Greatest inside fighters?

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  1. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Anyone feel brave and drunk enough to name best inside fighter in every weight class (classic ones)? Only one per class.
     
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  2. janitor

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    There have been fighters with long arms who were good infighters.

    Even Sonny Liston was prety good on the inside.
     
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  3. janitor

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    At heavyweight Jack Dempsey is in a class of his own.

    Now watch the fur fly.
     
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  4. Bokaj

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    True.
     
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  5. gooners!!

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    Roberto Duran
    Pernell Whitaker
     
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  6. Bokaj

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    I will surpise you here. While I wouldn't say he was in a class of his own, I'd defintely agree he has a case for the nr. 1 spot.
     
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  7. Tin_Ribs

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    Tiger. He tore up Carter, Fullmer and Fernandez on the inside to the point where they would've had more joy inside a combine harvester. Carter, Fullmer and Fernandez, of all people. Ouch.
     
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  8. rekcutnevets

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    Duran may be my number 1. Not only was his defense superb, he was viscous.

    I started watching boxing as a 12 year old in 1989. James Toney may be the best of my time as a boxing fan. Toney evades punches extremely well, and has a great chin if he is hit. Toney is very accurate, and makes countering look as easy as a session on the mits with Roger Mayweather.
     
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  9. Manassa

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    Rocky Marciano for heavyweight - didn't think Dempsey was ever quite as good as what he was supposed to be. Marciano moved in a very unorthodox way on the inside, almost writhing, coming up with angled punches.

    Light heavyweight, probably Sam Langford, and his inside fighting had more of an effect as he got stockier and faced taller fighters. With long arms and short stature, he would swing punches up into the face of a taller opponent once inside.

    Middleweight - Jake LaMotta. Ahead of Dick Tiger. LaMotta rolled with more shots and let his punches go with regularity.

    Carmen Basilio at welterweight, over Mickey Walker. Basilio was less clean, often holding and hitting. For a welterweight past his prime, he didn't do bad against supposed bull Gene Fullmer.

    Lightweight - Roberto Duran. Rolled, slipped, ducked, all while standing no more than three inches from his opponent.

    The strongest fighter at featherweight has to be Henry Armstrong. Behind Duran in skill, but stronger.

    Manuel Ortiz is probably the best bantamweight fighter I've seen. Like Duran, more of an all-rounder, but still excellent up close.

    Flyweight - Fighting Harada. Massively strong.
     
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  10. Bokaj

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    My man:good Coming through.

    Don't know about Marciano, though. Wasn't he really more of a mid-range fighter? His short arms may give the impression that he's inside when he's really quite not. My definition of fighting inside is having direct bodily contact with your opponent through the majority of the sequence. Your front foot should be inside his front foot.
     
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  11. Manassa

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    Maybe. I might be thinking of just 'close range.'
     
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  12. Bokaj

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    Yeah, it's not always crystal clear. Far from it. Good list, anyway.
     
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  13. Manassa

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    Ta. You got one?
     
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  14. Bokaj

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    Nah. Not knowleadgable enough. That's why I'm mooching.

    I'd say Frazier at HW, Hagler at MW (just don't see any MW in history beating him here) Duran at LW (actually a good bet at WW as well) and Armstrong at FW, but other than that...
     
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  15. Manassa

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    Hagler's very hard to rate in this respect I think.
     
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