Top 5 Most physically gifted fighters you have seen?

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  1. GALVATRON

    GALVATRON Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    All those guys on my list are physically more imposing and gifted than Foreman .
     
  2. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    yeah I wasn't disagreeing with your list, I was just saying that in one aspect of being physically gifted (strength) Foreman was on a elite level. But yeah Foreman wasn't exactly a potential track star I get you,, lol
     
  3. GALVATRON

    GALVATRON Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Foreman did more physical training weights /strongman etc .....in his come back i would have him top 10 .
     
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  4. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Yeah Usyk definitely won the first. I genuinely think Beterbiev won the second and beat Usyk up in the process. It's the first fight on here (fight starts at 2:46) for anyone interested -
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  5. DoubleJab666

    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

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    In no particular order and not in deference to any PED question marks, and limiting to boxers I've seen enough of to judge:

    RJJ
    Mike Tyson
    FMJ
    Ali
    Tommy Hearns

    Honourable mentions: GGG - purely because of the power he can generate from a 160 physique, Prince Naseem - ditto from FW.
     
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  6. DoubleJab666

    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

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    Great call on Stevenson...
     
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  7. GGGunbeatable

    GGGunbeatable Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mike Tyson was the most gifted person. He should share his knowledge and become a trainer, after travelling for 2-3 years to gyms all over the world to find someone as gifted as he was.
     
  8. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Tyson, Pacquiao, Roy Jones and Mayweather.

    Tyson: Xplosive said it best a long time ago, the power of a man twice his size and the speed of a man half his size, and an uncanny ability to avoid punches while being ultra agressive. Tyson is my favorite fighter to watch by far.

    Roy Jones: Hand and foot speed, and power

    Pacquiao: Speed, power, angles, volume, stamina

    Mayweather: hand and foot speed, and the best reflexes of all time

    Camacho: easily the fastest hands ever. Unlike a lot of other guys, he threw combinations of power shots at blinding speed, not shoe shine.
     
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  9. thesmokingm

    thesmokingm Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good list imo, though I would swap Pryor for Mike Tyson.
     
  10. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think "beat up" is way too strong, I just rewatched and have it very close:

    Round 1: Beterbiev by 2
    Round 2: Even
    Round 3: Usyk by 1

    I.e. Beterbiev by 1 over all, but it was very close. Usyk looked well below par, he seems to do better against the taller, bigger but slower fighters to be honest. He said this was his toughest opponent btw.
     
  11. ZODIUS!!!

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    Tyson Fury
    Vitali klitschko
    Roy jones jr
    Sugar ray Leonard
    Muhammad Ali
    Manny pacquaio
     
  12. fistsof steel

    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yep his Build and His Presence in the ring was incredible...
     
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  13. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Ali
    Mike Tyson
    Ray Leonard
    K brothers
    Hearns
     
  14. MUFA$A

    MUFA$A FEAR * THE * TANK Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr

    Sonny Liston

    Manny Pacquiao

    Sugar Ray Leonard

    Mike Tyson
     
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  15. xosttel

    xosttel New Member Full Member

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    Julian Jackson's amount of fast-twitch muscle fiber is #1 IMO.