Skilled swarmers?

Yeah, he spent much more time boxing and using the ring than being a swarming, pressure fighter.

Roberto Duran against Carlos Paiomino, first Sugar Ray Leonard fight, and Ken Buchanan were terrific displays of swarming. I was watching the Buchanan fight a few days ago and pretty amazed by Duran's ability to close the distance.

I always liked watching Dwight Qawi go to work on an opponent. Coming forward, slipping a ton of shots, countering, applying the pressure, closing the distance. Fun to watch.

 

It used to be a thing of beauty to see him stalk guys at 140 and below. That was more stalking though.

I think a Swarmer is more of a guy who uses volume/pressure to break guys versus Pressure which would be in Cotto's case. Even when Cotto walked you down, he was picking his shots. Tyson too.

Guys like Frazier and Margarito are more what I think of when I think Swarmer. They are just trying to "touch" something. The accumulation of "touches" does the work.

 

Marciano was a pretty skilled swarmer. A lot of his skill can only be appreciated if you watch his fights in slo-mo replay. Yeah, I know, it's weird, needing slo-mo replay for a slow fighter.

 

The G-Man

 

My boii . . . Jorge ARCE.:deal

 

I was going to say Juan Roldan, but he was not very skilled but he was a swarmer. When he fought Hearns and Nunn he was all over them for a time. He would swing and keep swinging without thought of defense, which is why he could be stopped. He gave Marvin Hagler some problems. Only man to knock down Hagler even though it was a pulldown knockdown, not legit. Roldan would just swarm and swarm and wear guys out eventually. Frank Fletcher and James Kinchen were beaten up easily. It happened so gradually but you could see them just give him. He was that strong and aggressive.

 

Marciano had subtle, but highly effective swarming skills.

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Yeah what he said. When I think of "swarmers" Aaron Pryor comes to mind. Glenn Johnson vs. RJJ was a good example. Maybe Calzaghe. I would consider Hagler a swarmer. To me a swarmer has a style in which they throw a **** ton of punches, apply constant pressure, and just out work opponents. Paul Williams is kind of a swarmer for a current example.

 

Do you require someone to primarily work at close quarters on the inside to be considered a swarmer?

 

Calzaghe and Duran are the first that come to mind. Assuming you mean guys who use volume and pressure, but also have skill.

Margarito and Williams count as swarmers imo, but they don't qualify as 'skilled' (at least in comparison to other professionals).

 

Calzaghe yes, not Duran though. I dont think there are a lot of true swarmers that had long creeers that became great. Definately Joe..... Ray Oliviera was a classic swarmer.

 

Hennry Armstrong

 

Hagler was a boxer-puncher most of his career just look at his fights with Hamsho & Sibson, surgeon work at it's best. These can be considered skilled swarmers:

Glen Johnson
Bennie Briscoe
Jake Lamotta

 

Frazier is pretty much the definition of a skilled swarmer.