Best Holders,clutchers,clinchers

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  1. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Henry Akiwande, Boneclutcher Smith, Jack Johnson,Vlad,Ali ,Quick Tillis, to name a few heavyweights but the lower weights are full of them as well
     
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    Ali was my first thought and Evander Holyfield in his 30's.
     
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  3. Kid Bacon

    Kid Bacon All-Time-Fat Full Member

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    Vlad is in a class of his own ...
     
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  4. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    How about Jack Dempsey for the way he clutched onto the HW title by refusing to meet Wills or Dempsey? heh heh heh heh heh.
     
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  5. Big Ukrainian

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    Lennox Lewis, Wladimir, John Ruiz
     
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    Jack Johnson, John Ruiz, Gene Fullmer, Sammy Angott, Jung Koo Chang
     
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    The wit! Oh, the wit!
     
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  8. Mendoza

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    There is skill level on clinching. I think Wlad is the best as he's quick, technical, and a powerhouse who happens to have a good 15-20 pounds on most opponents. But he doesn't use clinching to add to his offense much.

    Ali was good.
    Johnson was good.
    Lewis was good, and could be illegal
    Ruiz was good, as was illegal.
    Aikenwande had octopus arms. So did Terell
    Jeffries was said to be impossible to handle in his prime in the clinches.
    Sam Langfrod was rather good too.
     
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  9. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Larry Holmes could tie a guy up when he wanted to. Usually he used his legs but when he decided to tie a guy up until the ref broke things up, he was a master at it.

    It's really such an effective underrated tool. And lots of guys through the years could have benefitted from having that skill.
     
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  10. the_bigunit

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    Jack ever fight Nonpareil? NO. No he did not.
     
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  11. BillB

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    Ali perfected the neck hold.
     
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