Psychologically weak elite fighters from the 1920s - 1950s?

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  1. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    He was a fouling, poorly conditioned mess. I’m not sure if he was elite though.
     
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  2. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    In the sense that he was Ring ranked, I'd have to say that he was elite by the standards of this thread.
     
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  3. Fergy

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    Was going to say Phil Scott when I started reading this thread. Great pick. Didnt he give us Brits the horizontal heavy reputation back then? Lol.
    And Jack Sharkey another good un. Temperamental at the best of times.
     
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  4. Fergy

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    Floyd s an hard one to figure out.
    I believe he'd be the first to say his head could be a mess. But he showed true guts on a few occasions.
     
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  5. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Sharkey was the one who came first to mind for me as well, at least by reputation. Then again, some occasions where he dropped the ball (complaining to the ref about a low blow) were understandable.
     
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  6. Fergy

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    Probably his biggest fights involved low blows!
     
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