Swarmer against Slugger

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  1. Ali4life

    Ali4life Member Full Member

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    Normally when you hear that a swarmer stylistically getting destroyed by a slugger but has there ever been moments where the swarmer managed to overcome their style disadvantage against a slugger?
     
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    Ricky42791 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tommy Morrison VS George Foreman, Mike Tyson vs Razor Ruddock x2, Dempsey vs Williard, Duran vs Barkley,
     
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  4. Ali4life

    Ali4life Member Full Member

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    but Morrison didn't fight like a swarmer when he went up against Foreman and actually more so boxed with him. Duran was more of a boxer puncher to me though at times he could fight that swarming style, I agree though with Tyson- Ruddock and Dempsey-Willard(after all Willard had once killed a man in the ring with his punches and eventually knocked out and dethroned an old Jack Johnson for the Title after 20 rounds)
     
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    Armstrong and Lew Jenkins.
     
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    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    The Salido-Lopez fights are two good recent examples of this IMO.
     
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