Best Dirty Fighters

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  1. Conteh'sLeft

    Conteh'sLeft Active Member Full Member

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    Ward, Hopkins, Bika, Castillo are some of my picks for the fighters who'd regularly fight dirty and try to mix in a low blow, headbutt or an elbow in the combination to add an extra layer to their offense and give the opponent something to think about.

    What are your picks?
     
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    Eusebio Pedroza
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  3. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Fury's inside mauling game is untouchable

    Guess it helps being the naturally biggest man in the division, but nobody else even comes close. hyper aware of his positioning.
     
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    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holyfield
    hate to say it Hopkins
     
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    Floyd Mayweather w/ his forearms and elbows.
     
  6. Conteh'sLeft

    Conteh'sLeft Active Member Full Member

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    That's quite tame tbh.
     
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    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Evander “Real Deal Evan Fields Headbutt Warrior” Holyfield.
     
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    Still hating huh??? Lol
     
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  9. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Good post, Hopkins was a super dirty, super smart fighter. Ward kinda the same but Ward needed the ref's on his side. Hopkins could stealth hus ditryness to any ref. The ref's helped Ward fight dirty. John Ruiz got the same treatment. Jeff Fenech was a great, dirty fighter.
     
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    Conteh'sLeft Active Member Full Member

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    Ward's inside and clinch game was more dynamic than Hopkins and his offense was better, however Hopkins was extra sneaky with his dirtiness and like you said he could get away irrespective of the ref.

    I remember watching Pascal mimic Hopkins flurrying with his head down in Face off with Kellerman and at that time I hadn't watched Hopkins fight , so I was surprised when I saw Hopkins actually do that weird windmill with the head down in the Calzaghe fight, made me chuckle.
     
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    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, Hopkins was 'the best' dirty fighter. Real street smart individual. Take Andre Golota, for example, a really good fighter at his best but 'moronically' dirty.
     
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    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And then there's Fenech, who I included in my post, who would win a street fight, everyday of the week but was given a very long leash in the ring in his title fights in Australia.
     
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    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If you want to see a dirty fighter, watch Nedal Hussein v Pacman, in Pacs earlier days, incidentally Hussein was trained by Fenech.
     
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    Ward, Hopkins, Holyfield, Porter
     
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    Evander.
     
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