Best slugger/brawler ever

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  1. KasimirKid

    KasimirKid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Briscoe, Satterfield, Tiger Jack Fox, Lloyd Marshall, Henry Hank, Henry Armstrong, Joe Frazier, LaMotta, Graziano.
     
  2. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A young Benn is up there.
     
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  3. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    McClellan and Jackson weren't brawlers. They set up knockouts. McClellan was a jabber and mover even.
     
  4. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No way was Gerald M a slugger. Boxer-puncher if there ever was one outside of Hearns.

    Julian was a precise sharpshooter.
     
  5. Eel87

    Eel87 Active Member Full Member

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    Not the best but Antwun Echols & Juan Roldan come to mind.
     
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  6. surfinghb

    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This is really funny mcvey
     
  7. J Jones

    J Jones Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I still loathe him for cheating the scales against Corrales.
     
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    lloydturnip Well-Known Member Full Member

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  9. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He threw a lot of jabs and circled opponents, had amazing timing. Maybe you've only seen highlight reels of him.
     
  10. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm not sure if you're mixing McClellan with someone else but G-Man was actually a really good boxer-puncher who used a hard jab, great feet movement and placement to maximize his power, great body puncher (especially the left hand to the liver), and incredible timing with his right hand. His heavily offensive mindset along with his passion to KO opponents early gives that impression that he was a crude puncher but G-Man really did take his time by using his boxing skills before going for the kill. Problem is he always hurt his opponents very early on because of his great power.
     
  11. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Julian Jackson shouldn't be mentioned also. He was a textbook boxer/puncher who used basic boxing technique, good fundamentals, always looking for the KO but wasn't wreckless in doing it.
     
  12. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Stan Ketchel?
     
  13. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Seconded Morlocks!!
     
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  14. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Middleweight Dlck Tiger.
     
  15. frankwornank

    frankwornank Active Member Full Member

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    I would add Eduardo Lausse to this excellent list.