Best inside fighters of all time?

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    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Boza was an awesome inside fighter. Mancini was really good too. Joe Frazier of course.
     
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    Chavez maybe...
     
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    Tommy Burns, to give a controversial pick.
     
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    Don't know about all time but Mike McCallum comes to mind.

    You got torn up if you met this guy on the inside. He had a long reach but could shorten up his punches to throw inside hooks and upper cuts perfectly.
    You don't see inside art work like that no more.
     
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    Jack Johnson was far better.

    On film, Tommy seems mostly to set traps for his long range right... at least in my memory.
     
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    Duran and Toney come to mind.

    Bowe was a terrific in-fighter, especially given his height and reach. Futch did a great job.
     
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    Holyfield's inside game is underrated as is Bert Cooper's. Honestly the 90's were full of heavy-handed HW inside fighters. Bowe, Holyfield, Tyson, Tua, Cooper, etc.
     
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    Dempsey.
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Armstrong Ambers Duran to add a few more
     
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    In recent times, Marquez


    Keep a close eye on Beterbiev
     
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    Dempsey! Denny Moyer was also very skilled here.
     
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    Duran end of....
     
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    Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.
     
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