Fighters that had the best balance

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Oh wow, what has this ****ing place come too.
     
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  2. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Hopkins
    Davila
    McCallum
    Benton
    Benitez
    Off the top of my head
     
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  3. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm disheartened that you come to expect such senseless comments from myself. Also disappointed that neither of you realised I was having a bit of fun. F the lot of ya :lol:
     
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  4. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    In addition to having an anvil for a chin, I'm guessing George Chuvalo must have had pretty good balance.. To go 90 something professional fights against some of the best men in history and never once going down has to take stability and coordination.
     
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  5. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    According to Emmanuel Steward Wladimir klitschko has the best balance for a heavyweight he had ever seen.
     
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  6. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Joe Louis by all measure, of the past.
    Today Gennady Golovkin, for a deadly hitter has great balance...
    Speaking of balance...
    Today at my local bank, the teller asked "me how can I help you"?.
    I told her, "I would like you to check my balance".
    So she pushed me!
     
    burt bienstock, Jul 29, 2014
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  7. ribtickler68

    ribtickler68 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The first name I thought of! Harold Johnson, Ezzard Charles, Mike McCallum and Evander Holyfield were good examples, in my opinion.
     
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  8. Bullet

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    Bernard Hopkins
     
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  9. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Some others not already mentioned
    Laguna
    Chavez Sr
    Arguello
    Gomez
    Jofre
     
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  10. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ricardo Lopez has yet to be mentioned and deserves mention. He had perfect balance and threw a picture perfect left uppercut even. Very very few fighters can do that and even fewer throw a good one. It's almost exclusively a punch thrown with 1 hand only.
     
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  11. duranimal

    duranimal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran
     
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  12. JLP 6

    JLP 6 Fighter/Puncher Full Member

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    He was able to pivot and move, duck and roll in the tightest of positions. His balance was superb.
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    Float like a Butterfly. For a man that weighed over 200 pounds he could float lightly in and out of exchanges.
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    Feet always set at the correct spacing, guards at the height for quick counterning. Perfect balance and timing.
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    Ali patterned his style after Robinson. Robinson danced professionally after boxing. His ropework was legendary.
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    There are pictures of Joe delivering punches in perfect position to land the next one and legs and body inperfect form and balance to get ful leaverage.
     
    JLP 6, Jul 30, 2014
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  13. kovalevtheGoat

    kovalevtheGoat The Chelyabinsk Machine banned Full Member

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    Gotta be the Krusher Sergey Kovalev
     
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  14. kovalevtheGoat

    kovalevtheGoat The Chelyabinsk Machine banned Full Member

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    Did you spark her the daft *****.
     
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  15. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Willie Pep is high on this list
     
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