Fighters with underrated attributes.

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  1. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Name me fighters and their most underrated and overlooked attributes.

    Ali - power

    Tyson - heart

    Lewis - chin

    Foreman - speed

    Larry Holmes - aggression
     
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    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Joe Frazier - chin

    Wladimir Klitschko - balance and footwork
     
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    Rafaman Active Member Full Member

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    Alexis Arguello and body punching. His right uppercut to the mid section set up many of his most famous KOs (Ganigan, Mancini). His left rip was also very devastating (Kobayashi). Outside of the Boza Edwards soiling his pants story Arguello is rarely mentioned as one of the best body punchers.
     
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    Tony Zale body punching
     
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    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Kelly Pavlik and Chico Corrales--sound fundamentals
     
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  6. Danmann

    Danmann Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tyson for his defense, hand speed, and his heart.
     
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  7. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I wouldn't necessarily agree that Tyson's speed and defence was underrated, they are some of his well known attributes IMO.
     
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    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tony Zale was noted for his body punching.
     
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    Tyson,s left jab....
     
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  10. BillB

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    I have a hard time believing Frazier's chin was underrated, after what Foreman did to him.
     
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    Many on this board underrate Joe Louis' footwork. I think it's too subtle to be appreciated by some who prefer flash & style over substance and effectiveness.
     
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    Berlenbach Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Marciano - defence. He wasn't Willie Pep but he wasn't the face first slugger he often gets characterized as either.
     
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  13. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What does that mean? He took monster shots off Foreman and still managed to keep getting up.
     
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    Chavez Sr - defence.
     
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    Ted Spoon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Some good call with Joe Louis' footwork and Joe Frazier's chin - both very good.

    Floyd Mayweather's power was/is a little underrated because of he often went/goes the distance.
     
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