Which fighters defeated the most different kinds of styles?

Did he ever figure out how to beat Wendy's?

 

I thought it was Burger King.

 

Emile Griffith has beaten boxer punchers (Nino Benvenuti), slick boxers (Luis Manuel Rodriguez, Joey Archer, Ralph Dupas), pressure fighters (Dick Tiger, Bennie Briscoe), power punchers (Florentino Fernandez), brawlers (Gaspar Ortega).

Carlos Ortiz has beaten boxer punchers (Joe Brown, Sugar Ramos), slick boxers (Ismael Laguna, Nicolino Locche if you count the draw as a win), pressure fighter (Duilio Loi), fast southpaw (Flash Elorde).

 

Kalambay getting looked over.

Graham; awkward southpaw
McCallum; great body puncher
Barkley; slugger of sluggers
Collins; rugged of rugged

 

Again it's obviously Greb.. his resume is otherworldly. Tunney, Walker, Flowers, Loughran, Norfolk, Rosenbloom, McTigue, Levinsky, Gibbons Brothers, Blackburn, Miske, Smith, Houck.. a huge variety of styles & size disparities ..

 

Simply too many names here to narrow it down effectively. Duran, Greb, Robinson, Charles , Louis . I think a top 10 list on this subject would see fighters with a lot of fights on it though . Willie Pep, Archie Moore , there's just so many.

 

Yeah, when you start listing the scalps on Greb's resume it's hard to argue against him. I think his name is the only legit challenger to Ray Robinson as the greatest pound for pound of all time

 

He was consistently good against them all too.. his style & IQ must have been something to behold

 

I also think Homicide Hank, Ezzard Charles, Roberto Duran, and Sam Langford are up there too!

 

Just recently been doing a bit of a deep dive into the middleweight division in the 80s and I have been growing to adore Kalambay. Such an overlooked presence in the division.

 

Greb, Dempsey, Tunney, Louis, Archie Moore, LaMotta, Robinson, Duran, Pacquiao, Roy Jones, Lewis.

 

Like a middleweight Mayweather (but better!) without TV exposure.

 

At Heavyweight it’s Wladimir Klitschko

You want former amateur stars with extensive stellar backgrounds you got - Povetkin, Pulev, Chagaev, Ibrigamov, Mercer, Brock etc

You want Southpaws - you got Thompson 2x, Byrd 2x, Ibrigamov, Chagaev etc

You want power punching sluggers you got Peter 2x, Povetkin, Jefferson, Williamson, Rahman, Brewster

You want modern day super sized heavies you got Jameel Mccline, Mariusz Wach, Tony Thompson, Pulev,

You want speed and explosive you got Haye,

you want movers you got Chambers, Jennings, Byrd, Ibrigamov, Schulz

You want prime opponents it’s most of his championship resume

Wlad’s resume is against a wide array of styles, and is under appreciated.

 

Great post.

 

Roy Jones Jr deserves a mention:

Roughhousing heavyweight John Ruiz

Southpaw technician Lou Del Valle

Swarming crowder Jorge Castro

Slick, savvy infighter Bernard Hopkins

Tall, powerful lefty Antonio Tarver

Short, tricky counterpuncher Montell Griffin

Counterpunch master James Toney

Extraordinary jab master Virgil Hill

Awkward counterpuncher Thulani Malinga

In-and-out speedster Vinny Paz

Pure slugger Merqui Sosa

Tall orthodox boxer-puncher Julio Cesar Gonzalez