Good fighters that don't have many talents or special attributes for them

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  1. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    Brian Mitchell.
     
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    Tommy Loughran? - Gene Tunney?
     
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  3. Bronze Tiger

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    Iran Barkley has more flaws than any fighter I can think of. Even the things that he does well …he doesn’t do great
     
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    But he's a gifted puncher and had amazing strength.
    He still have good talents.
     
    FThabxinfan, Dec 20, 2024
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    He was gifted physically! Huge for the weight, wound up fighting at heavy eventually. His greatest skill was beating the scales to fight people 25% smaller than him lol.
     
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    Tim Bradley struck me as without either flaw or obviously exceptional attribute.
     
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    My choice, too. He just kept finding a way to win, with bulldog determination. I love watching his fights.
     
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    Gianfranco Rosi had 10+ title defenses, and all anyone could think to say about him was how painful it was to watch his fights.
     
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    Wayne McCullough. Not particularly fast or powerful. Just tough as nails and always in top condition. Well schooled as an amateur and trained by the great Eddie Futch in the pros.
     
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    Agree but he always showed great heart imo
     
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  12. FThabxinfan

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    Does Koichi Wajima adds up for y'all? I don't see him having much talent except good toughness and power,his skillset is kinda awful too.
     
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    Bhop maybe? Obviously crafty with a great chin though. Also John Ruiz to a lesser extent.
     
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  14. The Undefeated Lachbuster

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    Don Cockell, Paulie Malignaggi, Chuck Wepner, Brian London, Ron Stander, Willie Meehan

    Honestly alot of british HW/LHW fighters from the pre Ali era fit the bill as well
     
    The Undefeated Lachbuster, Dec 21, 2024
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    This is insane. The type of power Marciano had was a God-given talent that can't be taught. Certainly a special attribute.

    We're talking about guys with no natural abilities.
     
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