Most athletic boxer ever

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  1. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Who was it
    Muhammad Ali was very athletic in his prime
    Marvin Hagler
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Carlos Monzon was athletic
    Emile Griffith was a freak muscle wise

    Who else?
    Throw names in...
     
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    Kid Bacon All-Time-Fat Full Member

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    Mom was infatuated with Ken Norton... much to my dad's chagrin :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
     
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    MixedMartialLaw combat sports enthusiast Full Member

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  5. Pedro_El_Chef

    Pedro_El_Chef Active Member Full Member

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    Athletic?
    Best stamina?
    Power?
    Explosiveness?
    Speed?

    Tyson, Louis, Ali, Jack Johnson, Langford spring to mind.
     
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  6. Hotep Kemba

    Hotep Kemba Member Full Member

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    Assuming you're talking about Fast Twitch Athleticism:

    Mike Tyson
    Roy Jones Jr
    SRR
    Floyd Mayweather Jr (Pretty Boy era Floyd specifically)
    Manny Pacquiao
    Floyd Patterson
    Muhammad Ali
    David Haye
    Tyson Fury
    Joe Louis
    All come to mind as standouts.

    And before anyone loses their mind, yes, having insanely fast hands, feet, body movement and reflexes whilst also arguably being the physically strongest fighter in your division AND having 12 round stamina as a 6'8 250lbs Super Heavyweight makes Fury an ATG athlete. The notion that Fury is "unathletic" is 100% only said because he's fat and white lol.
     
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    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Terry Norris and Roy Jones Jr.
     
  8. Greg Price99

    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not to lose my mind on the issue, but whilst I agree Fury can reasonably be argued as having some exceptional athletic qualities for a man his size, his fast twitch muscle fibre, which is what you based your list on, is not close to being on a par with the others you list, which is why, p4p, he lacks their combination of explosive speed and power.
     
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    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Mandingo!!!!!
     
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    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Super Southpaw Corrie Sanders
     
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    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Is Fightbeat down? I can’t access it.
     
  13. Niels Probst

    Niels Probst Member banned Full Member

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    Ali, Pernell Whittaker, (young) Tyson Fury comes to mind.... M. Tyson??
     
  14. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw combat sports enthusiast Full Member

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    It's a bit ironic you put Fury on the list of great fast twitch boxers, when what he excelled at was really slow twitch aerobic muscles. The ability to fight for an extended time and size and not lose too much endurance. It's a shame that he never treated his body like an athlete should though.
     
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  15. CharlieFirpo85

    CharlieFirpo85 Member Full Member

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    Ofc SRR and Hagler A level, right on top. With higher body weight it is starting to get a compromise of the main attributes:

    speed / agility / explosiveness
    punching power
    general strength
    stamina

    When considering all factors i think young Ali and also Holyfield are A level.
    Norton, young Foreman also a very good compromise. Marcianos conditioning was freakish...so also 1a for today's LHW to CW division.
    Among the active HW i rank Wilder and Frank Sanchez pretty high in terms of all around athleticism.