Bizarre, Ugly-Looking Styles

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by cross_trainer, Aug 2, 2009.


  1. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

    41,963
    3,442
    Jun 30, 2005
    Vic Darchinyan and Naseem Hamed have two of the strangest styles I've ever seen.
     
  2. raiderjay

    raiderjay Active Member Full Member

    742
    0
    Jan 7, 2007
    Roy Jones- if he had fought with some technical skill it would have been incredible.
     
  3. Raging B(_)LL

    Raging B(_)LL KAPOW!!! Full Member

    2,675
    47
    Jul 19, 2004
    Merqui Sosa sure was painful to watch at times, he was involved in several entertaining fights mind you but I don`t think I have ever seen anyone with such atrocious footwork and balance as he had, the man definately had two left feet the way he looked in there. I think Mantequilla said it best when he said that Merqui made Sung Kil Moon seem like Sugar Ray Robinson in comparison, I still get a chuckle out of that line whenever I think of it.
     
  4. anut

    anut Boxing Addict banned

    6,731
    11
    Apr 4, 2007
    always thought delahoya had a weird ass style
     
  5. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

    10,222
    19,533
    Jul 25, 2015
    Victor Rabanales became world champion level by walking forward and swinging some of the widest, most powerful uppercuts I've seen. He was somehow stiff but sharp. He has some good wins and performances, too. Boxed a bit like Limon.
     
    Kamikaze and greynotsoold like this.
  6. Showstopper97

    Showstopper97 The Icon Full Member

    2,694
    3,256
    Oct 7, 2020
    Ricardo Mayorga
    Shawn Porter
    Jarrett Hurd
     
    shza likes this.
  7. Amos-san

    Amos-san Member Full Member

    474
    634
    Feb 2, 2020
    Some little guys : Jaime Rios (the way he moves), Bernabe VillaCampo (extra super hyper wild)
     
    roughdiamond likes this.
  8. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    23,394
    26,656
    Jun 26, 2009
    Sosa had that knock-kneed stance that was really awkward and he winged punches from all angles.

    Interestingly, James Toney and Roy Jr both rated him as the best puncher they’d ever faced (in their ‘Best I’ve faced’ interviews for Ring Magazine).

    I can’t remember who it was, I think probably Toney or Roy, went on the Howard Stern show and Howard asked something (don’t recall what, maybe best puncher they’d faced) and the interviewee responded “Merqui Sosa” and kind of mumbled it.

    Howard responded: “You fought a guy named ****** Sosa???”
     
    Last edited: Apr 6, 2021
    fists of fury likes this.
  9. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    20,235
    6,499
    Jan 22, 2009
    Bazooka Limon
     
    young griffo and Kamikaze like this.
  10. Kamikaze

    Kamikaze Bye for now! banned Full Member

    4,226
    4,537
    Oct 12, 2020
    Genes weird reverse cross guard and herky jerky swarmer style gives me literal OCD I can barely watch him without getting annoyed at what I am seeing-Haha

    Vitali too, one of thee ugliest HW styles ever in action he just looked awful.
     
    shza likes this.
  11. Jamal Perkins

    Jamal Perkins Well-Known Member Full Member

    2,701
    3,078
    Oct 19, 2012
    Modern boxing relies on size the cutting and gaining of weight with substances .

    So many fighters fight with that rigid wide ass style where their almost doing half splits in their natural stance.The British scene is full of such people.They also tend not to fight very often.
     
  12. Jamal Perkins

    Jamal Perkins Well-Known Member Full Member

    2,701
    3,078
    Oct 19, 2012
    Yes that face humping/balls in the face manouever he used on tyson in the clinches...using his,weight to lean down on guys
     
    Kamikaze and Showstopper97 like this.
  13. Showstopper97

    Showstopper97 The Icon Full Member

    2,694
    3,256
    Oct 7, 2020
    Lol
     
    Jamal Perkins and Kamikaze like this.
  14. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

    8,691
    9,889
    Jun 9, 2010
    Carl Froch.

    I don't even know how I'd describe his style.

    Glacial brawler/slugger, maybe? Whatever one calls it, it was surprisingly effective.
     
    roughdiamond likes this.
  15. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

    10,222
    19,533
    Jul 25, 2015
    I'd just call him a pure brawler, albeit a clever one.
     
    BoxxyMcBoxface likes this.