Top 10 Southpaw Pressure Fighters?

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  1. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Aggressive southpaws are awesome, but who are the best?
     
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  2. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm not sure that I can come up with 10 that I would consider pressure fighters. Marvin Johnson is the first guy that comes to mind but I wouldn't say he was exclusively a pressure fighter. He definitely had other elements as did Vassily Jirov. Jirov more times than not was coming forward and applying pressure but he also could box.
     
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  3. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hard to come up with 10 off the top, but Hagler, Saldivar, Pacquaio stand out.
     
  4. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Calzaghe is another guy that deserves mention. His volume punching /high work rate style put pressure on opponents. Hard to beat a guy that will throw that many punches.

    With that said, he was not exclusively a pressure fighter. When I think of a pressure fighter, I think of a guy moving forward. Calzaghe liked to work angles and turn guys.
     
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  5. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Jose louis Ramirez
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  6. Young Terror

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    Dont know about a top ten but heres some that come to mind not all are pressure fighters but they were all aggressive fighters

    Manny Pac
    Marvin Johnson
    Khaosay Galaxy
    Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
    Daniel Zaragoza
    Paul Williams
    Joe Calzaghe
    Jose Luis Ramirez
    Paulie Ayala
    Bazooka Limon
    Cornelius Edwards
    Adonis Stevenson
    Giovani Segura
     
  7. HandsOfSt0ned

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    Mmm 10 is a bit hard to make.
    Lomachenko, Rungvisai for present day, Julio Cesar Vasquez , Jose Luis Ramirez, Tsuyoshi Hamada for past day
     
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  8. HandsOfSt0ned

    HandsOfSt0ned New Member Full Member

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    Oleksandr Usyk is really good when he pressures too
     
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  9. Kamikaze

    Kamikaze Bye for now! banned Full Member

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    Okay ima be that guy- Khaosai Galaxy...
     
  10. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Have to second this. Johnson is the first to come to mind.
     
  11. salsanchezfan

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    Marvin Johnson
    Khaosai Galaxy
    Limon
    Hamsho
    Bettina
    Saldivar
    Ramirez
    Minter
    Hagler
    Julio Cesar Vasquez
     
  12. Tin_Ribs

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    Pac
    Saldivar
    Hagler
    Ebihara
    Tendler
    Bettina
    Borkhorsor
    Watanabe
    Nazarov
    Lomachenko
    Lytell
    Payakaroon

    Obviously not all pure pressure fighters but with the ability to do so if they chose. Probably as much of a h2h list tbh as achievements wise.
     
  13. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duilio Loi was a southpaw pressure fighter with a good defense... based on what I’ve read
     
  14. Drew101

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    Pongsaklek Wongjongkam warrants (honorable) mention.
     
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  15. George Crowcroft

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    #10. Joe Calzaghe
    #09. Hiroyuki Ebihara
    #08. Vasyl Lomachenko
    #07. Khaosai Galaxy
    #06. Jiro Watanabe
    #05. Venice Borkhorsor
    #04. Pernell Whitaker
    #03. Marvin Hagler
    #02. Manny Pacquiao
    #01. Vicente Saldivar

    HMs: Wonjongkam, Nazarov & Pops
     
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