Name the best inside fighters in boxing history?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by donizhere, Dec 26, 2011.


  1. box101

    box101 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    James Toney vs Vasily Jirov was a beautiful display of inside fighting
     
  2. Daruf

    Daruf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Problem is Tyson was a mid range fighter not a inside fighter.
    Once he got inside he always let himself be meakly tiedup.
     
  3. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Both KlitschKO bros and Amir Khan.
     
  4. timeout

    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  5. pipe wrenched

    pipe wrenched ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    was my first thought.
     
  6. neemo2357

    neemo2357 Active Member Full Member

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    James Toney all day!
     
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  7. Matty lll

    Matty lll Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good pick, Forgot about him.
     
  8. Matty lll

    Matty lll Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah people think he was a in inside fighter but he wasn't. He stayed mid range and then exploded inside with combos but then got out again.
     
  9. NotAnMMAfan

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    Mallignaggi no doubt :good
     
  10. DDDUUDDDEE

    DDDUUDDDEE Undisputed Ambien (taker) Full Member

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    Yeah, Tyson's inside game wasn't that great at all... he allowed himself to get clinched and pushed back way too much.

    He was more of a midrange operator, like Manny, who also isn't that good on the inside I don't think.
     
  11. Derrick_Rose

    Derrick_Rose Guest

    James Toney

    JCC

    Duran

    Bowe (amazing for a big guy with those long arms!)
     
  12. Arcane

    Arcane One More Time Full Member

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    Yall acting like yall forgot!

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlWZusHLsNs[/ame]
     
  13. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Some names not mentioned:

    Myung-Woo Yuh
    Jung-Koo Chang
    Guty Espadas Sr.
    Fighting Harada
    Tae-Shik Kim
    Chul-Ho Kim
    Juan Herrera
    Eder Jofre
    Manuel Ortiz
    Jose Becerra
    Rafael Herrera
    Orlando Canizales
    Jeff Fenech
    Eusebio Pedroza
    Sandy Saddler
    Rocky Lockridge
    Pernell Whitaker
    Nicolino Locche
    Emile Griffith
    Carmen Basilio
    Marlon Starling
    Donald Curry
    Mike McCallum
    Bennie Briscoe
    Victor Galindez
     
  14. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    I was going to comment on that too. I've made to comparison to Tyson being a good point guard who's great at driving to the basket, but sucks if you give him the ball down low and he has to post up
     
  15. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Having thought about it, that's actually a fine analogy. Well done.