Simultaneously great offensive and defensive fighters.

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  1. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Pretty much everyone I thought of, although I never thought of Jofre.

    Interesting you say that, I'll have to check him out again.

    Don't wind down that genius!

    Hopkins is a great mention for this thread, he could change defence into offence in a split second.
     
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    y'all musta forgot...
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  3. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hardly the worst post in the thread.
     
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  4. Kalasinn

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    Peak Tyson ('86 Ribalta to '88 Spinks) was a supremely devastating offensive machine, but he also had great defense, meaning he was exceptionally difficult to hit cleanly. That's why people were so shocked when Bruno was tagging him with multiple flush bombs in almost every round when they met in '89. I tell you if it wasn't for the legal bull**** from the stupid ***** Green "street-fight", Tyson would've still been with Cayton & Rooney...faced Bruno in late '88 as originally planned & fought him using his true D'Amato super-elusive style, thus Frank would've barely landed any clean power-punches at all.
     
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  5. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Suprised Jones hasn't been mentioned. It would be a fine pick, too.
     
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    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Henry Armstrong, Frazier at his best, Mayweather just check out his pull counter and/or weave after landing the straight just beautiful, and Salvador Sanchez.

    Toney and Gavilan to an extent are honorable mentions.
     
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  7. McGrain

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    I'll be the judge of that.
     
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    :thumbsup
     
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  9. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Well, I don't mean to get technical, sir, but it is, in fact, my thread. So it is I, who, in fact, will be the judge of that. Nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!
     
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  10. McGrain

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    Your thread...is in my forum.
     
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  11. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hold up, are you the mod now are ya just pullin' my leg? Permission to post boobs.
     
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  12. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    No boobs in Classic!

    Yeah, i'm just yanking your chain. I laughed because that kid mentions Marciano or Dempsey no matter what the thread title.
     
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    Whats your is mine.
    Whats mine is yours?
     
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  14. Bokaj

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    Sure. But to be picky, I'm not really crazy about his head movement. He often ducks way too low.
     
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  15. kopejh

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    it doesn't get any better than Toney for upper body movement
     
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