Top fighters with low ring IQ

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  1. Xplosive

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    No, Tyson had a high ring IQ for an offensive fighter.

    His demise was not due to a lack of brains INSIDE the ring.
     
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  2. Eye of Timaeus

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    Edwin Rosario
     
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  3. George Crowcroft

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    Or defence or chin.

    Or class either.
     
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    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You make it sound like he was a bum. Lol
     
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  5. Xplosive

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    This is a good one, and I'm a Rosario fan.

    Chapo didn't have an extremely high ring IQ.
     
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  6. George Crowcroft

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    He's no bum, but he wasn't some vicious ATG. He was a guy who was good but not much more.

    Jackson absolutely obliterated him.
     
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    Damn, we didn't mention Meldrick Taylor yet.
     
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  8. George Crowcroft

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    For someone with so much talent, Meldrick Taylor and Howard Davis Jr weren't the smartest of fighters.
     
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    Forgot to mention Mosley too.
     
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  10. George Crowcroft

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    Didn't see this when I posted. Ffs :lol:
     
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    Frank Bruno wasn't exactly a thinker in there.
     
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    If we're talking current fighters, then both Charlo twins. Both are pretty clueless if their power doesn't save them. Although, I think Jermall has a higher ring IQ than Jermell.
     
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    Roy Jones, Joe Frazier, Rocky Marciano, Nigel Benn, the reason I say Roy Jones is because yeah he looked good with his speed and combinations, but it was solely speed and reflexes that made him the fighter he was, Hopkins, Mike Mccallum or James Toney had better ring IQ's but they were just overwhelmed by his speed and combinations and unorthodox moves
     
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    There's countless film studies that exhibit that Roy had high ring IQ.

    It's always ignorant when people say that about Jones. You can have all the physical talent in the world, but if your ring IQ is low you'll never be great. Hello Zab Judah and Amir Khan.

    Jones was a thinker. Hell, you can even HEAR it in how he breaks down fights that he sees intricacies in the ring.
     
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  15. George Crowcroft

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    Didn't really get that one myself.

    Laporte was no tactician.
     
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