De La Hoya also had/has a beautiful style too watch. He was clean, didn't get tied up much and always on balance so he moved in and out and threw lovely fast combinations, mixing it up from head to body. Think I Could watch him all day.
GREAT thread. My picks are: Cassius Clay Prime Tyson Prime Suger Ray Leonard (although old SRL is good aswell) Prime RJJ ODLH (Top Class conversion of olympic amatuer style to pro) Pernell Whitaker
I also think Cotto's cool, he moves very fluently and when he gets his rythm he's just one flowing motion tearing his opposition apart with vicious hooks to the body etc. I wouldn't |call| their style elegant or flashy, but guys like Ken Norton and Marvin Hagler had a way about them like they could always recoup after getting tagged and move forward again and again, relentless and fearless.
Great call on Winstone. Read a quote by Angelo Dundee who said he was the closest hes seen to Willie Pep. A family friend sparred Winstone for his 3 world title fights against Salvador and said he was an extraordinarily talented guy who you would have to see in the flesh in the gym to appreciate just how good he was
My favourites would be: Ralph Dupas Lionel Rose Willie Pastrano Isaac Logart Luis Rodriguez Jose Stable Jose Napoles Nicolino Locche I can watch these guys all day long, so much skill and finesse on display its a joy to watch. Its just too bad we don`t see the same kind of boxing skills that these men possessed very often nowadays, such a shame really.
Ali v Williams was like watching ballet. Ok williams aint no ATG but to watch ali that night was poetry in motion