Boxers with One Gear

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  1. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    NAME a few fighters who always fought at the same pace.

    I'll start off with....

    Gerry Peñasola
    Jimmy Paul
    Rigo
     
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  2. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    First guy to come to mind is Ike Quartey.
     
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  3. Dynamicpuncher

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    Eddie Mustafa Muhammad comes to mind, despite how much natural talent he had. His lack of workrate or being able to go through the gears was at times very frustrating.

    Another one is Tim Witherspoon.
     
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  4. Terror

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    Clottey and late career Wladimir Klitschko always felt very steady.
     
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  5. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Chad Dawson was also notorious for not getting out of first gear.
     
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  6. AngryBirds

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    George Foreman. The man only had one gear: FORWARD.
     
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  7. Shay Sonya

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    From the films I have seen, Joe Frazier springs to mind.
     
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  8. NoNeck

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    Ben Tackie
    Micky Ward
    Tito Trinidad
    Joe Frazier
     
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    Rocky Juarez. Good God, he was maddening to watch.
     
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  10. Flash24

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    1st one to pop in my head, is Shane Mosley. Take away his plan "A" and he never could adjust in the heat of battle.
    Not once he was able to adjust and get a win. If he looked like he may lose the 1st 3-4 rds.....
    He loss.
     
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  11. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Jesse James Hughes.

    But it was a helluva gear.
     
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  12. Journeyman92

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    Nicolino only knew how to win one way. Benitez also had the same problem.
     
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    Oscar Bonavena had one predictable and sorry gear but he punched hard and took it well so he hung in.
     
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  14. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Great picks fellas. A fighter's biggest pro can be his biggest con.
     
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  15. Vic The Gambler

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    Johnny Tapia. And it wasn’t reverse!
     
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