Name the fighters that never impressed you on film, despite being considered very good/great

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  1. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Ezzard Charles and Emile Griffith. I like and respect both but they were very workmanlike. No flash or pizazz. Usually only working hard enough to stay just out in front of a guy. Obviously could be capable of much more but they typically only kicked it into the next gear when forced to.
     
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  2. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm coming around a bit. I do think his punching power was below average now.
     
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  3. Jel

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    I never thought that about Rodriguez.
     
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    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    https://giphy.com/gifs/gets-smart-question-vQqeT3AYg8S5O
     
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  5. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Astonishing.
     
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  6. Showstopper97

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    No shade on Hagler tho. He was a tough & talented fighter & I'd pick very few mw's to beat him h2h. However, I just feel he had no special skills that stood out. He did everything good, but nothing particularly exceptional.
     
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  7. louis54

    louis54 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Great post
     
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  8. louis54

    louis54 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Somebody here knows there boxing... Boxed ears !
    And morlocks, unforgiven, ungerren a couple of others of course
     
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  9. Bujia

    Bujia Well-Known Member Full Member

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  10. JohnThomas1

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    I might be wrong here but in all my years on the forum i have never seen anyone describe Nelson as a brilliant boxer. A brilliant fighter maybe but style wise he was never a boxer as such in the true sense of the word. He was a jack of all trades and the sum of his parts made him what he was.
     
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  11. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    From what I understand, McVea was more skilled on the back foot than offensively.

    Viewing it in that light, the footage makes more sense, but he still looks very crude.
     
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  12. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This thread has CARLOS MONZON written all over it
     
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  13. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Brilliant. I could've wrote this myself. Thanks for a real and in depth analysis of some
    of the "best" fighters of the last 20yrs.
     
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  14. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Another fantastic post - and an example of why you're one of my favorite posters.

    Ok, it doesn't quite beat the "camel toe" thing (nothing does!) - but it's certainly up there with some of your best "work".
     
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  15. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Both were gentle souls at heart who saw an opponent die after they had fought them. That probably influenced them both to perform within themselves. In A J Liebling's book 'The Sweet Science'. there is an essay on the second Charles - Marciano fight and a psychologist lends the opinion that Ezzard would win, if he could unlock himself mentally and 'unleash his inner tiger'.

    Great essay. Great book.
     
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