Best pure boxers right now?

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Just on pure boxing skills alone. Basically fighters that almost always boxes on the outside while displaying great movement and defense with the intent to just box the full 12 rounds. Who would you say are some of the best pure boxers currently?

    For me:
    Oleksandr Usyk
    Shakur Stevenson
    Dmitry Bivol
    Devin Haney
    Donnie Nietes
    Sunny Edwards
     
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  2. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I'll start with Vasyl Lomachenko.
     
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  3. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Shakur Stevenson and Dmitry Bivol just showed pure boxing mastery.
     
  4. From.Russia

    From.Russia Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You already mentioned a lot. I would add Estrada, btw where the **** is he?
     
  5. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    I dont agree with the term "pure-boxer". To me provodnikov is as pure boxer as mayweather was, or froch was. Boxing is wiiiiiiiiide, there's no "pure-boxer" for me, insinde the ring they all are pure-boxers. A mexican hardcore would tell you that not only rigondeaux is not a "pure-boxer", but he's not a boxer at all. Boxing is wide, and they all have space there. I love every single style, some styles more than others depending on the moment (A chess match at 5 a.m...... no thank you) but all of them are equally pure-boxing.

    Well, I know nobody cares about that. But I was bored.
     
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  6. Snails

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    Shakur and Usyk.
     
  7. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Where's Inoue? Definition of a pure boxer. Everything off the jab.
     
  8. PaydayPaydayYouWantPayday

    PaydayPaydayYouWantPayday HORRIBLE Member banned Full Member

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    Lomachenko, Usyk, Bivol, Sunny Edwards, Billy Joe Saunders
     
  9. RasKef

    RasKef New Member Full Member

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    What a racially diverse list you provided us.
     
  10. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I personally classify Estrada and Inoue as boxer-punchers.
     
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  12. tokyo5exwale

    tokyo5exwale Underdogs are on top banned Full Member

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    Alexander Besputin & Tyson Fury deserve a mention
     
  13. Murderers' Row

    Murderers' Row Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The purest.
     
  14. PaydayPaydayYouWantPayday

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    didn't realise in this pc era we had to tick boxes with everything including boxing discussion lol

    I just simply wrote who came into mind. Shouldve put Shakur Stevvenson in there too I suppose.
     
  15. james5000

    james5000 2010's poster of the decade Full Member

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    Hughie "Shades of Ali" Fury is up there.

    Just need to develop his man strength. By the time he is 32 he will be a beast