Fighters who overcame all styles?

He lost twice to a slugger in Barkley.

 

Wladimir Klitschko:

Beat a boxer/puncher: David Haye

Beat a slick defensive counter puncher: Chris Byrd

Beat a skilled swarmer- Ruslan Chagaev

Beat a big slugger- Sam Peter

Beat a southpaw specialist- Sultan Ibragimov

 

:huh

Chagaev is not a swarmer, and what the **** is a southpaw specialist ?

 

Chagaev is a skilled at swarming, watch the Valuev fight

 

Larry Holmes:

Slugger: Earnie Shavers

Super-Heavyweight: Gerry Cooney

Boxer/Puncher- Tim Witherspoon

Swarmer- ?????

Counterpuncher- Ken Norton

 

More recently Real Deal Holyfield:

Outlasted a squat endurance beast in Qawi

Fireplugs power punchers in Smokin Bert and Iron Mike (and sparred another in Tua)

A wily old experienced campaigner in Larry Holmes

Possibly the heaviest hitter in history in George Foreman

Adapted to beat very good big man and boxer-puncher in Riddick Bowe with a very strong jab

(In some people eyes - Not mine) came back in rematch against possibly best of the era in well rounded Lennox Lewis - another very big man with a tremendous reach

Pretty sure that (in reality) he beat an all time physical freak/monster in Valuev

Beat an under rated (IMO) light heavy who was a good methodical boxing southpaw in Michael Moorer

 

Leonard did, And Hearns to an extent with Roldan and Hill. But Ray Leonard comes to mind more with his wins against elite guys like Hearns,Benitez,Duran,Hagler, boxer puncher, boxer, boxer puncher, Southpaw boxer./puncher.

 

Julio Cesar Chavez beat:

Boxer punchers: Mayweather, Rosario, Laporte, Martinez
Boxing purist/Runners: Camacho, Smith
Fast volume punchers: Taylor
Counter puncher/technicians: Haugen (Greg should be very happy with that title)
Swarmers: Lockridge (not really a swarmer, just using him here to compliment my argument)
Stalkers: Ramirez

 

That's exactly what he was...and a good one too. A very subtle fighter.

 

Fitzsimmons took apart a swarmer in Sharkey, a puncher in Maher, a boxer-puncher in Choynski and a boxer in Corbett.

 

Haye is no 'boxer puncher' he's a negative stylist/sniper.

 

Pedroza beat:

Puncher: Carrasquilla
Midget aggressor: Nemoto
Boxer-puncher-awkward *******: Lujan
All-rounder: Lockridge
Boxer: Ford

All sorts in all seriousness.

Fenech beat a wide variety of stylists too;

Boxers: Coffee, McCrory
Negative stylist: Richardson
Puncher: Zarate, Villasana, Martinez
All-rounder: Nelson I
Boxer-puncher-defensive savant: Samart

 

What's a negative stylist?

 

Chris John, Lou Bizarro, Bernard Taylor, Lonnie Smith.

 

Marciano:

Boxer: Roland LaStarza
Slugger: Rex Layne
Boxer-Puncher: Charles, Walcott
Counter-Puncher: Archie Moore (also boxer-puncher)