If you could box like any fighter, from any era, who would you choose?

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  1. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A prime Roy Jones Jr. Say what you like about his level of opposition but imagine having the ability to literally toy with your opponents and win however you wanted? If he had the fighting mentality of Hagler, he would gave absolutely destroyed every guy he fought.
     
    JackSilver, Jan 26, 2019
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  2. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Awesome bud! Great poster! Great boxing fan.!
     
    The Morlocks, Jan 26, 2019
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  3. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Imagine feeling yourself moving that ****ING fast?
     
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  4. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Uh huh, yeah.
     
    red cobra, Jan 26, 2019
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  5. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    A cross between 2 Argie's....Nicolino Locche and Hugo Corro, with a bit of Tommy Loughran and Joey Giardello thrown in for good measure...obviously I don't like getting hit to much either.
     
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  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Not a fan, eh?
     
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  7. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    James J Corbett so I could box wearing a G-string.
     
    young griffo, Jan 26, 2019
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  8. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Bump
     
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  9. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Holmes 1980
     
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  10. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bob Fitzsimmons - I'd love to have ability to knock out HWs with body punches at my weight.

    I'd love to have perfected cross arm defense like Archie Moore or Paulino Uzcudun.
     
    70sFan865, Jun 30, 2019
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  11. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    roughdiamond, Jun 30, 2019
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  12. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Just one?
    Muhammad Ali

    I'm pretty sure I actually fight like a Lidl's own southpaw Ali with a Philly Shell Stance and a few other little tricks I leaned from the Modern Martial Artist like Pep's V step and Joe Louis's cross. Whenever I go on the offence I crouch to my left and sway inwards to invite a stiff arm so I can throw a right to the body and/or set up a left cross, it's fun to switch between southpaw and orthodox as a Joe Frazier type fighter and throw both lead left and right hooks, it confuses the **** outta my sparring partners and I'm ambidextrous so it words (ish)
     
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  13. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Mayweather or Whitaker. Honorable mention to Rigondeaux and Pedroza.
     
    mrkoolkevin, Jun 30, 2019
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  14. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Arguello
    Edit in a
    Prime Holmes
    JMM
     
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    lloydturnip Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Prince Charles Williams.Liked the way he fought put punches together well .l liked the way he battered Czyz about in their fight. I also liked his jerry curl hairdo.
     
    lloydturnip, Jun 30, 2019
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