Jack of All Trades, Master of None

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Seamus, Feb 22, 2017.


  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    J M Marquez.
     
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  2. dinovelvet

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  3. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Good call
     
  4. 2piece

    2piece Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I was going to say McCallum before someone else did, but he was well rounded with great assets.
     
  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Manuel Ortiz
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  6. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Buddy McGirt could do everything well. Michael Watson was arguably the best of the Brit Pack of middleweights but had the least flashy set of skills.
     
  7. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    McCallum , Barrera , Spinks were a master boxers.

    This thread is too complex. If you posses every attribute of the game you are in some way a master of boxing.
     
  8. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Good Call On Brian Mitchell. I got to him in person get robbed in Sacramento against a good fighter Tony Lopez. The man got a draw in his hometown. Then in the rematch he won even more clearly and got the decision.


    Orlando Canizales is one that also comes to mind
     
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  9. jarama

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  10. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I feel like this category was made for and should be named for Emile Griffith.

    Vernon Forrest
    Carlos Palomino
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  11. lloydturnip

    lloydturnip Well-Known Member Full Member

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  12. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Brilliant call, Drew but post-Paret fight, primarily. Before that he was a proper banger.

    Boxing Illustrated did an article in about 1990 on 'cuties', fighters who could be seemingly overmatched against opponents who were quicker or stronger and yet had enough fundamental skills to win regardless.

    The term cutie has morphed from that and now tends to be applied to slicksters but this article made it clear the term should apply to physically overmatched technicians who didn't seem to do anything brilliantly but nothing badly. I can't recall all the fighters but Billly Graham has stuck in my head as an example from the article.
     
  13. Drew101

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    Saoul Mamby would be an example of this, I think.
     
  14. 2piece

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    Floyd Mayweather jr was extremely complete.
     
  15. Knights107

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    Ezzard Charles, M.Spinks, M.Moorer, Tunney, Archie moorer @LHW
    SRR,Greb,Willie pep,