Name a fighter, then another who's style is closest.

I understand your saying of Lynch being better, however GPater, i must say it is only an opinion that can sided against by anyone willing to take up the opinion that Morales was better. Morales was great, truly. Wether his defence was lacking or not.

 

there not far off there both 2 great fighters. Morales is arguably greater as he had better longevity.

I am scottish though so i might be biased (but id like to think im generally not)

Im not saying Morales wasnt great or his defence lacking.

He didnt have the greatest defence but it served him well over the years. I do think Lynch was defensivly gifted though he had great reflexes

 

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Yeah i thought just the usual ones then people stop posting in it cos every time they do Sweet Pea dismantles their posts small detail by small detail.

Seems to be much fun though

 

i dont think im biased would like to see your guys views though

its a great idea i love it, it gives a chance to see some fighters you like and maybe some fighters simllar to them you havent seen much of so you look out abit more for them

i hate it when Pea does that he does it alot to me. :fire

i like it really gets me thinking better knowing hes going to dissect me

 

You think so? I got the impression that Chuvatana was more of a pick his spots kind of fighter, who relied more on his timing than speed. He wasn't as quick or mobile as Sasakul, IMO.

 

They just had a similar overall feel and cuteness to their work imo.hand positioning and defensive angles etc. and especially the straight leads often to the body and high angled counter hooks.

Like you said Sasakul had better feet though.Chuvatana relied more on his upperbody movement.

 

For sure mate, for sure. Roger M was also oft compared to a miniture Hearns when he first broke the scene due to his snapping jab and right cross as well as his often keeping his left hand low.

 

Many may disagree with this....but Vicente Saldivar and 1954-1955 version of Rocky Marciano?

 

I think Saldivar was more like a southpaw Chavez\Don Curry cross technically.No wasted movement and great punchpicking and textbook combos from his boxing stance.he was very much a straight precision puncher.

Marciano was a lot more unorthodox imo, though they had a similar feel as far as the thudding debilitating power, late round surges and stocky physical strength goes.

 

I see some similarities between Arguello & Morales when Morales is in full BOXING mode, the upper body movement, their guard (tho Arguello`s is a bit tighter) & the way they throw their punches straight down the middle.
Not too much with the legs mind you, Morales had a bit more fluidity (not necessarily better, just more fluid)

 

Arguello had much better head and upper body movement than Morales.

 

Antonio Cervantes - Nana Konadu
Pernell Whitaker - Hilario Zapata
Roberto Duran - Orlando Canizales (anybody else see this? Maybe a stretch)
Wilfredo Gomez - Young Edwin Rosario (somebody else pointed this out a while back)
Alexis Arguello - Carlos Zarate

 

Never thought of it before, but when Cervantes boxed on his toes he certainly did have a lot of Konadu in him. Someone like Mark Breland as well.

Not a stretch at all IMO, based on what we've seen on film I think Canizales is one of the most impressive fighters I've watched at his best. He had quite a few similarities to Duran. Stylistically he was kinda like a Duran/Pep/Marquez hybrid. Sounds over the top, I know, but just from a stylistic point of view.