Stylistic Sets

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  1. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In this thread try to discriminate between boxers according to their fighting technique alone , so split them into sets.
     
  2. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Group #1 (jabbers / long range fighters) :
    Lennox Lewis , Vitali Klitschko
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    , Wladimir Klitschko , Lance Whitaker , Jameel McCline , Primo Carnerra , Larry Holmes , Muhammad Ali , Chad Dawson , Bob Foster , Antonio Tarver , Thomas Hearns , Paul Williams , Alexis Arguello , Amir Khan , John David Jackson


    Group #2 (come forward fighters) :
    David Tua , Mike Tyson , Joe Frazier , Rocky Marciano , Sam Langford ,
    , Carmen Basilio , Muhammad Qawi (Dwight Braxton) , Floyd Patterson ,

    Group #3 (versatile opportunistic (mildly aggressive) counter punchers) :
    Montell Griffin , Chris Byrd , Jersey Joe Walcott , Roy Jones Jr. , James Toney ,

    Group #4 :
    Orlin Norris , Ezzard Charles ,

    Group #6 (safety first , avoid fight at all cost counter punchers) :
    Pernell Whitaker (LW) , Michael Spinks (HW) , Jimmy Young ,

    Group #6 (straight punchers) :
    Oliver McCall , Hassim Rahman , Kirk Johnson , Earnest Shavers , Joe Louis , Max Baer , Max Schmelling , Julian Jackson , Felix Trinidad

    Group #7 (brawlers) :
    George Foreman , Riddick Bowe , Sonny Liston , Michael Grant , Evander Holyfield , Ike Ibeabuchi , Joe Mesi , Sam Peter , Nigel Benn , Iran Barkley , Gerald McClellan , Jorge Castro , John Mugabi , Antonio Margarito ,




    And to which group will you associate these (each case to his own) :
    Archie Moore , Oscar Bonavena , Jerry Quarry , Dominick Guinn , Oscar Delahoya , Charley Mitchell , Tommy Burns , Jimmy Ellis , Ken Norton , Ron Lyle ,
     
  3. itrymariti

    itrymariti CaƱas! Full Member

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    What about the set of sets that don't contain themselves?