Boxers who got more with less

John Ruiz

 

Hopkins

 

dhl

 

Was thinking that also.

 

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baldomir

 

Gatti.

 

In terms of money and popularity, I agree.

In terms of wins, I don't really agree. I actually thought Gatti had respectable boxing skills, decent athleticism and hand and foot speed. He could've made fights easier on himself if he didn't forget about boxing once he got tagged and started brawling. He also wasn't too disciplined outside the ring with his training habits and alcohol problems.

 

Rocky Marciano...had everything going against him...no natural talent, save for power and a chin and a will to win, was short, no reach, clumsy, slow..but was sculpted into a masterpiece by that genius Charley Goldman.

 

Paulie Malignaggi, the man has gotten a title while having ZERO power.

 

He also started his pro career later than most that rise to that level and didn't have much of an amateur career.

He gradually improved over time despite basically learning on the job. So although he may have started out "clumsy," he did get better to the point of getting his balance together to make the crouch style work for him.

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He could also turn around a fight with his power.

 

Yeah, but Ruiz cheated by constantly violating the rules against excessive holding, and worse, by overacting to get bogus "low blow" calls.

Without the cheating, and the connections to Don King that allowed him to get away with it, Ruiz is just another mediocre journeyman.

 

Leonard Dorin and Sven Ottke are good examples, neither having any physical gifts clearly seperating them from average men yet both were good world champions.