Most skilled fighter in Britain

I agree with Gavin, Booth and Napa.

Gavin has great movement and counterpunching, he's very well schooled and his punch technique is excellent to head and body. Luckily for him he has the physical attributes too, he's pretty fast.

Booth is a very good all-round fighter, you couldn't really pick out anything he's bad at. He has just lacked that power to go to the next level and matured a little too late in the day.

Napa is the most skilled defensively by a long long way and ranks high for counterpunching also. Again lacked the power, I think thats the only problem he's had. If he was hurting guys with his beautifully picked punches it would a completely different story.

 

Napa woud be world class, andfeared if he had any kind of dynamite in his fists. His size by and large hsn't been an issue in terms of his progression, just his power.
Felt sorry for him in his last fight. Showed what is wrong with british boxing these days

 

I cannot believe it took as long as this for someone to mention Haye. As much as I and others rate him, and as exciting a prospect as Gavin is, he is still new to the pro game. Haye wins this hands-down.

Napa may be slick, but he has proven time and time again he isn't capable of performing past European class. And before anyone goes mental, I am a Napa fan.

 

I agree with you, but all that has held him back is power, as he has proven often enough he can't connect, he just doesn't carry the fear factor for an opponent that he could take them out if he connected properly

 

What does that statement prove? There are so many facets to this game aside from skill that determine where a fighter ends up. It's a little more complex than that.

 

I think it says a great deal and proves that not going beyond Euro level shows how Napa should be judged when assessing his skills compared to every other fighter in the UK. If we were to start saying 'well, he hasn't showcased his skills against a worldclass opponent but he must be more skillful than A, B or C just because he slips punches better/ has better footwork et al' then we are pretty much abandoning a pretty good yardstick to judge someone by.

I'm simply answering the question 'who is the most skilled in the land' and my answer is Haye; I think his case doesn't even need to be debated, TBH. I don't even see it as being close. Haye has proven the most amongst any of his British peers at a higher standard of opposition and his skills can't be disputed, IMO.

 

You know that logic can easily be debunked by the name Ponce De Leon. This is a game of complexities, you can't throw blankets over things and say a guy at this level is automatically less skilled than everybody at the level above. Skill is completely different from physical talent and mental abilities and each of those factors have many subcategories within them. Fighters can excel in one category and get further than others that are more well rounded overall. It's a matter of circumstances.

I'm not neccessarily arguing with the Haye pick though, its a decent choice, wouldn't be my pick for 'most' skilled but he's one of them. I just don't understand that reasoning, the Haye thing is a seperate issue.

 

i think Munroe is up there when he boxes and doesnt rely on his size, he must change trainer IMO

 

Munroe is far from skilled. He had a good chin and that is what has got him as far as he is. His skills are the worst thing about him to be honest. Chin and stamina/work rate is all he is.

 

Really awkward defense. It's a nightmare trying to land a decent punch on him. His counter punches are almost always perfectly timed. If he can take a punch he will definitely have a world title in a few years.

 

Kell Brook, Colin Lynes, Ian Napa, Frankie Gavin, Amir Khan.

 

It's Haye.

Power is a skill too.

It has to be Haye, because he's achieved the most.

And you can't say he's relied on much else, because his chin and stamina are pretty shitty, so to get as far as he has with these weaknesses, shows he must be very skilled.

 

What about El Maachi? Not saying the likes of Haye, Gavin, Groves, Munroe, Brook, Napa and everyone else mentioned aren't skilled, and El Maachi is untested, and I'm not even sure I've spelt his name correctly, just wanted to put his name forward. His unorthodox style is certainly exciting and entertaining, if not skillful.

And another thing, does Khan not count or something? :huh

 

David Haye, and also I obviously Khan, for "skills" alone he's superb. I also really rate Ryan Rhodes.