Best boxing skills for a heavyweight not named Ali

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  1. Iceveins

    Iceveins Puglistic Linguistics Full Member

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    That came to mind until I really thought about it...

    Lewis was not much of a pure boxer..he was much more of a 1-2 banger.
     
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  2. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Joe Louis
     
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  3. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Look at Holyfield vs. Lewis I.
    Perfect example of a man displaying skills to dominate the other man.
     
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  4. thewoo

    thewoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis. He had the answer for everything. He kept people on the end of the long jab, and right hand. If you managed to get past that you'd get hit with some hooks, if you got past the hooks you got hit with uppercuts and if you got past all of that he knew how to tie you up and put all that weight on you. He wasted very few punches and threw every punch well. Excellent fighter. His offense was his defense which probably will exclude him in a lot of people's opinion
     
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  5. heart

    heart Active Member Full Member

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    you're right. patterson was a tank and amazing puncher...especially at light heavy.
     
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  6. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Very good point. I'd say Joe Louis
     
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  7. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Very good pick, Joe was a pure textbook fighter :good:smoke
     
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  8. IntentionalButt

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    Louis followed by Holmes.
     
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  9. MaliSlamusrex

    MaliSlamusrex Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joe Louis.
     
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  10. EnzoRD

    EnzoRD Well-Known Member Full Member

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    His offense was his defense when he got older. In his younger years it was the opposite. Lewis showed some serious boxing skills when he was past his prime, at the age of 36.

    I agree a little with Iceveins, that he was a 1-2 banger, but that's because he was so succesful at it. How many ppl did he knock out with that 1-2.? It was effective. But what was most deadly was his uppercut, that flattened Shannon Briggs.
     
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  11. ali's jockstrap

    ali's jockstrap Member Full Member

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    jame 35sTONEY?
     
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  12. butler08

    butler08 Active Member Full Member

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    there was a few
    gentleman jim corbett
    gene tunney
    joe louis
    floyd patterson
    nikolie valuev (just kidding)
     
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  13. SHADOW BOX

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    James Toney
     
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  14. SHOWSHOOTER

    SHOWSHOOTER Active Member Full Member

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    peak tyson
    holmes
    lewis
     
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  15. Mike_S

    Mike_S Well-Known Member Full Member

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    First that sprung to mind was Toney haha, but seeing as he's not a great heavyweight, i'll go for Joe Louis.
     
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