Cat-like fighters

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  1. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Some guys look like cats when they fight. I don’t if it’s just the speed or their twitchy movements but certain fighters always looked very cat-like and feline in the ring. Inoue, Mayweather, and sometimes prime ODLH all had a cat-like quality to their style. I think it’s about smooth and calm movements followed by fierce and rough offence in spots. Who else fights like a cat?
     
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    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I believe I heard somewhere that one of Johnny Bratton's nicknames was "The cat."

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    Joe Brown, Willie Pep, Kid Chocolate, Tony Canzoneri, Ray Robinson (of course).

    Another name came to mind, so I'm adding Luis Rodriquez who maybe even rates No.1 on this list in my book.
     
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    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Roy Jones Jr
    Sergio Martinez
    Michael Nunn
    Miguel Lora
    Joan Guzman
     
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    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joe Calzaghe would have the style advantage against a dog
     
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    Francois Botha
     
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    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Corbett
     
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    Jack Dempsey
     
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    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A fat cat?
     
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    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lennox the lion lewis? A lion is kind of a cat
     
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    Jack Johnson was described as having cat like reflexes and speed - though he was a very huggy cat also.
     
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    Forget The White Rhino.

    More like Francois “Garfield” Botha.
     
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    Gabe Brown very much reminded me of this cat named Chocolate Bob that my ex had. He didn’t look like much but he was a scrapper.