Fighters who were bad at infighting

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  1. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mike Tyson is a guy people always mention ...but who else do you think was bad on the inside?
     
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  2. Bronze Tiger

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  4. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Disagree somewhat.
    Obviously he wasn't an in fighter for any advantage, but he was very good controlling the opponent. His coach was actually a wrestler himself (Brusa).
     
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  6. mrkoolkevin

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    Are there a bunch of examples of fights where those guys got beat up on the inside?
     
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  7. Bronze Tiger

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    Sugar Ray Robinson. His opponents were able to have success inside
     
  8. Bronze Tiger

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    I’m a huge Terry Norris fan ... I’ve never seen any good work from him on the inside. And it’s obvious he didn’t want to be there against a shot Donald Curry
     
  9. roughdiamond

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    Tyson didn't get beat up, he was just completely inefficient in the clinch, and did next tonothing. It was evident in nearly every bout he had.

    I also disagree on the Monzon mention.
     
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  10. Bronze Tiger

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    Is not letting your opponent fight on the inside the definition of good infighting? Not being sarcastic at all
     
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  11. roughdiamond

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    You've got a point there. But Monzon was definitely the one in control (most times).
     
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  12. Bronze Tiger

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    How would you rate Marvin Hagler’s infighting ability?
     
  13. roughdiamond

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    Good to very good, at times. Not exceptional, as he never boxed inside consistently, and never needed to most times anyway.
     
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  14. 70sFan865

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    Definitely not "terrible" but Fitzsimmons was far from the best inside fighter, in an era full of inside fighters he prefered boxing from outside and in midrange.
     
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