Non-Greats Who Possesed Great Skill

MidniteProwler · Jan 18, 2017

Anthony Mundine.

DKD · Jan 19, 2017

Breland was a good call, he was tipped to be the next Ray Leonard when he turned pro and he could certainly box; it wasn't enough and it didn't work out. He still had a decent career, though.

Milton McCrory and Marlon Starling were pretty good, too.

heerko koois · Jan 19, 2017

Gary Mason....not so fast but a great puncher

Mortal · Jan 19, 2017

Ernesto Marcel had a great skillset and is easily one of the most underappreciated boxers of all time.

vladimir radchenko · Jan 19, 2017

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Probably wont be a popular pick because of his style, but... Cory Spinks outslicked a prime Zab Judah, and jumped up two divisions and took on a prime Jermain Taylor.... being completely outsized, with little power to speak of.... he was able to compete based entirely off of his skillset. I don't consider him a great fighter, but at his best, he obviously had pretty nice skills.

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Great example

IsaL · Jan 19, 2017

Ike Quartey had a GREAT jab. Possibly one of the best jabs ever.

vladimir radchenko · Jan 19, 2017

Zahir Raheem

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Jimmy Young

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Pimp C · Jan 19, 2017

Michael Nunn is a good shout.

N17 · Jan 19, 2017

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Here is Colin "Sweet C" McMillan, a little two part video, highlights of him as a 16 year old amateur and through his professional career.

Pimp C · Jan 19, 2017

George Saint Groves is another guy very skilled not great.

bowlingkid09 · Jan 19, 2017

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Great thread.
My picks:
Herol Graham: Great hand speed, defense, reflexes and footwork, he came short on his biggest fights, but he fought in the toughest era for 154-160-168.
Sumbu Kalambay (if you don't consider him great): Outboxed a prime Mike McCallum!, so smooth with his footwork and defense, just beautiful.
Jermain Taylor: Outboxed Winky Wright and B-Hop, close fights, but he was a really talented dude, but took too much punishment, still remains as one of the two holders of the 4 major titles in history.
Cory Spinks: Used his skills to overcome the lack of power and natural ability, worked well for a guy so disrespected in boxing.
Paulie Maliggnagi: See Cory Spinks.
Kendall Holt: So inconsistent, but he was a really nice textbook boxer with every punch mastered.
Jorge Linares: Almost the same as Holt, but overcame better his setbacks in the ring and i think he's even better, he is a beauty to watch and one of my favorites to study and imitate in the gym.
Amir Khan: He is almost impossible to outbox (unless you are someone like Mario Kindelan).
Lucas Matthyse: His counterpunching game is on point as well as his feints, cutting the ring ability and skills, sadly, seems to lack the "thing" to reach the world title.
Tevin Farmer: All the future ahead of him, but his skill is unbelievable for a guy that started with such a bad record.
Buddy McGirt (if you don't consider him great): Afraid of no one and showed that he could held his own against the very best.
Mark Breland: What a savage in the amateurs, something was missing in the pros, but not the skill, he was almost impossible to outbox.
Diosbelys Hurtado: Gave Whitaker and Tszyu all they could handle, his speed, footwork and defense, all were on point, but being on the first row of Cuban pros didn't let his career to have a good development.
Joel Casamayor: Like Hurtado but more successful.
Marlon Starling: A master on the high guard.
Calvin Grove: Don't let that record fools you, he could held his own against the best, very tough to outbox.
Emanuel Augustus: Not an easy guy to beat neither an easy guy to outbox, deceiving record.
Ayub Kalule: So underrated.
Willie Pastrano (if you don't consider him great): What a footwork.
Federico Thompson: Underrated guy who fought the very best, great jab and footwork, good defense too.
John John Molina: Underrated and gave the very best a tough time.
Hector Lopez: Olympic medalist at 17, drugs ruined a possibly great career, gave Tszyu all he could handle.
Gabriel Ruelas: Watch him against Leija and you will understand.
Howard Davis: A prime (in the olympics) Howard Davis, was one of the best pure boxers you would ever see.
Joan Guzman: So many mistakes outside the ring by him and his team prevented Guzman from becoming an hof/atg, one of the great boxing talents.
Omar Narvaez: Underrated, beautiful defense and footwork.
Freddie Pendelton: Deceiving record, would fight the best and always held his own.
Meldrick Taylor: Too brave for his own good, a beautiful outside boxer when he wanted.
Ismail Sillakh: A really good boxer to watch.
Francisco Bojado: WASTED TALENT.
Derrick Gainer: Nice footwork.
Freddie Norwood: Skilled and tall operator.
Kennedy McKinney: Every punch on the book, great jab and textbook style.
Junior Jones: Athletic and talented, but also had a really nice jab and good skills.
Rakhim Chakiev: A great talent for the sport and really good technique, but his iq is too low.
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Good post but Jermain Taylor didn't outbox **** against Hopkins or Wright lol.

bowlingkid09 · Jan 19, 2017

Montell Griffin is a good example of a non-great with great skill.

Russell · Jan 21, 2017

Great stuff so far guys. Thanks much.

Montell Griffin holds wins over both James Toney and, whatever which way you want to cut it, Roy Jones. Two giants (of the modern age anyway) on the resume of a fighter almost no one talks about now? It's not like he fought 50 years ago.

Selina · Jan 21, 2017

Some good names here.

I Would add Gamboa on the list. He had good potential to be great.

Other names popping to my mind: Golota, Bowe

Russell · Jan 21, 2017

Has anyone mentioned Gabriel Campillo?

For a short while there he really should have been seen as one of the very best in the world at his weight class. He had a pretty strange career.

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