps on.
     
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    You have a point KK(K) :hat

    Carl is athletic though.
     
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    carlos molina

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    Froch is athletic in that he's tall, strong, obviously takes a good shot which supports his relatively weak skills.

    Molina is a good choice. Odlanier Solis is a tub of lard but his skills allows him to circumvent that.