Boxers who were good at feinting?

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  1. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who was a boxer that was really good at using feints?
     
    VG_Addict, Aug 22, 2012
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  2. SouthpawJab

    SouthpawJab On his way up!! 4-0!! Full Member

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    Roy Jones. The feint was his jab.
     
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  3. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Duran deserves a mention (for real this time)
     
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  4. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Duran immediately comes to mind.

    He was a master feinter.
     
    bladerunner, Aug 22, 2012
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  5. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Dempsey fainted every time Wills demanded a title fight.
     
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  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Roberto Duran....the master of the feint..his performance vs Palomino proves that!
     
    red cobra, Aug 22, 2012
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  7. salty trunks

    salty trunks Well-Known Member Full Member

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    James Buster Douglas
    Larry Holmes
    Roy Jones
    Vernon Forrest


    It seems fighters stopped using the feint in the early 90's. Vernon Forrest and Roy Jones used it well after that but not too many post 90.
     
    salty trunks, Aug 22, 2012
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  8. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Roy's feints weren't too effective here:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS2VZTE5n88[/ame]
     
    TheGreatA, Aug 22, 2012
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  9. WhyYouLittle

    WhyYouLittle Stand Still Full Member

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    Yep Duran is a no brainer.
    Also Charley Burley, Ezzard Charles, Benny Leonard, Jack Johnson, Willie Pep,...
     
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  10. WhyYouLittle

    WhyYouLittle Stand Still Full Member

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    :roflLeave 'em be, man...
     
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  11. Manassa

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    Willie Pep is a clear, clear number one for me. It's normally hard to be so decisive, but not here.
     
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  12. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Turpin was pretty good at it as were loads and loads of Oldtime fighters, it was a major part of the craft... Joe Gans.
     
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  13. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Jersey Joe Walcott?
    Salvador Sanchez?
     
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  14. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Archie Moore lauded Charley Burley's skill at feints. Said Charley would feint with every part of his body- head, shoulders, feet, etc. When professor Moore champions someone, I listen.

    Mike Gibbons was supposedly THE master feinter of his era. Packey McFarland ranked highly too.

    Roberto Duran is the best of the modern feinters, IMO.
     
    Surf-Bat, Aug 22, 2012
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  15. Lartize

    Lartize Active Member Full Member

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    Roy Jones came to mind instantly for me

    If you want MORE modern fighters, JMM feints well, and so do the Wladamir. Wladamir only does it really with his jab.
     
    Lartize, Aug 22, 2012
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