Best brawler of all time?

Amazed that on one has mentioned Marciano.

 

"brawler" would be too lazy and simplistic definition for Marciano.

 

I tend to agree. There were subtleties to his Goldman tutored manner of fighting which have been well broken down and analyzed on footage. Although tireless, he often tended to be measured and deliberate in his aggression. Excitement came from the understanding that he could end matters at any moment, he wouldn't stop coming, and he rarely disappointed. [Lowry I appears to have been something of an exception to that, and Rocky said years later that he didn't think he ever could have knocked Tiger Ted out in 100 tries.]

That's not to say he couldn't be a great brawler, but I think Graziano is the Rocky who epitomizes free swinging brawling more.

While Marciano was previously mentioned in post #10 [by yourself], and again in post #13, I had to review this thread a few times to make sure Jake LaMotta hadn't been mentioned yet.

Chuvalo is somebody else who might be cited as an example to improve upon. Watch him again earn his Washerwoman nickname from the GOAT after raking DeJohn over the coals in front of young Clay in Louisville.

 

Henry Armstrong.

Slipped and ducked and got right into your chest be you a feather, light, welter, or middleweight. He wanted to exhange. There are guys that are more iconic brawler but, none more effective. I disagree with Hagler being a brawler. He was a pure boxer puncher. If he was a brawler he would have gone head up with Briscoe but he didn't. He got on is toe and boxed beautifully off his back foot. Liston as boxer puncher as well. Setting up his punches from behind the jab.

Greb sounds like a brawler, probably not exactly. Walker, Lamotta had skills but he wanted to bang it out. Graziano...my man....loved to mix it up.

 

Sugar Ray Robinson could brawl with the best of them. He didnt have to show it that much until he got older and slowed down some.

I wouldnt want to brawl with Robinson. He can hurt you with any punch from any angle and the chances of KOing him are about 0%.

 

He really could do it all, and there's footage of him doing most of it. I still watch him ravage Dykes inside and underneath to start their match, and wonder how well Hearns could have stood up to that. Bobby was a pretty tough guy, yet those surgically thudding rights to the ribs had him breathing heavily just in the second round.

 

Bob Satterfield is a terrific brawler