Okay, this may be a bit of a daunting task, but I'm hoping to receive some participation on this one. I'm going to make a list of components (no doubt which will be incomplete as I am sure I will be forgetting some) and am hoping you can respond with your top five (or ten would be even better) for each (independent of weight class). Some of this may seem tedious, and some of these may overlap, but I'd still be curious to hear your answers. 1. Best Jab 2. Best Straight/Cross 3. Best Hooks 4. Best Uppercuts 5. Best Combination punching 6. Greatest ability to cut off the ring 7. Best counter-punchers 8. Best at slipping/dodging punches 9. Best at rolling with punches 10. Greatest in terms of ability to control the ring 11. Best ability to take a punch 12. Best ability to recover from a knockdown 13. Best ability to recover from multiple knockdowns and still have a chance to win 14. Best at bending the rules in his favor without getting caught 15. Best footwork 16. Greatest stamina 17. Greatest Determination/Will to Win 18. Best power (single punch) 19. Best power (accumulation) 20. Greatest ability to block punches 21. Best at imposing his will on his opponent 22. Best in terms of making his opponent fight his (style) fight 23. Best volume puncher 24. Most accurate puncher 25. Most accurate counter-puncher 26. Best finishers 27. Best survivers 28. Greatest in terms of ability to stick to a gameplan 29. Best at adapting to his opponent 30. The best in terms of keeping things competitive against superior foes I know some of these 'components' overlap and I realize that there are no cut and dry answers for any of the aforementioned. Just looking for a set of honest opinions/assesments from those who love the sport. Of course, there are many fighters none of us have ever had the chance to see, and there are many fighters that some of us have not had the opportunity to see, even if such footage exists. Base your answers on your best judgment. That can include on the basis of things you have read that lead you to lean one way or another, or it can exclude fighters you've not personally seen fight before. Make sense? I hope so. Anyway, interested in seeing where this goes. :good
Damn....guess this one went over like a lead balloon. Was hoping to get some response from those of you have a vast knowledge of the sport's long and illustrious history.
1. Larry Holmes 2. Ray Robinson 3. Bob Foster for left hook and Julian Jackson for left hook 4. Jack Johnson and Mike Tyson for uppercuts 5. Joe Louis, Ray Robinson 6. Joe Frazier, Henry Armstrong 7. Counter punching: can't remember 8. Willie Pep 9. Same 10. Monzon 11. LaMotta, Hagler, Monzon 12. Ali 13. 14. Duran 15. Conn, Tunney, Ali 16. Armstrong 17. Holyfield, Ali, alot actually 18. Foster, Hearns, Arguello, Robinson 19. Louis 20. 21. 22. Benny Leonard 23. Armstrong 24. Louis, Arguello 25. 26. Dempsey, Foster, SRR and Louis the ones i left out are the ones i am still thinking about but if a boxer had these attributes he'd be unbeateble
1. Best Jab - Liston, Holmes 2. Best Straight/Cross - Lewis, Foreman, Jackson, Hearns, Monzon 3. Best Hooks - Liston, Foster, Ward, Frazier 4. Best Uppercuts - Tyson, Toney, Zarate, Olivares, JCChavez 5. Best Combination punching - Hagler, Louis, Robinson, Duran, Mayweather Jr. 6. Greatest ability to cut off the ring - Frazier, Armstrong, Qawi, Johnson 7. Best counter-punchers - Hagler, Whitaker, Duran, E. Morales, J. Johnson 8. Best at slipping/dodging punches - Duran, Whitaker, Mayweather Jr., Pep, Toney, Jones Jr., Benitez 9. Best at rolling with punches - Duran, Ali, Pep, Toney, J. Johnson 10. Greatest in terms of ability to control the ring - Mayweather Jr., Whitaker, Locche, Monzon, J. Johnson 11. Best ability to take a punch - Ali, Chuvalo, LaMotta, Ross, Hagler, Basilio 12. Best ability to recover from a knockdown - Ali, Jack Johnson, Marciano 13. Best ability to recover from multiple knockdowns and still have a chance to win 14. Best at bending the rules in his favor without getting caught - Ali, Chavez 15. Best footwork - Ali, Robinson, Tunney, Mayweather Jr., Jack Johnson 16. Greatest stamina - Armstrong, Marciano, Monzon 17. Greatest Determination/Will to Win - Holyfield, Marciano, Ali, Gatti, Ward 18. Best power (single punch) - Foreman, Liston, Hearns, Foster 19. Best power (accumulation) - Louis, Ali, Hagler, Moore, Dempsey 20. Greatest ability to block punches - Wright, Jack Johnson 21. Best at imposing his will on his opponent - Hagler, Armstrong, Duran, Jack Johnson, Dempsey 22. Best in terms of making his opponent fight his (style) fight - Hopkins, Hagler 23. Best volume puncher - Armstrong, Frazier, Tyson 24. Most accurate puncher - Louis, Moore, Jack Johnson 25. Most accurate counter-puncher - Hagler 26. Best finishers - Hagler, Hearns, Dempsey, Leonard, Tyson 27. Best survivers - LaMotta, 28. Greatest in terms of ability to stick to a gameplan - Hopkins, Jack Johnson 29. Best at adapting to his opponent - Hopkins, Ali 30. The best in terms of keeping things competitive against superior foes - LaMotta
All we need is a guy thats has crushing power Iron chin. 68 reach 185 pounds and 5 foot ten. We can teach him the basics. And he will go far.
