Boxing Enigmas?

Young Griffo

No further comment needed.

 

Calzaghe is an in and out fighter, using his speed and angles to confuse the opponent, and his constant pressure to keep them off their game.

Saddler works into the dirty side of things. I think Greb was a mixture of the two. It would take more than a pure pressure fighter to handle Walker or Tunney. And in fact, in the accounts of Greb's fight with Walker that you posted, it backed my analysis of Greb up pretty well with his in and out style, did it not?

 

Marciano:

Career enigma: Started boxing very late in life, had a very short amatuer career, turned pro @ 23 1/2 years, had a pro career of about 8 1/2 year and retired when 32, as undefeated heavyweight champion with nothing left to proove. That's a meteor shot of a perfect career.

Physical enigma: Short height, arms shorter, not very heavy, seems relatively unathletic, seems relatively slow, kind of looks dorky (sorry Rock)

Style enigma: Controlled mayhem. Looks completely random when fighting but in fact it was well planned. Gyrated his torso like it was rubber, bobbing to where his head went below his knees, defended himself way better than given credit for because of this crazy gyrations, hit from all angles with power from both fists, and never seemed to get tired.

Rocky's story is better than the guy in the movies

 

Golota.

 

:good :good :good Good post

 

Sorry to interrupt here , but just on the subject of guys who you know what they're gonnad do, but you can't do anything about it- Duran, you knew he was gonna absolutely anihilate you and brutalise you, but you could'nt do ****!!!! Haha

Seriously though, still, imo as close to a perfect fighting style as has been, could finish a fight while making a guy miss, going forward, standing upright, dodging a full combo and landing allof his own - and they were the type of punches that finishd fights

 

Haha , irreplaceable fighter ! One of a kind, have you seen his ko of Lou Bizarro? You probably have like, brutal!!

Sorry, im not trying to turn this into a Duran apreciation thread!! Getting carried away here!

 

In that case, you knew Fitz was gonna land the big bomb, you just didn't know how to stop it. Very predictable.

 

McGrain and Pea, do you think Greb might have resembled Marcel Cerdan somewhat?

 

Number 3 p4p all-time , i know its high, but ive had him here for a long time now. My reasonings are largely due to the fighting style i explained in my earlier post, i think p4p should be more to do with that kinda stuff rather than achievements, but i do give credit to that kinda thing aswell , and he;s high there also , as i have him number 1 LW ATG, like a lot of people, and i think achievement carries more weight there.

I know you like the guys from earlier in the century/more obscure fighters more (not saying that's wrong or anything) , but do you have him high p4p yourself?