Top 5 ATG feinters

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  1. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He's fit fat. Given his size, he's got an amazing gas tank. He may live on fish, chips, and beer, but he's definitely not skipping his roadwork.
     
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  2. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Hagler and Pedroza belong on the list
     
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  3. FreddieGibbs

    FreddieGibbs Active Member Full Member

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    Hard question but I’d definitely have Duran and Loma in there
     
  4. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Some other considerations:

    Lewis
    JMM
    Walcott
    Locche
     
  5. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And Ray Leonard in Montreal.
     
  6. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    I see what you did there.
     
  7. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Frazier definitely deserves more representation in this thread.
     
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  8. ElFrutero_46

    ElFrutero_46 Hey lithen right Full Member

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    Yeah, when he was pressing the action and had your timing down, it was a fkn nightmare to try and figure out what he was gonna do.
    But when he got backed up, he'd bob and weave for 4 seconds then come up with a gazelle hook all the time
     
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  9. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Rigondeaux and Mayweather.
     
  10. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Eder Jofre vs Medel I was a fine display of feinting by Eder
     
  11. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Most great fighters used feints. From fighters like Ali, Robinson, Leonard, Pep, Jones Jr, and A Pryor who could make opponents overly cautious, because of jab steps, and quick in and out movements, that created openings because of their foot speed.
    To the more traditional, hand and upper body feints, like Louis, Liston, Duran, Chavez Sr, Arguello, Napoles , Hearns, Hagler and many other ATG 's used
    There's been so many it's almost impossible to name just five of the best.
    Even fighters like prime Tyson, J. Frazier and B. Briscoe, incorporated feints in their bob and weave frenetic attacks.
    So just five?
     
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  12. yotam bing

    yotam bing Member Full Member

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    Masamori Tokuyama would absolutely shut opponents down with his constant feints
     
  13. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Andre Ward's feint game was sublime. He more than deserves a mention.
     
  14. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Kazuto Ioka has beautiful feints too, his foot feints are very good especially.
     
  15. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Corbett is also a solid fainter, it’s one of the only things he actually does well. Very unpredictable with his constant shifting.