Who perfected the one dimensional style

Nigel Benn is a decent shout. He had no idea how to box, only how to throw hard shots and more often than not it paid off for him. When he came against fighters who could take his shot though, he came up short.

 

I'm not sure I quite understand one dimensionalism in boxing.

 

Marciano.Truly the best unskilled toiler of all time.

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Don't agree with Benn, he was beter when he used the full range of his skills.

 

And his skills were what exactly? He won his fights one way, going forward and throwing hard shots

 

Benn could fight as more of a boxer-puncher\educated pressure fighter when he opted to.He wasn't a guy with no idea how to box, walking forward just winging punches because he had no alternative.That would better describe someone like Moon.Benn was more of a hybrid.


Watch his supermiddle fights(especiallyEubank rematch) or stuff like the Sanderline Williams or even first Eubank fight to an extent.He could work a very good stiff jab, pick punches quite well and use an educated bob and weave defence. and then go all out slugger when the openings were there.

I think he was better when he fought more intelligently than when he did the one-dimensional go for broke thing..The Watson fight was not the image of someone who has perfected that way of fighting.

 

Felix Trinidad

 

People who think Marciano is unskilled need to follow a different sport. Seriously.

 

Does Joe Frazier constitute "one dimensional"? If so, he'd get my vote.

 

You can say Marciano was unskilled, but only if you mean it as relative to Jose Napoles.

You cannot imply that Benn was significantly more skilled than Marciano.

 

It depends what you mean by one-dimensional. In specific terms, I'd hesitate to call any top level fighter one-dimensional. Generally speaking however, I find that In-Jin Chi springs to mind for some reason, although he isn't an ATG. At his peak, however, he was a physical brute; limited in terms of skill but with a relentless, windmilling approach and an iron jaw. I really enjoyed watching him.

 

how about hatton

 

First person to come in mind