Greats with the highest ring IQs

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  1. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The immediate ones who come to mind:

    Duran
    Carlos Ortiz
    Monzon
    M.Spinks
    Charles
    Floyd
    Leonard
    Whitaker
    Sanchez
    Holmes
    Arguello

    Who else?
     
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  2. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Mayweather obv
     
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  3. PolishAssasin

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    Ali, Hopkins, Loma
     
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  4. BCS8

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    Wladimir. Total control from start to finish.
     
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  5. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Loma's ring IQ is incredibly overrated. Always has been.

    Out of the current crop, i think Crawford and Usyk. Both those guys have a much higher ring IQ than Loma.
     
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  6. NoNeck

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    His complete avoidance of infighting demonstrated high ring IQ, even though people for some reason think you have to be well rounded to have a high ring IQ.
     
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  7. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Louis, Gans
     
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  8. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ali
    Griffith
    Napoles
    Jones
    Robinson
    Pep
    Moore
    Benny Leonard
     
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  9. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Benny Leonard
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    Pep
    Tunney
    Canzoneri
    Ross
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  10. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tunney’s a big one.
     
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  11. Flo_Raiden

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    Others not mentioned:

    Miguel Canto
    Eder Jofre
    Jose Napoles
    Mike McCallum
    Lennox Lewis
    Andre Ward
    Juan Manuel Marquez
    Harold Johnson
     
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  12. Journeyman92

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    Jose Napoles all the talent all the technical know how - booze was his only heel.
     
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  13. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I wasn't aware until now that Napoles had a booze problem.

    I know Carlos Ortiz was a huge alcoholic, but I didn't know Napoles as well.
     
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  14. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Butterscotch Schnapps, don’t you know.
     
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  15. Flo_Raiden

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    It was mostly during the 70s after Napoles became champion that alcohol became more of a problem for him and he would stink of alcohol during training camp. Despite his skills and talents he was surprisingly not the most dedicated fighter when it comes to actual training.
     
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