Do you consider Whitaker a technician or not?

i would say no he could be a little sloppy at times

 

I'd say that the tight circling he did around his opponents made it impossible for his feet not to get crossed every once in a while.

 

So, the question becomes: Who was a technician?

 

Juan Manuel Marquez

 

Mister Perfect.

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These points should end the thread, and are things I've pointed out time and again in the past as to what the real essence of boxing is. It's an art, not a science, regardless of the moniker it's so often branded with.

 

He wasn't strictly a technician, but he could do the technician thing if he needed to. I think he just got bored of it and wanted to play around a bit and have some fun with the sport.

When I think of technicians I think of the like of Harold Johnson, Billy Graham, Mike McCallum, Carlos Ortiz etc.

 

Disagree, I see a lot of accurate, fast punching with little leverage and minimal weight being put into each shot.

 

How he operated would describe him more as a technician than his footwork. I didnt think he delivered all his punches textbook, but he operated very much like a technician.

 

Whitaker didnt deliver his punches textbook and he really couldnt crack an egg, which made things worse for him. I respected him as a fighter but hated watching him.

 

i wanna quote like 4 people but to save space i'll say great input

i was gonna bring up harold johnson until ****ing sweet scientist did. i would consider whitaker technically brilliant but not a techinican if that makes any sense

he didn't RELY on his technique but instead his phenomenal natural talent and as stated, awareness. his gifts got him where he was, not his study and mastery of every aspect of the game