Most unique boxers ever?

Regarding Roy Jones jr, his style is not similar to Sugar Ray Leonards, there are however similarities between SRL and Muhammed Ali which is very understandable since both were trained by Angelo Dundee and his brother unless I am mistaken.

It's also somewhat interesting that ofcourse Roy Jones jr used to sparr with SRL before he turned pro.

 

i think what he means is athletic in a agility 'athletic' way. he might have been a great shot putt thrower but i doubt we would see a guy doing the hammer throw doing pilates. like the joyce thread. joyce did/does capoeira but in the ring he is a lead shoed oaf. matt skelton was a kickboxer but fought like a human mudslide. hatton wasnt the most physically olympic but his footwork and darting movements are 'athleticly' impressive. nah me say?

not a big arguement or angry posts about it. Frank was an adonis in terms of physique. his strength and piston like mechanics for his jab is world class....but he was musclebound statue when against a more mobile challenger. his stamina issues where unreal. and most of his defeats is not a case of someone who got caught but just couldnt get out the way.

controversial thoughts is that bruno was more effective in the 90's when he was 'softer'.

 

its still wierd to think that those 2 were sparring each other. like Eubank sr doing corner work in the gym for Saoul Mamby or Arcel being Benny Leonards and Durans trainer. it seems impossible for those guys to be in the same room let alone contemporaries.

 

I wasn't aware of Joyce doing capoeira then I watched video of it and I actually cannot believe my eyes lol. For someone so slow and cumbersome, he's surprisingly graceful I must say.

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his best footwork in the ring is when both feet are in the air

edit: that sounds off out of context...

 

Ok hear me out:

Antonio Tarver has one of the most unique styles of any boxer. How he throws his combinations (he often starts with an under hook straight left hand then kinda shoeshines). How he defends (his parry is way different than everyone else who parries and yet I can only count on two hands how many times I've seen him really caught flush), He positions his feet like he's a fleet footed fighter but he really isn't. Extremely unique,

Guarantee no one will say they've ever seen a fighter fight remotely like Tarver

 

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Engels Pedroza

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i always felt tarver for all his am credentials fought like bellew or someone from a kickboxing background. the way his hands always hang infront of him. the rjj 2 ko is an example of how wierd he threw his shots. you can see how hard he was to be countered or manipulated.

 

Don't save him.... He simply was going off highlights. Bruno definitely became more stiff than agile as he started to focus more on his statue and physique than his actual endurance and technique. He almost became a tree when he was winded. So no argument on that. But he definitely was an athlete. I remember there was a video showing him doing a ladder drill that you would see wideouts do in the combine. The man could move and had footwork, but as you pointed out in the ring with the other examples.....sometimes that athleticism can, will, is,.....neutralized either by the opponent or what the fighter is trained to do to find success in the ring. Early in his career, though he was never an 'Ali' type mover, he did utilize his footwork. Tyson did have to deal with an athletic opponent in Frank Bruno.

 

Jimmy Smith.

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Dmitry Pirog, Vasily Lomachenko, Manny Pacquaio, Willie Pep

 

Vyacheslav Lemeshev was as unique as it gets. He smoked Marvin Johnson and Michael Spinks in the amateurs with ease,

The instincts, timing, technique, and power were something very special. He'd have been a superstar had he been able to turn pro

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