Best fighter on film?

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  1. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Who is the best fighter you've seen on film?
     
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  2. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Max Baer, obviously.

    Joking aside, I always think that Armstrong and Duran look amazing on the tape we have P4P. In absolute terms, Ali and Louis look almost unbeatable at their bests.
     
  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Ray Robinson is the best fighter i've seen on film narrowly from Roberto Duran.

    Then a wee gap maybe, and Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Pernell Whitaker, Joe Louis, Roy Jones and Joe Louis.
     
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  5. Greb & Papke 707

    Greb & Papke 707 Active Member Full Member

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    Duran or Robinson for the best, but the most unbelievable fighter I’ve ever seen fight was Roy Jones jr
     
  6. Rubber Glove Sandwich

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    You forgot Joe Louis.
     
  7. Journeyman92

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    In what way?
     
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  9. Claw4075

    Claw4075 Ezzard Charles GOAT Full Member

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    Holyfield had very smooth footwork and combinations, smoother than anything I've ever seen in boxing.
     
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  10. Journeyman92

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    Actually, I think Toney mixing it up with Barkley was aesthetically the most pleasing fight I have ever seen he looked like an alien in there.
     
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  11. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    Although obviously names like Sugar Ray Robinson, Roy Jones Jr, Salvador Sanchez, Jose Napoles, Roberto Duran, etc are gonna appear in this type of conversation. But if I were to tell you one of the best fighters I've seen in the ring is... it would be Emanuel Augustus. I know, pretty weird right? There's something about him that I can't get it out of my head. His record simply just doesn't reflect talents at all. The way he moved in the ring, his combination punching, his footwork and his upper body movement are just so fluid. You can see him throwing while making his opponent's punches miss, the way he just sneak a tight uppercut to Oliveira's chin and slowly moved out of the way is very astonishing. He's just SOOO good and his style is very free. He's a very.. very good fighter and really fun to watch.

    That's my opinion on him. If I have two list another two best fighters I've ever seen on film, it would be Marvin Hagler and Mike McCallum
     
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  13. Blaxx

    Blaxx Active Member Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson looks amazing on film.
    Followed by Jose Napoles and a few others, but SRR definitely.
     
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  14. McGrain

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    In the way that I look at him doing it on the telly and think it is good.
     
  15. George Crowcroft

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    Duran, then a gap, then Robinson.
     
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