Best slugger/brawler ever

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  1. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Inspired by the best "best swarmer/pressure fighter ever" thread. Who was the best slugger/brawler of all time?
     
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  2. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    D. E. M. P. S. E. Y. with a bullett!
     
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  3. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    The Pittsburgh Windmill :timidos:
     
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  4. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Big George Foreman, he was the epitome of what a slugger should be, he was always in predator mode, stalking his prey, and when he injured his prey , it usually didn't get a 2nd chance.
     
  5. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    George Foreman ...hands down...the first guy i thought of
     
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  6. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I have to go with Big George as well. At least the 70's version.
     
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  7. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    George Foreman

    Under 200lb

    Dempsey and Marciano

    Under 170lb

    Harry Greb

    Under 140

    Henry Armstrong
     
  8. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Juan Urango , Vic Darchinyan, Oscar Bonavena,
     
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  9. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I dont think of Armstrong as a slugger...he was more like Frazier than he was George Foreman
     
  10. The Funny Man 7

    The Funny Man 7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not "The Best", but Jose Luis Castillo was on fire for a few years until the weight struggles combined with injuries to force him out of the world class.

    I've heard/read more accounts of Castillo inflicting grievous damange on opponents than any fighter in recent years. From his big comeback win against Juan Lazcano until his loss to Ricky Hatton one opponent after another had to make unpleasant post fight recoveries. Lots of missing teeth, broken bones in the face and torso, slashed eyebrows, ruptured eardrums, and lots of blood on the canvas and in the toilet later.

    Even a defensive genius like Joel Casamayor was peeing blood and suffering from vertigo in the days after their fight.
     
  11. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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  12. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    70s George and Early Marciano.
     
  13. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Have fun trying to beat Marcos Maidana in a pure punch for punch brawl. The man was a ruffian to the core
     
  14. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Kid Berg wouldn't be surpassed by too many.
     
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  15. mcvey

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    Greb was never a slugger.
     
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