Best Southpaw Ever?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by salsanchezfan, Dec 22, 2020.

Page 1 of 8
  1. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 22, 2004
    Messages:
    15,788
    Likes Received:
    11,394
    Excluding switch-hitters...….e.g., Hagler and Chiquita Gonzalez for example do not qualify. Strictly southpaw. Is it Saldivar? Tendler?
     
    salsanchezfan, Dec 22, 2020
    #1
    Jel and Richard M Murrieta like this.
  2. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

    Joined:
    Nov 24, 2005
    Messages:
    58,748
    Likes Received:
    21,576
    I would have said Hagler but if he's excluded ...
    Pacquiao was pretty good.
    Whitaker was pretty good.
     
    Unforgiven, Dec 22, 2020
    #2
    Jel, Richard M Murrieta, Gatekeeper and 3 others like this.
  3. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

    Joined:
    Mar 3, 2019
    Messages:
    27,131
    Likes Received:
    44,895
    Since switch hitters aren't allowed, it can't be me. So Marvin Johnson it is!
     
    George Crowcroft, Dec 22, 2020
    #3
    Richard M Murrieta, Dance84 and salsanchezfan like this.
  4. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

    Joined:
    Jul 25, 2015
    Messages:
    10,181
    Likes Received:
    19,425
    Skill-wise and talent-wise, Watanabe is right up there. Though he was actually naturally right handed, as was Saldivar.
     
    roughdiamond, Dec 22, 2020
    #4
    Richard M Murrieta, LoadedGlove, greynotsoold and 3 others like this.
  5. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

    Joined:
    Oct 22, 2015
    Messages:
    6,468
    Likes Received:
    9,480
    Pernell Whitaker easily.. He defeated the best competition.
    Potential only? Camacho Sr.
     
    Flash24, Dec 22, 2020
    #5
    JamesLightsOutToney, Richard M Murrieta, TheLegSnatcher and 4 others like this.
  6. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 16, 2018
    Messages:
    6,057
    Likes Received:
    11,249
    Pernell has my vote as well.
     
    AwardedSteak863, Dec 22, 2020
    #6
    mr. magoo, Richard M Murrieta and HolDat like this.
  7. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 22, 2004
    Messages:
    15,788
    Likes Received:
    11,394
    My inclination is to also go with Whitaker, though Tendler has a strong claim too.

    More remarkable might be that Tendler fought in an era when they routinely switched them to righty. Wonder why he never switched.
     
    salsanchezfan, Dec 22, 2020
    #7
    Richard M Murrieta, HolDat and Flash24 like this.
  8. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

    Joined:
    Oct 22, 2015
    Messages:
    7,140
    Likes Received:
    5,026
    Pernell hands down
     
    Richmondpete, Dec 22, 2020
    #8
    Richard M Murrieta likes this.
  9. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 11, 2018
    Messages:
    3,236
    Likes Received:
    7,118
    Whitaker and Pacquaio.
     
    ChrisJS, Dec 22, 2020
    #9
    slash and Richard M Murrieta like this.
  10. NickChristo

    NickChristo Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 18, 2020
    Messages:
    174
    Likes Received:
    344
    No love for Young Corbett III ?
     
    NickChristo, Dec 22, 2020
    #10
    Richard M Murrieta, Mike Cannon, greynotsoold and 1 other person like this.
  11. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2006
    Messages:
    11,321
    Likes Received:
    17,012
    Pacman
     
    dmt, Dec 22, 2020
    #11
    Richard M Murrieta likes this.
  12. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

    Joined:
    Dec 31, 2018
    Messages:
    6,409
    Likes Received:
    5,592
    No one gonna say Calzaghe??
     
    Devon, Dec 22, 2020
    #12
    Cookiedough, Richard M Murrieta, mark ant and 1 other person like this.
  13. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

    Joined:
    Feb 11, 2005
    Messages:
    61,448
    Likes Received:
    45,953
    Calzaghe!
     
    Seamus, Dec 22, 2020
    #13
    Cookiedough, Richard M Murrieta and mark ant like this.
  14. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2010
    Messages:
    8,643
    Likes Received:
    9,792
    Flash Elorde.
     
    Man_Machine, Dec 22, 2020
    #14
    Jel, Richard M Murrieta and roughdiamond like this.
  15. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    Joined:
    Jun 23, 2008
    Messages:
    24,318
    Likes Received:
    9,910
    Pea
     
    Xplosive, Dec 22, 2020
    #15
    catchwtboxing and Richard M Murrieta like this.
Page 1 of 8