who is the smartest boxer?

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  1. carlos200587

    carlos200587 Active Member Full Member

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    Not new here...but new to posting.

    I was just reading the other topic about boxers with the lowest IQ, which lead me to start this one.


    Which boxer do you reckon has the highest IQ?

    I may have to go with Darren Barker, he seems like a pretty inteligent guy.

    Thanks...Discuss.
     
  2. Scottrf

    Scottrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nicky Piper I believe has the highest IQ of any athlete in mensa.
     
  3. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    ly is known to be pretty smart (all in the name).

    Only once again he makes clear ring IQ is totally different as actual IQ
    His ring IQ is pretty low if you ask me, he seems to make all the wrong decisions in the ring while he obviously has been the more talented fighter in all his fights thus far.
     
  4. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You mean real IQ not ring IQ? Based on proper interviews I'd throw in Vitali, Haye, Wlad, Roy, Tarver, Groves, Maravilla, Pirog, Lemieux, Floyd, Bradley, Kotelnik, Marquez, Nishioka, Narvaez, Gonzalez.

    Most intelligent, hard to say, maybe one of them Klitschkos.
     
  5. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    Bobby Czyz was quite smart, but he was a boxer from the past.
    Also Menza member.
     
  6. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    Maybe not the smartest ever but Marquez strikes me as an intelligent guy.
    What about Eubank? I still dont know if he is actually smart or just crazy.
     
  7. Scottrf

    Scottrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Didn't he used to talk about having the heart of a black man?
     
  8. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    Dunno, never heard that statement.
    Don't think he would say that if he had a career in this era.
     
  9. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    SNV followers say Lord Savior Sugar Niko is pretty intelligent. Isn't he a hobby poet or something?
     
  10. DanishFightfan

    DanishFightfan Boxing Junkie banned

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    in or out of the ring?
    Andre Ward.
    He seems like a smart guy.. both in and out of the ring..
     
  11. tarugojones

    tarugojones Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  12. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    Bernard Hopkins, look at how far back he set his life only to turn it around and go far. He's also great at managing his money and communicating.
     
  13. fan johnny

    fan johnny Active Member Full Member

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    [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Mancini"]Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini[/ame] - Retire at age 24.
     
  14. Uncle Rico

    Uncle Rico Loyal Member Full Member

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    Paulie Malignaggi's a very sharp guy. He should take up commentating, I think.
     
  15. BearsLoveLemons

    BearsLoveLemons New Member Full Member

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    Matthew Maclin, I think he was aiming to become a laywer before he decided he wanted to be a pro boxer, and he also comes across well in his interviews.