What were Some ATG Fighter s Faults in The Ring?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    No fighter was ever perfect (apart from Chris Eubank snr :grazy:), but what were Some ATG Fighter s Faults /weak spots?
    To chuck one out, Ali could be vulnerable to the old left hook of course.
     
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  2. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I believe most great fighters faults occurred outside the ring
     
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  3. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Jose Napoles for an amazing fighter and ATG, probably was one of the worst fighters prone to cuts for a fighter who's rated as highly as him.
     
  4. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A great example is Larry Holmes getting
    caught with the overhand right.
    Tommy Hearns Legs beyond 6 rds. Even at welter.
    May Jr. Lack of firepower at welter and above.
    A.Pryor recklessly off balance when on offense.
    Marvin Hagler becoming reluctant against slick,
    skilled boxers.
    Felix Trinidad lack of head movement, same with
    Tyson after 1990.
    Saad Muhammed wasn't defensively sound, to eager
    to go to war.
    Bob Foster heavyweights....
    Ray Leonard inactivity , lead to skills eroding prematurely.
    Lennox Lewis endurance, right hands.
    Shane Mosley,,,, one trick pony, take away his plan "A"
    usually didn't have a B. Looked lost at times during adversity.
     
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  5. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Flash. Two words.. Brilliant Post!
     
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  6. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    The external also affected the internal a lot of the time.
     
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    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Indeed. Similar to Alan Minter.
     
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    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Holmes and those over rights. Couldn't have picked a worse fighter as Shavers to get tagged with that.
    Ray Leonard, laying off so long at times. That caught up with him after the Hagler fight imo.If he'd being fighting more regularly them he may have managed to go on a little longer maybe, perhaps the Norris fight isn't as one sided.
    I don't know.. Maybe.
     
  9. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    I have to strongly agree.
     
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  10. Philly161

    Philly161 "Fundamentals are the crutch of the talentless" banned Full Member

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    Holyfield was too proud and would get drawn into whatever fight his opponent wanted to fight. Really wanted to beat everyone at their own game.
     
  11. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thanks M.
     
  12. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thanks F.
     
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  13. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Stamina wasn't really great at heavy either. He'd set a face he couldn't maintain and hoped his opponent couldn't either. Cost him badly against Bowe.
     
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    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    I always thought that Evander looked fit- like a body builder- more than he was fit, in the way that a fighter is fit. Subsequently I have read that he was never a fan of working his wind.
     
  15. Holmes77

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    Jerry Cooney fighting people that were not ready for the nursing home was a big fault