Skills vs Size??

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  1. POTUS

    POTUS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Carlos Negron is living proof Size doesn't always win the prize.

    Can you name some examples where skills pay the bills?

    Ones that come to my mind:

    Chris bryd once fought at 140 pounds. Dat craftiness doe, all the way to heavyweight

    Of course Manny The Vet beating up huge welterweights using his skills.
     
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  2. Big Ukrainian

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    James Toney, Evander Holyfield, Sam Langford
     
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  3. George Crowcroft

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    Sam Langford is the man to look at.
     
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  4. Positive energy

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    Tyson Fury has both
     
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    My favourite ever boxer I love Sam Langford with a passion
     
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    He's my GOAT. Outstanding résumé and the fact he went from LW to HW is mad
     
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    Langford fought as low as featherweight as a young teenage amateur circa 1899
     
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  8. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    Manny pac
    Sweet Pete
    Spinks jinx
    Bhop
    Duran
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    Byrd
    Crawford
    James Toney
    Greb
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    McCallum wasn't small for his weightclasses.
     
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  10. pistal47

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    It's a pretty rare type of skill set and natural acuity to become very good in a weight class that you're physically outgunned in and dont have height/reach or speed/power against the opposition. Maybe the rarest of the rare, you're turning a BIG disadvantage into an advantage. Gotta have strong legs because it takes a lot of knee bend and movement from the waist up. James Toney always comes to mind(assuming it's the version that shows up to fight)
     
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  11. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Size matters but skills pay the bills. Great recent example of that is J-Rock/Hurd.
     
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  12. Flo_Raiden

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    Miguel Canto and Ivan Calderon. These guys were the Latin version of Willie Pep who weren't hard punchers at all but relied solely on their pure boxing skills and slick defensive technique despite the opponents always being bigger than them.
     
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  13. 3rdegree

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    Bhop was a huge middleweight. Take a look at him standing next to Canelo.
     
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  14. roughdiamond

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    Rep Canto. One of the most skilled fighters ever. An absolute midget for his division.
     
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  15. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Duran
    Canzoneri
    Qawi
    Lomachenko
    Pacquaio
    Patterson
    Greb
    Alberto Davilla
    Mclarnin
    Harada

    Basically, alot of top 50 P4Pers.
     
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