Pick a fighter to outbox / outslug a master boxer / slugger

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This is just for fun. Choose a fighter that are usually known to be difficult to either outbox or outfight and then pick another fighter to be able to beat them by outboxing or outslugging them. They also have to be within the same weight class that they fought in.

    Pernell Whitaker outboxes Nicolino Locche
    Roberto Duran outslugs Julio Cesar Chavez
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Kid Gavilan outslugs Tito Trinidad.

    Luis Rodriguez outboxes James Toney.
     
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  3. themaster458

    themaster458 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Larry Holmes outboxes Muhammad Ali

    Riddick Bowe outslugs George Foreman
     
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  4. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Debatable whether Foreman even earned the "master slugger" title, considering the solitary match he won -- by the skin of his fingernails -- going forward against a puncher his own size. But yes. Bowe would do the trick.

    (Unlike your other example; Ali clearly earned the master boxer label.)
     
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  5. themaster458

    themaster458 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I couldn't think of anyone else lol
     
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  6. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Chris John outboxes Manuel Medina
    Joe Louis outslugs Earnie Shavers

    Hot take for both of these, but the second is a bit of like "who lands first" contest, though Louis finished better than Shavers mostly.

    For the first, John kind of developed his style in midst of his championship run,to be like a more polished Medina,no power mostly,but a kind of awkward rhythm,good smothering game and long range punches.
     
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  7. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Louis would stomp Shavers. Like, have a stretcher and some oxygen ready.
     
  8. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Delusional BUT Determined Full Member

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    James Toney tears George Foreman to pieces in a trench fight and Ezz Charles outfights G Chuvalo.
     
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  9. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mike Tyson outslugs Joe Frazier.

    Larry Holmes outboxes Lennox Lewis.
     
  10. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    John Mugabi wins a war of attrition over Julian Jackson best night vs best night.
    Wilfredo Benitez out foxes Jose Napoles. ( Yes , I know I'll get some hate, but Benitez was the bigger man, just as slick )
    Aaron Pryor outslugs Mel Taylor and Julio Chavez Sr. ( Yes , WITHOUT the magic bottle lol)
    Thomas Hearns out boxes,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    Everyone from welterweight to Middleweight.
    ( Not out fight, but just using his enormous physical advantages he'd have over damn near all fighters that's ever lived and fought between those weights classes AND his masterful skill level that seemed designed perfectly for him to take advantage of those physical attributes )
    I haven't seen or heard of a fighter that could've out skilled him at his best.
     
  11. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Benitez vs Napoles depends on the weightclass,I'd place my pick on Napoles if they're fighting from 140 to 147,not for super welterweight tho.
     
  12. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Willie Pep outboxes Salvador Sanchez
    Wilfredo Gomez outslugs Jeff Fenech
     
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  13. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Thomas Hearns outboxed Wilfred Benitez and Virgil Hill.

    He outslugged Roberto Duran and Pipino Cuevas.
     
  14. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Delusional BUT Determined Full Member

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    Benitez is 1/2 the fighter Napoles is
     
  15. JohnThomas1

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    G.O.A.T heavyweight slugger George Foreman knocks out almost goat heavyweight slugger Mike Tyson.
    Sonny Liston outslugs master slugger Joe Frazier.
    SRR overwhelms Pipino Ceuvas
    Wilfredo Gomez outpunches Jamie Garza
    SRL outspeeds Jose Napoles
    GGG outpunches Frank Fletcher
     
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