Boxer or Brawler, what's your poison?

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Boxer or Brawler

  1. Boxer

    11 vote(s)
    64.7%
  2. Brawler

    6 vote(s)
    35.3%
  1. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    Preference?
     
  2. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    My preference is a Slugger/boxer. A guy that is dangerous and comes to fight but also has a solid defense and a good jab. Joe Louis, Arguello, Duran,Trinidad.
     
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  3. SHADAPBLAD

    SHADAPBLAD Viscous Knockouts Full Member

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    Cheater!
     
  4. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    I'm too old to follow rules.
     
  5. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Boxer /Puncher: R.Robinson, W.Gomez,S.Sanchez, R.Leonard,T.Hearns,R.Jones , M.Hagler.
     
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  6. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    The slick boxer is the best at the highest level.

    But at lower levels, a brawl is better to watch.
     
  7. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran was a brawler who could box, Sugar Ray Robinson was a boxer who could brawl. A few other examples
     
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  8. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    Screw being well rounded.

    I dont care what style a guy has as long as he's good at it and dedicated to his craft. I can enjoy a defensive specialist like Floyd putting on a clinic but i can also enjoy wilder losing 8 rounds in a row and then sending a guy crashing with a random hayemaker. I also enjoy back and forth brawls and guys like shawn porter who have a 1 track mind and apply pressure all night.

    "Invincible" technically sound guys who are good at everything and hardly struggle are boring.

    My favorite to watch for pure enjoyment is a brawler but as a fighter and aspiring trainer/boxing writer i enjoy the slicksters.
     
  9. KasimirKid

    KasimirKid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    My preference is for a fighter. To me, that's a guy who is balanced and can box and punch in equal measure whether he is a highly skilled great fighter or a solid journeyman.
     
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  10. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Duran's style evolved as he was champion. He was always attacking but the old wise men had him boxing pretty neatly at his peak. I'm thinking about the way he boxed DeJesus in their rubber match. Palomino as well.
     
  11. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Kallie Knoetze is my paradigm. Marciano was too slick for my liking.
     
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  12. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    I like at least the threat of a KO, so watching a defensive master run rings round an opponent with no thought to finishing them is a bit like watching a soccer team outpass another team without trying to score.
     
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  13. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    James Toney is my favorite fighter. Take from that what you will.
     
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  14. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What he did to Davey Moore. Horrible... Horrible...
     
  15. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Thou art a crucible!!!!