Slow, but accurate

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  1. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Which fighters were very accurate, but did not have the good hand speed that usually comes with accuracy?

    A person that came to my mind when I thought of this was Mike McCallum. I know he wasn't the slowest person in the world, but he was far from the fastest but he was still able to land his punches clean pretty good.
     
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  2. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Monzon wasn't the fastest, yet very accurate.
     
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  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Jim Braddock.
     
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  4. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think Sonny Liston fits this.
     
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  5. kmac

    kmac On permanent vacation Full Member

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    tito trinidad. i always thought of him as a poor man's joe louis but louis had better hand speed.
     
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  6. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Alexis Arguello, [a smaller Joe Louis] was deliberate with his punches just as Joe Louis was..Never wasting punches..He, like Louis , used timing and LEVERAGE, to ko their opponents...
     
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  7. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :goodPerfect,Burt.You beat me to it.Great choice:good.
     
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  8. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No offense,ecto,but Colin Jones is Welsh.
     
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  9. mcvey

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    Old George Foreman ,check out his demolition of Cooney.
     
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  10. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis didn't have what I would call fast hands, but he could still place his punches very well.
     
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  11. DDDUUDDDEE

    DDDUUDDDEE Undisputed Ambien (taker) Full Member

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    Sonny Liston.
     
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  12. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Kostya Tszyu. He was a threat to boxer-types because of his accuracy and smart punch placement.
     
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  13. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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  14. Blood Green

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  15. sweetsci

    sweetsci Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That's the first one that popped into my mind when I saw the thread!
     
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