Tell me a perfect boxer!

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by aaalbert, Jul 3, 2016.


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  1. aaalbert

    aaalbert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    After seeing complaints about famous and some not so famous boxers over the years, it got me thinking, are there any boxers that are flawless or nearly flawless in the eyes of the fans? Not only talent-wise but in general?

    For example, some of the things I've seen in recent years:

    Manny Pacquiao: "Oh he has a big head, he must be on peds", "Oh he lost to Marquez all 4 times...", "Oh he's afraid of needles..."

    Juan Manuel Marquez: "Oh he had acne so he was definitely on the juice against Pac", "He drinks his own pee..."

    Gennady Golovkin: "He should fight Ward...", "He's only fighting tomato cans...", "Lil g..."

    Floyd Mayweather Jr: "Caught using IV injections...", "He never fought anyone in there prime...", "Ducked many fighters..."


    These are just some examples and I`m sure there are more. I`m not saying I agree or disagree with these but from what I`ve seen, these have been the biggest discussions.

    Who are some fighters you think wouldn't get any flak or very little in your mind?
     
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  2. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Oleksandr Gvozdyk:hey
     
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  3. ElCyclon

    ElCyclon Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No one comes closer than Finito Lopez.
     
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  4. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    From a technical perspective, McCallum.

    In terms of well-roundedness, SRL.
     
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  5. Southpawology

    Southpawology Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Aaron Pryer?
     
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  6. ElCyclon

    ElCyclon Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That must mean neither of them was perfect.:think
     
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  7. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    No, there's no such thing.

    ...but if you hone in on just technical skill you don't get much closer than one. If you are looking for the nearest thing in reality to a perfect all-around boxer, you have the other.
     
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  8. ElCyclon

    ElCyclon Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lopez was better all around than either one and closer to "perfect".
     
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  9. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Vasyl Lomachenko:deal
     
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  10. ElCyclon

    ElCyclon Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Too early to tell but good shout.
     
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  11. BlizzyBlizz

    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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    Well, Pac had no chin so he resorted to using HGH. And he fought most of his top comp when they were past it or at a catchweight. GG needs to step it up. Floyd was close to perfect, but no fighter was ever perfect, and Marquez IMO beat Pac 2 out of the 4 times with the last being the sweetest ko since McCallum caught Curry with that left hook. That's what I read when it comes to big discussions on this and other boards. I disregard fanboyism posts, so I might see the thesis statement of the aforementioned, but I don't respond to it with boxing knowledge.

    With that said, the most complete fighters who got little to no flak IMO were Ali, Robinson, Sal Sanchez...hell there's too many to name.
     
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  12. Faceplant

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    In terms of well-roundedness, Dustin Nichols :good
     
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  13. junkhead

    junkhead My dogs watch me post Full Member

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    No one ever hates on sweet pea
     
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  14. zop

    zop Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Perfect persons don't exist, nor perfect boxers. Some believers would tell that God Almighty is perfect, but this is boxing forum, and it's not a place to discuss about...But, there are some boxers, close to perfection just now, and some who should be close soon.
    Close now : Gonzalez, Lomachenko, Crawford, GGG, Ward, Kovalev

    Should be close soon : Postol, Spence, Usyk

    I didn't mention HW boxers, because I feel it should be special thread for them.
     
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  15. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Roberto Duran at lightweight was the closest thing to perfection I've seen personally.

    I also imagine that Sugar Ray Robinson at welterweight was of a similar stature, but sadly we don't have much of his pre-middleweight fights filmed.
     
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