Tall fighters with inside games.

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  1. VG_Addict

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    Conventional wisdom tells you to get up close against a tall fighter, because he's weak on the inside. But, who were some tall fighters with good inside games?
     
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    Tyson fury
     
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  3. itsa

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    Foreman was good at catching the smaller fighter at midbrange but his inside gameni can't say was competent enough as it could have been
     
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  6. Mendoza

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    I question that conventional wisdom. What matters is the fighter has an uppercut and body attack game and is comfortable being on the inside.

    Bowe was a big man and good infighter. Good infighters are pretty rare these days.

    I actually think being much taller than your opponent gives a natural advantage against uppercuts as the much shorter guy has to reach way up there.

    Are there examples of say Tyson or Louis uppercutting much taller opponents? Holmes has a decent uppercut, did he use it vs ****ey?
     
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    http://i.imgur.com/jR2Ev0o.gifv
     
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  8. Bokaj

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    Was the first one that came to my mind as well.

    Bowe is another.
     
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    Tyson always used the uppercut on guys a lot taller than him. He would often set it up with the right hook to the body.

    Holmes landed some uppercuts here and there against ****ey.
     
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    Arguello was a killer ..
     
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  13. Pugilist_Spec

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    Lewis vs Vitali is another. Although I guess Vitali wasn't that much taller.
     
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  14. albinored

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    sandy saddler was 0ne of the best. you did not want to go inside on him.

    during ezzard charles' short reign as a middleweigt, he became a very good fighter on the inside...because he was 6' and rangy. he started learning as early as his amateur days.
     
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  15. Flo_Raiden

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    Carlos Zarate also deserves a mention.
     
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