**Fighters with superhuman gifts and talent**

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  1. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    So there are fighters who reach greatness by learning and mastering their craft. Who read a textbook and applied what they learned and succeeded. Fighters like Juan Manuel Marquez, Bernarf Hopkins, Vernon Forrest, Finito Lopez, and more recently Dimitri Bivol. They do everything good but unlike other fighters at the top don't have that superhuman quality.

    These fighters had a superhuman quality that allowed them to reach the top.

    Oscar De La Hoya- Lefthook, Chin

    Tito Trinidad- Power, Timing

    Antonio Margarito- Stamina, chin

    Roy Jone Jr.- Athleticism

    Mayweather- Reflexes

    Golovkin- Chin, Power

    These lists of fighters have a superhuman quality that one can only dream of...

    What are other fighter and their quality?
     
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    Khan relied almost exclusively on his hand speed.
     
  3. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing

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    Prime Tyson _ handspeed
     
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    Themessiah El Jefe Full Member

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    Locche head movement
     
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    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Joe Joyce. His chin is made from an alien metal that fell to earth in an asteroid and his hands smell of rich corinthian leather.
     
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    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Pacquiao checks off almost all the boxes.

    Naz was a god given talent who threw away the textbook and glided on his power, speed and unorthodox movement.
     
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    Plus the angles he threw them from and he could bang.
     
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    Mike Tyson was a genetic freak. He weighed 200 pounds at 13 years old and knocked out grown men.
     
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    hobby rider Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Whyte and Wilder both have superhuman powers of delusion.

    Joshua has the superpower of being able to answer simple questions with a riddle.

    Ruiz can finish off a KFC bucket in under a minute.
     
  10. joebojoejoeson

    joebojoejoeson Member banned Full Member

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    Joyce chin is so great that he got knocked out 3 times in the first round as a 27 year old amateur with head gear.
     
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    Manny Pacquiao is an obvious one with speed, stamina, and power.

    Naseem Hamed had that freakish power where he could knock people out in unusual angles, and not to mention his speed and reflexes despite his poor balance.

    And of course Roy Jones Jr with his insane combination of speed, power, and cat-like reflexes.

    Those guys are prime examples of fighters that got by with their superhuman athleticism to go along with their unorthodox style.
     
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    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    When talking about superhuman stamina guys like Salvador Sanchez, Eusebio Pedroza, Jeff Fenech, Joe Calzaghe, Aaron Pryor, Vicente Saldivar and Henry Armstrong are great examples of fighters with incredible cardio.
     
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    HellSpawn86 "My heart goes out to you!" Full Member

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    Chavez Sr, chin and stamina. 12th round and he was still relentlessly attacking opponents.

    Pacquiao's speed and strength, never seen someone so small bully big guys like Margarito.

    Tyson's head movement. Never seen someone with such great head movement, especially going forward.

    Mayweather's reflexes, although Whitaker might have been a tad bit better actually. However Mayweather was bit better offensively. His counters were insane.

    Those guys are the top ones I can remember.
     
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    Other fighters worth mentioning when it comes to superhuman reflexes, speed, slickness, and defense.

    Pernell Whitaker
    Michael Nunn
    Hilario Zapata
    Vasyl Lomachenko
    Guillermo Rigondeaux
    Mark Johnson
    Miguel Lora
    Ismael Laguna
     
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  15. joebojoejoeson

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    Manny Pac was on steroids. So he wasn't naturally gifted at anything.
     
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