Most relaxed fighters

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  1. 2piece

    2piece Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Name me some of the boxers who were always cool no matter how much duress they were under.

    Monzon was always calm no matter what he went through.

    James Toney effortlessly slipped punches and even ate a few, but he never panicked he just stayed in position and calmly countered everything that came his way. Even against the non stop Jirov and the monstrous punching Samuel Peter!!!

    A come back George Foreman was as cool as a cucumber, even after Holyfield bounced a 20 punch combo off his head.

    Who else was terminally hip and fatally cool?

    :smoke:hat
     
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  2. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Monzon is the ultimate answer here. Always relaxed, composed and in charge. Probably the "hippest" and"coolest" of fighters, for my money.
     
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  3. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sal Sanchez and Ali belongs in that company as well.
     
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  4. YesMySon

    YesMySon Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Jack johnson by a mile
     
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  5. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Jack Johnson, Ali, Finito, maybe Mayweather...
     
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  6. AREA 53

    AREA 53 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    JC Chavez always seemed very relaxed either in a firestorm...or in Track-to-Whack mode when hunting down a speedy Runner...

    Mike McCallum also seemed to go about his Business with a minimum of Fuss.
     
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  7. Berlenbach

    Berlenbach Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Archie Moore, Joe Louis...
     
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  8. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis was first name that came to my mind.

    Ricardo Mayorga a bit as well. He's the only man I've seen take 3 flush power shots and seem to still win the exchange.
     
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  9. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I like the Sal Sanchez shout...Recently rewatched Sanchez/Nelson. It was a helluva fast paced fight...and Sanchez wasn't even breathing hard! His conditioning was off the chart!
     
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  10. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    That's right.
     
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  11. nikrj

    nikrj Active Member Full Member

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    Monzon is my pick too. What strikes me is that he always keeps a cool look all the time. Never changes the expression on his face.
     
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  12. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tim Whitherspoon always looked relaxed
     
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  13. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran deserves a mention...
     
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  14. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He didn,t look so relaxed fighting Hearns....:smoke
     
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  15. Rumple

    Rumple Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Toney's the first that came to mind, Barrera also had one of those non-expression changing faces while he fought.
     
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