Best one dimensional fighter in history?

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  1. Power_tek

    Power_tek Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Flat Stanley...
     
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  2. RacingBeat

    RacingBeat Casual lives matter Full Member

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    Joe Cal ?
     
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  3. piprules

    piprules Well-Known Member Full Member

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    David Tua, that left hook was a killer.
     
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  4. Jackstraw

    Jackstraw Mercy for me, justice for thee! Full Member

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    The correct answer is Valuev. With literally nothing more than his incredible size he was able to make millions, defeat far more talented men, become a titlist in boxing’s glamour division and ran up a very numerically impressive record.
     
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  5. Jackstraw

    Jackstraw Mercy for me, justice for thee! Full Member

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    David also had an iron chin and good gas tank when he trained seriously
     
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  6. MaxDamage

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    Pipino Cuevas, he had a wicked left hand and quite successful with it.
     
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  7. latineg

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    Tex Cobb, only his chin.
     
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  8. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Julio C. Chavez Sr. He was a one dimensional fighter who held the record of 87-0 before his first loss. This was so amazing.
     
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  9. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not 'best' but list of some of the recent ones.

    Wilder - good jab and killer overhand
    Pavlik - good 1-2
    Lacy - good left hook
    Mayorga - strong
     
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  10. lighteningjab

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    Marciano or Tua, but since Tua never won a title of note, I will settle for Marciano.
     
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  11. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He had a decent left hook.
     
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  12. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Somebody beat me to it - Randall Cobb. No defense, not real power, no technique, slow, but fought at championship level because of a will to compete
     
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  13. Luis Fernando

    Luis Fernando Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You also forgot the left-hook!
     
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  14. wellsini

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    Hatton
    Pryor
    Calderon
     
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  15. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    Wilder, Marciano, Freddie Mills. None of 'em could really box and got by on athletics and power.
     
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