Donovan "Razor" Ruddock...get it straight

Disagree wholeheartedly.

The guy was hardly multi dimensional. The jab usage was absent by the time he fought an ancient version of Smith. Wasn't too evident when you get right down to it against Jaco.

Ruddock hardly ever went to the body and can hardly be confused with a Frazier or Weaver even. More like Lennox Lewis--he'd throw it from time to time at best and did not commit to it and dig it in there. All the guy did was telegraph the left hook or smash of his. He never had a short left hook so everything had to be done way way out on the outside. Once a guy got inside that arc, he couldn't land it in close. That left was completely ineffective on the inside. It wasn't even all that fast and we're not talking about a quick snappy lefthook like a Quarry threw.

I'm sure it looked devastating on the heavy bag.

 

Yeah he's in the same boat with Liston, RJJ, Tyson...

 

Who said Ruddock was multi-dimensional?

I outlined the different angles he would often throw his hooks, all of which can be evidenced by fight footage that I actually own.

I'm not making a case for him being a H2H monster, a great Heavyweight, multi-dimensional or terribly skilled - I am saying he was more than just 'The Smash' at one point or another.

 

Well the we disagree. I think I have 14 fights of the guy. I cannot think of a dozen good body punches he landed.

The angle he threw the hook was identical > Smith. Prior to that he didn't dip to the side first and send a telegram to everyone in the arena what he was doing next. But he still needed lots of room to throw it in those Weaver and Jaco fights. If you went to one of his fights, everyone in the arena could see what he was doingor trying to do. He was as hard to read as a see dick and jane run kids book.

The other big thing the guy did was turn to weightlifting back then. It slowed those reflexes down and made his stamina just awful. He could put forth about 45 seconds of sustained effort in a round and then he had to take a breather. Much like another bomber in Mercado.

And Razor became a flat footed plant his feet to do anything guy after Weaver. Zero mobility. I'm convinced that's one of the reasons the guy went thru a million trainers.

 

Stop it. :yep

Donovan lost to Jaco in his 10th professional fight, Morrison got sparked by Bennt after 40 professional bouts and as Heavyweight champion. :nut

You come to this conclusion how? He gets knocked around like a school girl in two fights with Mike Tyson and got up every single time. You can count on one hand the amount of fighters who took Tyson's best and remained standing. Not to mention being planted on his ass against Bonecrusher and getting up, not to mention being hit flush with Morrison's best punch and despite going limp, getting up! ...My goodness, Donovan lacked heart.