Little things that you liked about fighters

Salvador Sanchez afro.

 

Usyk's evil grin

Marvin Johnson's hair line

Lennox Lewis's stiffarm

Edit, had some more thoughts.
The way Tommy Hearns positions his right hand looking to throw it one more time as his opponent is fast asleep on the floor.

The way Chris Byrd spins off after slipping and shoulder rolling everything cleanly.

Jersey Joe Walcott's broken rhythm, his quick shift and feint then legally sucker punch

 

The Holyfield pre-fight smirk. The man never even looked remotely concerned no matter who he was facing.

 

When he first faced Tyson he had that look on his face as though he was bubbling over with the joys of life..

 

Holyfield was a fighting addict.

 

He truly was, took him a long time to quit.

 

I always admired seeing Ricardo Lopez with his hands high / guard up every time the fight or the round is about to start before the bell rings. You know he’s ready to start when he’s already in his fighting position with his eyes focused. It reminds me of a swordsman with his sword and shield up in position getting ready for battle.

 

Sal Sanchez- the epitome of cool calm and collected. His face and attitude never betrayed his emotions, regardless of whether he had been hurt or was on the verge of stopping someone.

yoko Gushieken- love his foot work, and watching him move even without punching always intrigued me.

Samart Payakaroon- balance and foot placement, even in videos where he is teaching Muay Thai his emphasis on teaching balance offensive and defensive is top notch.

Erik Morales- the way he gets excited every time he gets hit good, and raises his hands as if saying OK now it’s on and firing away in return.

and a whole lot more these 4 just jumped out at me.

 

I always loved how Harada would full on sprint out of the corner. Even if he started conservatively afterwards or was tired. Must be mentally taxing for the opponent at the beginning.

 

The sound of prime Larry Holmes landing the jab. Unforgettable for me.

 

I love Harada! You had to be prepared to fight 3 minutes of every round when he stood across from you

 

Pryor would do that to his opponents from time to time as well. Always loved seeing fighters quickly rush to the opponents from the corner, it gets the other guy thinking "Oh crap, here we go...."

 

Ive never seen Rocky Marciano take a step back in the ring where he wasnt force back by the referee or pushed back

it mustve been spiritually taxing to see such an unrelenting man

I love it when Joe Frazier starts grinning in a fight, because i find myself grinning during sparring

 

jack dempseys
roberto durans
pipino cuevas
joe frazier
Mickey walkers
lupe pintors
wilfredo gomezs
Frank fletcher
Bummy daviss
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Alfonso zamoras
Cyclone harts
Tony zales
jake lamattas
Eusebio pedroza
James j jeffries
Bazooka limon
Alexis arguellos
Matt franklin
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