Fighters who were bad at infighting

Mike Tyson is a guy people always mention ...but who else do you think was bad on the inside?

 

Terry Norris

 

Carlos Monzon

 

Disagree somewhat.
Obviously he wasn't an in fighter for any advantage, but he was very good controlling the opponent. His coach was actually a wrestler himself (Brusa).

 

Wladimir Klitschko is the gold standard

 

Are there a bunch of examples of fights where those guys got beat up on the inside?

 

Sugar Ray Robinson. His opponents were able to have success inside

 

I’m a huge Terry Norris fan ... I’ve never seen any good work from him on the inside. And it’s obvious he didn’t want to be there against a shot Donald Curry

 

Tyson didn't get beat up, he was just completely inefficient in the clinch, and did next tonothing. It was evident in nearly every bout he had.

I also disagree on the Monzon mention.

 

Is not letting your opponent fight on the inside the definition of good infighting? Not being sarcastic at all

 

You've got a point there. But Monzon was definitely the one in control (most times).

 

How would you rate Marvin Hagler’s infighting ability?

 

Good to very good, at times. Not exceptional, as he never boxed inside consistently, and never needed to most times anyway.

 

Definitely not "terrible" but Fitzsimmons was far from the best inside fighter, in an era full of inside fighters he prefered boxing from outside and in midrange.

 

Riddick Bowe.






















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