What fighters are calming to watch but not boring?

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  1. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Sometimes, I need a fix of boxing without the excitement. Certain fighters are relaxing to watch but not to the point where they become boring. For me, Carlos Monzon, Shakur Stevenson, and Erislandy Lara all do this kind of thing for me.
     
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    Whittaker at his best for sure Floyd as well. Oh a really big one that I just thought of is Canto love watching him work some of the most beautiful boxing I have ever seen.
     
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    Miguel Canto, Yuri Arbachakov and Nicolino Locche.
     
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    Chris John and Eusebio Pedroza for me.
     
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    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    And honestly though, Shoji Oguma and Jiro Watanabe too.
     
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    An older version of Lennox Lewis.
     
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    Whitaker
    Canto
    Lionel Rose
    Brian Mitchell
    Sumbu Kalambay
    Harold Johnson
    Omar Narvaez
     
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    Thinking about this some 2 others I wanted to include are Sumbu Kalambay and Dmitry Bivol love watching them work. Great idea for a thread perfectly describe the feeling of watching some of these amazing fighters.
     
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    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I always thought that old George Foreman was a relaxed, calm fighter but definitely not boring.
     
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    The ounce for ounce king Willie Pep!
     
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    Bernard Hopkins was this way because of his mental energy. He was usually a step or two ahead of his opponent. It was interesting to see how he broke down his opponent.
     
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    Muhammad Ali
    Mike McCallum
    Michael Nunn
    James Toney
     
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    Archie Moore
    Wilfred Benitez
    Brian Mitchell
    Azumah Nelson
    Sweet Pea Whitaker
     
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    Jose Napoles
    Orlando Canizales
    Gilberto Roman
    Miguel Lora
    Hilario Zapata
    Mark Johnson
    Ernesto Marcel
    Ismael Laguna
     
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    I think there's something about fighters who are either very smooth, rhythmic and effortlessly skilled or very skilled and methodical but one paced and minimalist who have this sort of effect on viewers. Hence all the good names mentioned above.

    Penalosa was one of the first I thought of. Skilled and metronomic but insular and minimalist, and with a very stoic, zen, monk-like expression on his face.

    Guty Espadas on the front foot, a very pleasing, fluid slip and hook orientated style.

    Hagler when in boxer mode, the way he would sort of rock, dip and switch stances along with his sliding, light, slightly bouncy footwork.

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    Mustafa Muhammad, the idle c*nt
    Rodolfo Gonzalez
    Lora
    Ibarra
    Alfonso Lopez
    Alfredo Marcano
    Antonio Gomez
    Colin McMillan
    Kevin Finnegan
    Antonio Amaya
    Enrique Pinder
    Sasakul
    Kates
    Fourie
    Lujan
    Benton
     
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