Aesthetically Pleasing & Ugly Fighters

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  1. rossco666

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    Napoles and Duran.
     
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  2. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    John Conteh. Always looked loose and relaxed.
     
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  3. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    One greatly skilled fighter i've never thought had an aesthetically pleasing style was Luis Rodriguez.There are fighters with a similar approach that i love to watch like Laguna and Marcel, but he too often crossed into an ugly herky-jerkyness and his tendency to throw clusters of ugly arm-punch bodyshots(while effective)didn't help.

    Michael Spinks is another.His movement was hideous.Though the awkwardness was mostly in his legs rather than his punching.
     
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  4. red cobra

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    Boxing isn't governed by whether a fighter is aesthetically pleasing or displeasing...sometimes the "displeasing" eyesore of a fighter is more effective and serves as Kryptonite to a "pleasing" fighter.
     
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  5. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Precisely!! Echoes my previous post.
     
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  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Reference Sammy Angott vs Willie Pep.
     
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  7. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thank you for recognising Rigo. Prettiest in the game right now.
     
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  8. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Lomachenko (aesthetically pleasing)
    Lara and Hurd (ugly)
     
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  9. reznick

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    Rigondeaux
     
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    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I love Pryor, his footwork and punch selection are excellent.
     
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    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    See Rocky Marciano vs Archie Moore. I've seen an uglier style beat a prettier one than in that fight.
     
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  12. Clinton

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    Mustafa Hamsho might have the ugliest style Ive ever seen. The 2 Sugar Rays have the most esthetically pleasing for me even though I cant stand Leonard.
     
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  13. reznick

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    I think Andre award is one of those rare fighters who are both aesthetically pleasing but often looks to have a crude/ugly style when disrupting the rhythm of his opponents. Hopkins sometimes too. Aesthetic spoilers?
     
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  14. he grant

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    Beautiful to watch :

    Archie Moore
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Ezzard Charles
    Jersey Joe Walcott
    Joe Louis
    John Conteh
    Marvin Hagler
    Make McCallum
    Bob Foster
    Roy Jones (his stoppage of Paz was one of the most beautiful I ever saw)

    Ugly:

    Froch
    Virgil Hill (one hand)
    Vitali
    Later career Ali with his slapping, arm punch right hand
    Fullmer
    Mustafa Hamsho
    Bernard Hopkins
    Max Baer
    Ingo
    Bonavena
     
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  15. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Joel Casamayor was a pretty fighter to watch.

    Iran Barkley not so much.
     
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