Most versatile fighter?

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  1. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Barrera was pretty versatile. He could box, he could punch, he could counter.
     
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    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Floyd Mayweather Jr.
     
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    Ray Leonard.
     
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    Ray Robinson, and Benny leonard...They could box, hit, move and were seldom stopped in their primes...
     
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    This guy could mimic different styles, amazing.
     
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    I'm 51 and he's the most versatile I've seen in my lifetime, as much as I dislike him. Probably the best p4p I've seen in my lifetime, too.
     
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    Class post as usual:good
     
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    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hey Burt,hope your well!!!!! Who would you favor at 135, Benny or Hammerin' Hank?
     
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    Charley Burley too.
     
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    Not all that on the inside. A master of range against outclassed midgets.
     
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    Lennox Lewis at hw?
     
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    Which is what everyone below 112 is to him.
     
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    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    But Barrera's pretty versatile too.
     
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