Boxers Who Were Impossible To Beat...

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    At their own game.

    For instance, Tommy Hearn's was never outboxed.

    Tua was never outbrawled. Ike held his own for 3/4ths of the fight and then even he had to resort to boxing towards the end. Not to mention he probably ended up quasi-******ed or brain damaged from opting for that.
     
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  2. flamengo

    flamengo Coool as a Cucumber. Full Member

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    No disrespect 'Russell'.... isnt the nature and design of 'Boxing', much the same of chess?? To set your opponent up, and put him to sleep???

    I understand where you are coming from... yet Hearns had been KO'd by Haglar... and also KOd Duran...... not too mention approx 30, out of the first 33 men he faught. So, this is clearly a part of his style/game...... therefor, IMO... he had been "outboxed", in the terms of his ability.
     
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  3. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yes, I'm aware of him being outbrawled by Hagler, where his lack of durability was his downfall. But who ever outboxed Hearn's?

    That's what I'm asking. Fighters who were all but impossible to beat in their specialized fields, regardless of other fighters trying to adapt to them.
     
    Russell, Jan 11, 2009
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  4. radianttwilight

    radianttwilight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    "Outbox" is such an overused, meaningless phrase.

    To some people it means jabbing someone to death, and little else.

    Alot of people on the General forum think "outbox" means potshot and run away.

    I'm pretty sure Leonard "outboxed" (read: beat) Hearns when he KO'd his ass.

    BTW - Chris Byrd thoroughly owned Tua at close range. Lennox owned him at long range.
     
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  5. jones1

    jones1 Active Member Full Member

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    You guys are missing the point. And i would consider outboxing to be landing the cleaner punches and avoiding getting hit with them. Another example would be Whitaker, in my mind he wasn't clearly beaten until Trinidad and in that fight, to me, it looked like Whitaker was trying to slug with him. It was probably because of his waning skills and reflexes. So to sum it up, he was never outboxed
     
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  6. radianttwilight

    radianttwilight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How does that work when you get KO'd like Hearns did?

    He may have won a few battles but he certainly lost the war. And with it... the fight.
     
    radianttwilight, Jan 11, 2009
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  7. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Cant see Pep being outboxed.

    Cant see Armstrong being outworked on the inside.

    Nothing is impossible tho but those things would be hard for anyone without a huge size advantage to pull off IMO.
     
    Bill Butcher, Jan 12, 2009
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  8. Rebel-INS

    Rebel-INS Mighty Healthy Full Member

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    I had Tua winning the Ibeabuchi fight.
     
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  9. CottoDaBodykill

    CottoDaBodykill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    julio cesar chavez could'nt be outworked on the inside in his prime
     
    CottoDaBodykill, Jan 13, 2009
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  10. Rattler

    Rattler Middle Aged Man Full Member

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    Don't tell Henry Armstrong that.
     
    Rattler, Jan 13, 2009
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  11. flamengo

    flamengo Coool as a Cucumber. Full Member

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    Excellent... :good
     
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  12. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    It took Tua forever to insert his keys into the ignition and start up his engine that night. His workrate was poor and Ike really had him outscored until around the 7th.
     
    Robbi, Jan 13, 2009
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  13. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    That's a negative.
     
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  14. Rattler

    Rattler Middle Aged Man Full Member

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    I think he's mistaking heavy hands for work rate here.
     
    Rattler, Jan 13, 2009
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  15. stevebhoy87

    stevebhoy87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Diasagree, duran on the other hand i think would be impossible to beat on the inside at his best :good
     
    stevebhoy87, Jan 14, 2009
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