Technical Brawlers

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  1. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well I actually stopped watching him after the Povetkin fight. It was one of the worst display of boxing I've ever seen at the heavyweight title level.
     
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  2. Hookie

    Hookie Affeldt... Referee, Judge, and Timekeeper Full Member

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    Boxer/Punchers?

    A lot of my favorite fighters could bang and box. Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Aaron Pryor, Julio Cesar Chavez, Azumah Nelson, Shane Mosley, Manny Pacquiao, and current top fighters like Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin, and Sergey Kovalev.
     
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  3. rex11y

    rex11y Active Member Full Member

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    David Haye, Povetkin, Wach etc. there are a number of them especially in recent times due to his ultra cautious punch and grab style.
     
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  4. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    I actually enjoyed the Haye fight. Rare exception.
     
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  5. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Benn?
    I always felt he was a straight out banger.
     
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  6. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    I was going with Eubank , but he had flaws in foot work and other areas so i went with Benn. Maybe i should have went with G-man.
     
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  7. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    Nonsense.
     
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  8. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    There was nothing at all technical about Ray Mancini.
     
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  9. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    He was..though a passionate straight out banger. Not technical at all.
     
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  10. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Dulio Loi was akin to a technical brawler.
     
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  11. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Dwight Qawi.
     
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  12. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sure there was. Watch the Ramirez fight, and the way he smothers him, the perfect fight plan to beat the Mexican. Just because he took punches doesn't mean he had no technique.


    Another one is Carmen Basilio. Watch him break down Johnny Saxton in their second fight.
     
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  13. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    You make a great point in that its easy to overlook the technique and strategy of certain face-first, aggressive brawlers. That being said, it still feels like a stretch to call it "using technical skill and using smart fighting tactics"
     
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  14. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wilfredo Gomez
     
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  15. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Disagree. "Using smart fighting tactics" is precisely how he beat Ramirez. Trying to back off and box and trade at range would not have been smart. His tactics were perfect for that fight.
     
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