Fighters that don’t look in shape but are deceptively fast/slick/powerful

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who are some fighters you can think of who look like they aren’t in shape or have a very average looking body but are actually surprisingly quick, strong, slick, or powerful.

    First guy comes to mind is Tyson Fury. Fat body but can actually be pretty fast and slick.
     
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  2. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tim Witherspoon
    Jorge Paez
    Marcel Cerdan
    Mike McCallum above 160
    Welterweight Pernell Whitaker
     
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  3. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Page, Witherspoon and Tubbs are poster boys for it.
     
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  4. VVMM

    VVMM Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Say an impressive performance by Fury because the Klitschko fight wasn't that !
     
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  5. sweetsci

    sweetsci Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Not powerful, but Buster Mathis was fast and slick.
     
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    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    anybody named jones
     
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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Jimmy Abbott!
     
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  10. Hookandjab

    Hookandjab Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Both of them were!
     
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  11. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Larry Holmes was never ripped. But had fast hands, and surprisingly great conditioning
     
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  12. kevinreid001

    kevinreid001 Punchdrunk101 Full Member

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    Calzaghe. Calzaghe vs Lacy one looks average joe(no pun intended) the other a muscle monster well we know happened that night
     
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  13. Devon Dog

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    Butterbean

    I would put my nan in against anybody but not butterbean
     
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    reckless Active Member Full Member

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  15. J Jones

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    Although they are not fast/slick/powerful, Omar Figueroa’s and Juan Diaz’s effectiveness belies their soft looking bodies.
     
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