Slickest boxers

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  1. 2piece

    2piece Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Not who was the best, but who was the most slick, too the point where it was annoying. Like "Come on on quit slipping so much throw a counter already" type of annoying.

    I thought of Locche as I typed that.
     
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  2. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hilario Zapata

    His offense was often underwhelming. But, his defense was just incredible in his prime.
     
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  3. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Definitely Locche. First one I thought of too.
     
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    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Jimmy Young, Vilimar Fernandez, James Tonry
     
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    mcvey VIP Member

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    Kirkland Laing?
     
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    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Chris Byrd, George Chaplin
     
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    albinored Active Member Full Member

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    ....saul mamby...
     
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  8. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Toney and Tubbs too.

    Some of the guys on this list seem more "speedy" than "slick" though.
     
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  9. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Freddie Norwood?
     
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  10. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    From my era, James Toney, Mike Mcallum
     
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  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Gene Tunney
    Jimmy Young
    Tommy Loughran
    Willie Pastrano
    Harold Johnson
    Joey Archer
    Vilomar Fernandez
     
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  12. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    How in the hell could anyone label Naseem hamed or Shane Mosley as slick
     
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  13. Nighttrain

    Nighttrain 'BOUT IT 'BOUT IT Full Member

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    Guglielmo Papaleo (known by some as Willie Pep).
     
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    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Herol Graham
     
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  15. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Boiled down, the classic slickster is Jimmy Young.
     
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