Most skilled fighter: Jose Napoles, Salvador Sanchez, or Mike McCallum

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    All 3 were known as highly technical boxer-punchers who were versatile, great blend of offense and defensive skills, threw nice combinations, excellent counter punchers, high ring IQ, strong chins, and having a smooth aesthetically pleasing boxing style.

    Out of the 3 who would you say is the more skilled, complete fighter overall?
     
  2. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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  3. michael mullen

    michael mullen Active Member Full Member

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    Mantequilla Napoles, and, to use that aggravating phrase that millennials like so much,...."and it isn't even close"....
     
  4. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    All of them were fantastic in their own way but I think McCallum was the most versatile while Napoles had the best footwork and Sanchez threw beautiful combinations.
     
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  5. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Naploes is the most skilled. Didn't you do a Napoles vs Canto skill wise before? Now that's a tough question.
     
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  6. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nah, that was me.

    I wrote an article about Canto off the back of it, actually.
     
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  7. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    All three were supreme.

    I’m leaning towards McCallum, as smooth as Napoles was.
     
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  8. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Delusional BUT Determined Full Member

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    McCallum and Sanchez and I mean this with all due respect were very good but they are nothing compared to Napoles, nothing. He is in his own class as a boxer if we were to pick one fighter to represent the art of boxing his name would be Jose Napoles.
     
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  9. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I want to say Napoles but McCallum is grossly underrated.
     
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  10. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mike was more skilled and he lasted on the world scene well into his forties because of his skills.
    Napoles is the popular one to say but its simply not true and everyone knows it.
    Mike was a three weight division champion and lets be honest he also beat better comp then Napoles.
    Sanchez is the wild card because you didnt get to see the full body of work because of his death.
    Mike was a beautiful fighter.I remember he was fighting Nicky Walker on ESPN. Now Walker was past his best but still a tough fighter who never laid down.I'm expecting a pretty good fight with Mike winning of course but Walker pushing him at least a little.
    Man Mike put a beating on Walker so bad he made it look like Walker had never laced up the gloves before.
     
  11. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Delusional BUT Determined Full Member

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    Lot wrong with this post.
     
  12. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So post Napoles best wins then.
     
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  13. JabbaTheGut

    JabbaTheGut Active Member Full Member

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  14. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Delusional BUT Determined Full Member

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    You already know. I want you to explain why McCallums are better then Napoles? I don’t think he beat one guy who could beat Emile Griffith with any conviction.
     
  15. Kell Macabe

    Kell Macabe I don’t know s*** about boxing Full Member

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    I’d go with Napoles although I do love me some Sanchez. Also Wilfred Benitez would fit nice into this conversation as well.
     
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