When it comes to slick fighters...

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  1. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Which fighters did you admire, and what fights are great examples of a slick fighter?
     
  2. Rubber Glove Sandwich

    Rubber Glove Sandwich A lot of people have pools Full Member

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  3. CharlieFirpo85

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    Ofc guys like Sugar Ray Leonard, Roy Jones, Sugar Ray Robinson... Walcott - Louis 1 is a good example.
    A good recent example is Frnank Sanches vs. Efe Ajagba.
     
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  4. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Besides Pep, Whitaker, Locche, Mayweather, Benitez I think these guys epitomized the term slick.

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  5. clinikill

    clinikill Active Member Full Member

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    Wilfred Benitez, James Toney, Sumbu Kalambay and Chris Byrd to name a few. Hard to go wrong with Toney-McCallum and Leonard-Benitez when it comes to a technical, slick fights.
     
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  6. salsanchezfan

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    Whitaker. Laguna. Benitez.

    Not a huge fan of any of them, but they all certainly fit the bill.
     
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    Flo_Raiden Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Ezzard Charles
    Hedgemon Lewis
     
  9. Glass City Cobra

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    My favorites would have to be Chris Areola, Brandon Rios, Alfredo Angulo,
     
  10. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Don't forget Arturo Gatti, Ricardo Mayorga, and Antonio Margarito
     
  11. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You just gonna diss Juan Roldan in this list?
     
  12. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Oh sorry I forgot about him. I'll add him, Bobby Chacon, Danny Lopez, and Matthew Saad Muhammad to the list of great defensive fighters as well.
     
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  13. Saintpat

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    Chuck “El Radar” Wepner should get honorable mention.
     
  14. The Phenom

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    Add Troy Dorsey while your at it.Dorsey vs Kevin Kelley was one for the purists.A tactical chess match.
     
  15. Rafaman

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    Michael Nunn made it look so easy and smooth. Amazing reflexes and balance. So gifted at his peak. Boxing with his hands down can’t hit him and his work rate was also elite.
     
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