Most successful one dimensional fighters

For me two obvious choices are Marciano and Wladimir. Both incredibly one dimensional but both incredibly successful.

Sometimes people use one dimensional as an insult, I don't see it like that at all, not if it's an amazing dimension.

Take Wlad: if you're a smaller man you have your work cut out. He will make you totally impotent on the inside unless you can get leverage on the way in. He will out jab you from range unless you are very very quick or very very tall. He did the same strategy every fight but how many could seriously walk through him and beat him? How many could force him to work at a tiring pace? His dimension was incredibly tough to beat.

Marciano: gets the short stick in matchups against a man 30 pounds heavier and 4 inches taller, but we don't slag off Robinson because he would lose to Bob Foster. If someone is the same size as Marciano how the hell will they withstand that pressure for 14 rounds. Knowing you have atleast 39 power shots coming your way every round. Knowing round 15 will be the same as round 1. Yes some men will beat him but again there's few you would put money on as a favourite.

What other examples do you have of one dimensional fighters who were incredibly good at that one dimension?

 

Who cares if a comparison is fair or not. I wouldn't expect any man to be overly successful if every opponent is allowed a 30 pound advantage.

 

Which is exactly what I said. I'm not really seeing your point so you'll have to be a bit more explicit.

 

Totally agree.

Like I said, you'd pitch Robinson against men his size, we should do the same with Rocky.

 

Which one dimensional fighter do you consider most successful.

 

The way Mayweather fought Hatton, De La Hoya, Mosley, Corrales and Canelo and Judah were all totally different.