Slicksters

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  1. GeorgeK

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    Give me some recommendations on some underrated slick fighters to watch. Examples are McCallum or Pedroza.
     
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    Joey Giardello - as slick as a ****d ice cube. Saoul Mamby never got stopped and kept good company. He had his last fight at 61 years of age.
     
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    Brian Mitchell
     
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    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ezzard Charles, Hedgemon Lewis, Holly Mims and Georgie Benton
     
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    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Eddie Machen tried to be on the slick side. Harold Johnson is overlooked.
     
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    Excellent choices...I would add Willie Pastrano and Joey Archer.
     
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    Terrific choice. So slick we've almost forgotten him but a cracking little champion.

    Duilio Loi was another little guy who does under the radar a bit but had a great record despite decidedly average power.
     
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    Willie wasn't half slick (ib and out of the ring, apparently) apart from that night when he rightly said that he was 'in Madison Square Garden getting the sh*t kicked out of me'!

    Apparently he sparred with a young CassiusClay who made him look a bit poor. More a reflection of Casius being amazing than any sleight on Willlie.
     
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    George Benton, Johnny Saxton.
     
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