Top 10 or more best technical/smartest fighters of all time

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  1. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    My list in no particular order
    Floyd Mayweather Jr, Lennox Lewis, Michael Spinks, Muhammad Ali, Jack Johnson, Larry Holmes, Bernard Hopkins, Mike McCallum, James Toney, Roman Gonzalez, Roberto Duran, Bob Fitzsimmons, Sugar Ray Robinson, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Andre Ward
    What are your lists? Also have I missed anyone out?
     
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    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good list. Sweat Pea, Ezzard Charles, Bud Crawford and Alexis Arguello are a few more.
     
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    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    It's a really difficult question to answer - maybe the most difficult.

    I see Wladimir Klitschko's name up there, and he's a fine example. Everything he did was correct on the outside - on the inside, he was almost like a first year boxer if you don't know he'd worked so hard on it. Few meaningful punches. Loads of leaning and grappling. Fouling. It was ugly, unpleasant, technically awful boxing.

    So what is a technician? Just a summary of what he does minus the mistakes he makes?
     
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    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He knew he didn’t have an inside game, that’s why he clinched and fouled all the time, he should’ve been disqualified in the Povetkin fight
     
  5. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Best technicans and smartest figthers are two different things. I'd definitely have Ali and Fitzsimmons in the second list, but likely not in the first.
     
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    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No order
    Hopkins
    Charles
    Harold Johnson
    Archie Moore
    Wlad
    Holyfield
    Floyd mayweather
    Willie pep
    Charley Burley
    Sweet pea
    There are a lot but these are the ones that come to mind.
     
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    Blaxx Active Member Full Member

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    Ezzard Charles
    Pernell Whittaker
    Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    Willie Pep
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Ray Leonard
    Archie Moore
    Muhammad Ali
    Jose Napoles
    Terrence Crawford
    Usyk
     
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    DrederickTatum We really outchere. Full Member

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    He's not got the prettiest style but Carlos Monzon has perfect technique, really nothing wrong in what he does in that ring.
     
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    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    I agree with you completely.
     
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    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Guy,s no Benny Leonard !!!!
    HM- Packy McPartland
    Nicoline Locce
    Jem Driscoll
    Greg Peralta
    Eddie Perkins
    Jack Britton.
     
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    fmnfb New Member Full Member

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    preach,technical equals tight offense more than anything to me.chocolatito is HIGHLY technical.
     
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    fmnfb New Member Full Member

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    tyson most technical pressure offense,along with julio caesar chavez.chocolatito can do it too.

    for general technique,id say marquez(blow for blow style),canelo,ggg, naoya.
    last 3 are inhumanely complete fighters.

    modern,spence has clean boxing style, speed and heavy hands
    crawford great puncher.
     
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    Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me.
     
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    Benitez