Best tall infighters: Saddler, Arguello, McCallum, Nunn, Bowe, or Corrales

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  1. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    While not the greatest infighter to live Panama Al Brown sure was good in there for such a tall rangy boxer.
     
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  2. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Cant argue with the order you list them
     
  3. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    For me it's a pick em between Arguello Saddler and McCallum. Don't believe there is a wrong answer between the 3
    I Forgot to include Pedroza
     
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  4. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    There's this kid now that is along these lines. Fundora 6-6 Jr Middleweight.
     
  5. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I would say prime MC Callum was probably the best best inside fighter of the lot
     
  6. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    I think Chico Corrales is being sorely overlooked here. For a modern-era guy, he was extremely proficient on the inside despite having bigger and less flexible gloves than the other fighters listed. But mainly, he's the only one who out-fought a fellow master in-fighter in Jose Luis Castillo. You can look like a million bucks on the inside if you're fighting someone who doesn't know how to fight inside themselves (I would know from personal experience of this happening in sparring a couple times), but it is a lot harder to beat someone on the inside when their knowledge and experience fighting their is just as good. Corrales-Castillo 1 is not only the greatest fight of all time, but it is also a masterful demonstration of dozens of infighting skills being used at the highest level of the sport and in some of the most creative ways you'll ever see.