Jack Dempsey Henry Armstrong Rocky Marciano Fighting Harada Joe Frazier Roberto Duran Aaron Pryor Jung Koo Chang Julio Cesar Chavez Mike Tyson Nigel Benn
Armstrong beyond question. Half your list isn't swarmers, they're pressure fighters. There's a difference. A swarmer throws nearly without regard for defence or anything else, they just keep throwing. A pressure fighter gets close and seeks and creates openings with a mind for not getting hit more often than they have to.
Most of the guys on that list weren't swarmers. Armstrong is the quintessential swarmer. Demsey has to be a close second or third. I'll add Aaron Pryor to that list.
Interesting. All this time I've always thought swarmer and pressure fighters were the same; fighters who put constant pressure to get on the inside. Looks like I made myself sound like an absolute noob.:yep Well, which boxers on my list are considered swarmers and pressure fighters?
Doubtless ESB members will disagree (it's ESB, after all) but I count Rocky Marciano Joe Frazier Roberto Duran Julio Cesar Chavez Mike Tyson as pressure fighters. They brought relentless offense, but it wasn't a windmill type of offense. It was methodical and disciplined. In the modern era, Pryor is the embodiment of a great swarmer.
P4P Armstrong, Dempsey and Duran the most vicious, JCC the most skilled, Frazier and Marciano the toughest, Tyson the strongest, Benn and Pryor maybe had the most stamina.
Armstrong is in a league of his own when it comes to swarming, see youtube. Then I'd go with Aarron Pryor
