Most Overrated Quality?

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  1. bballchamp11

    bballchamp11 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    speed as timing can negate it
     
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    brnxhands Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    true, but most of the best boxers in history had good speed
     
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    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    Power.

    Look at slugger Rene he ended up falling short against glass jawed Amir and lacking in heart Devon.

    Cotto(e) is known for having good power. It didn't do much for him against speedy emmanuel and iron chinned margarito(e).
     
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    Badlok Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    power.

    Ward is a P4P without any of it
     
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    Power.

    I'd rather have all of them, but power is the one it'd be easiest to do with out.
     
  8. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    yessir all the main characters of their era had good handspeed. Joe Louis, SRR, Muhammad Ali, SRL, Pernell Whitaker, Mike Tyson, Roy Jones, Floyd Mayweather, etc.

    Ali, Pea, and $ all aren't punching power masters. Pea is even feather fisted.

    There's a ceiling for guys who aren't fast imo.
     
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    Power ,This is the sweet science ,power doesn't do anyone much good if you can't hit your target ..
     
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    I wouldnt call pernell feather fisted, Good post though
     
  11. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    true, like when people ask who's the fastest boxers of all time, they usually end up naming some of the best.
    But timing is even more important
     
  12. Cafe

    Cafe Sitzpinkler Full Member

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    Power and chin.
     
  13. Big Left

    Big Left Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Power, cause one day you are gonna run into someone who you can not KO.
     
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    Power.

    It's always fun to watch whenever Slowpoke McHammerfist manages to land clean, though.
     
  15. DrMo

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    Power.

    Look at Abraham, he has incredibly heavy-hands but virtually no skills at all.