Most extreme examples of the "Glass cannon" archetype in boxing?

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  1. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    But would you say that he's got a pretty weird power to chin ratio? Probably the hardest puncher p4p ever and an average at best chin.
     
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  2. Butch Coolidge

    Butch Coolidge Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Um, Courage Tshabalala and John Tate maybe? :thinking:
     
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  3. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Yeah definitely weird. It would have been weirder though if he were blessed with a great (or even very good) chin, IMO. Like that would have just been ridiculously unfair of the boxing gods, stacking the deck for him. Like after he died governments would've fought wars over who got to harvest all his DNA to clone super-soldier armies. :lol:
     
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  4. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    James kirkland deserves a place in this list.

    HUGE power, and can be ko'ed by a ishida's jab. o_O The very much definition of a glass cannon.
     
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  5. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Chakhkiev and Castellanos.
     
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  6. sean

    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    not sure if he has been mentioned yet not noticed his name

    mark breland
     
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  7. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    David Haye
    Andrew Golota
    Tommy Hearns
    Zab Judah
     
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  8. DONT B SCARED

    DONT B SCARED Pimpin Aint Easy Full Member

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    Lennox lewis
     
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  9. yesihavearm2

    yesihavearm2 ESB Chinchecker Full Member

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    James Kirkland has to be mentioned in this thread surely, he has one of the worst chins in the sport
     
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  10. DONT B SCARED

    DONT B SCARED Pimpin Aint Easy Full Member

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    All of Julian Jacksons losses were KO
     
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  11. pistal47

    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Alejandro Berrios, or something like that. South American banger who either copped a murder charge or got murdered every time he stepped in the ring.
     
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  12. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    If he were truly packing glass commensurate with his power like the others that qualify, James Kirkland would have bee KO1ed by Canelo or Tapia, both solid hitters that lay plenty of leather on him...and neither Angulo nor Conyers would have failed to finish him when they scored knockdowns in the 1st.

    Yes the Ishida loss is among the ATG embarrassing upsets in boxing history but don't get carried away or pretend he wasn't clearly undertrained and unmotivated.
     
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  13. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Yes!!! Berrio is the poster boy for the Colombian glass cannon. (which is what 99% of their boxers are)
     
    IntentionalButt, Dec 4, 2017
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  14. pistal47

    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    LOL!! I'm dying laughing. Me and one of my best friends from the military both boxed and were big fans, and like most boxing fans, couldn't objectively watch it because I'm a massive homer and live and die with fighters from New England and he was always partial to Colombian fighters because of his ethnic background. Any time a Pemberton fight came on or a Colombian guy was fighting we tried to act excited but on the inside were thinking "here we go again......"
     
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  15. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    I'm surprised ol' Augie Sanchez hasn't been mentioned yet. His KO losses were truly devestating, and the latter one ended his career for good.
     
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