Who would you say are guys that you would describe as "jack of all trades, master of none" fighters? Fighters who are skilled, versatile, and well rounded who are good in all departments but aren't very particularly great at any of them. This includes being able to box, brawl, and counter but with average to good offense, defense, power, speed, jab, footwork, reflex, chin, body punching, combinations, in-fighting, counter punching skills, etc. Pretty much guys that aren't known for any particular asset but can have great ring intelligence, distance, and timing to rely on. Timothy Bradley comes to mind when I think of "jack of all trades". Not the hardest puncher, can be hit and dropped, but can fight at any style, counter, box, and slug.
Tim Bradley is absurdly overrated on here. Absurdly! The truth is, technically speaking, Bradley wasn't especially skilled. It's a myth that he was. His technique was actually pretty sloppy. My answer would be Carlos Ortiz. Very good at literally every facet of the game which made him a great, but not a huge puncher, and didn't have blazing speed or great reflexes. Watch Carlos Ortiz then tell me that sloppy ass Tim Bradley is "skilled".
I think Evander Holyfield could be the most complete fighter ever IMO. He had all the qualities and showed most of them against much bigger fighters, P4P a genuine ATG.
Not sure why you seem offended of me complimenting Bradley's skill sets but we can agree to disagree. Me saying that Bradley is a pretty good (not GREAT) fighter with good skills is by no means overrating him at all. I just think that Bradley showed enough versatility in his game to be worth mentioning, whether you think he looks sloppy or not. I find Andre Ward very ugly to watch but I won't deny his well rounded abilities and skill sets. He's another guy I would call "jack of all trades".
Riddick Bowe could box and slug it out, he could also fight at range and had decent in fighting skills for a big man. He had power and a decent chin as well. He was a slick all round fighter, one of the reasons I think he would have out boxed Lennox Lewis in the early 90s.
Jackson had great power. I think Cotto is a jack of all trades not necessary a master of any while still being a top boxer in his time.
Agree with that, if EH had a weakness, it was that he was too competitive. When an opponent hit him, EH tried to hit them back harder, sometimes giving up his advantages in speed, and boxing skill to brawl. But being too competitive and fighting hard puts fans in the seats. EH could fight at all ranges, he had excellent footwork, he could do it all and his fundamentals and technique were textbook.
What about Michael Spinks. He seemed to always find a way to win whether he had to Box (Qawi) or Slug (Cooney). He always adapted his awkward style and did what he needed to do. Except against that one guy from Brooklyn.
