Slickest Boxer Ever?

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  1. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    The ultimate example IS Jimmy Young.
     
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    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Young proved his defensive genius...gave us one more display of it...in defeat...in standing right in front of a towering, bomb throwing, peak Gerry Cooney...with blood pouring into his eyes..obscuring his vision,...and still he never got hit or hurt...came nowhere near going down. Needless to say how that bout would have resulted if Young hadn't gotten cut.
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  3. nikrj

    nikrj Active Member Full Member

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    Wilfredo Benitez deserves a mention.....
     
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  4. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'll do you better: Arturo Gatti, Danny Lopez, and Matthew Saad Muhammad were clearly better slicksters.
     
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  5. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    All we need now is just 9 or 10 more like you.
     
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  6. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    This guy knows his slicksters.
     
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  7. KasimirKid

    KasimirKid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What about Ray Robinson, Jose Napoles, Joe Brown, Carlos Ortiz, Tony Canzoneri, Lou Ambers, Barney Ross, Luis Rodriguez, Harold Johnson, Eder Jofre, Ezzard Charles, Jersey Joe Walcott, Joe Gans to name just a few.
     
    KasimirKid, Jan 17, 2020
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  8. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pernell Whitaker
     
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  9. joebeadg

    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    We need more cowbelll!!!!!!
     
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  10. joebeadg

    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    and yes cobra, Jimmy was blind for a round and a half, and at some points fighting back effectively. It was realy an incredible display of balls, will and defensive genious!
     
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    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yes, benitez!!!!!
     
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  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Hearns v Benitez was one of the most skillfull chessmatches in boxing history.
     
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  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Robinson got caught a lot, specifically by jabs.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Not on this specific thread though.
     
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  15. KasimirKid

    KasimirKid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mark, Your concept of "slick" and mine differ. Obviously, a matter of definition.
     
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