Best boxing skills for a heavyweight not named Ali

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  1. Iceveins

    Iceveins Puglistic Linguistics Full Member

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    Well? Who do you think had the most pure boxing skills after Ali....
     
  2. EnzoRD

    EnzoRD Well-Known Member Full Member

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    david haye
     
  3. Iceveins

    Iceveins Puglistic Linguistics Full Member

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    Why not Bigfoot Martin.
     
  4. Charles White

    Charles White Chucker Full Member

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    My man Larry Holmes!
     
  5. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Floyd Patterson. Not that I'm a boxing historian or anything, but of the people I've seen video of, that's who I'd pick. Still a hall of famer despite having a **** chin, below average size and a lot of other very average attributes.
     
  6. walk with me

    walk with me Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    tyson...

    i know people going to hate... but he was

    fast as ****
    powerful as ****
    power in both hands
    could move

    dont be mad
     
  7. EnzoRD

    EnzoRD Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nah, seriously.

    Lennox Lewis.
     
  8. EnzoRD

    EnzoRD Well-Known Member Full Member

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    we're not mad at you.




    just dissapointed.
     
  9. walk with me

    walk with me Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    haha tyson was that dude....

    lennox was nice too
     
  10. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol: yea ok.. Joe Louis
     
  11. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Speed and power is not skills, those are attributes.
    Something Tyson could not prevail without.

    I'm gonna say Joe Louis or Larry Holmes.
     
  12. Iceveins

    Iceveins Puglistic Linguistics Full Member

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    I wouldn't hate. I'm a Tyson fan and think the "overrated" crap he gets is unwarranted. His defense was reminiscent of that of a great boxer but his offense was more that of a pure puncher.
     
  13. walk with me

    walk with me Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    true
     
  14. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He didn't come to mind at first but a young Tyson had it all speed, power, head movement, underrated defence :good
     
  15. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joe Louis. The most textbook fighter ever and arguably the greatest Heavyweight of all-time.