Gifted Boxers

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    What boxers outside the normally mentioned Ali/Roy Jones types were unbelievably gifted athletes?

    Wilfred Benetiz comes to mind, lack of training and all.

    Mike Weaver claimed he never lifted weights a day in his life. Strange for a guy with the nick name of "Hercules".

    In that vein, Norton said he never did anything behind simple bodyweight/medicine ball exercises. Some pshyique, regardless.

    Who else?
     
  2. TommyV

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    Willie Pep? Heard somewhere on hear that he hardly trained yet he would make most peoples top 10 p4p of all-time post-war.
     
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    Athletically, Mike Tyson was terribly strong from a young age - whatever the validity of the rumor of him benching 300lbs when 16, it merits a sharp eye brow raise.

    Typically, all great boxers are great athletes. With them sporting great power, speed, strength and co-ordination their muscle fibers are usually pretty in tune to cardiovascular strains.
     
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    phillip holiday was a pretty good marathon runner.
     
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    Not classic yet, but Yuriorkis Gamboa comes to mind.
     
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    john conteh
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    :lol:
     
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    Hahahhahaha
     
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    what can i say, it's a talented boxer
     
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    Kirkland Laing screamed class when he could be bothered.
     
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    Howard Davis Jr.
    Greg Page.