Unathletic, uncoordinated, untalented fighters who succeeded

Under talented, are we considering metabolic talents?

Take Bud Crawford. He has a lot of talent and athleticism and he has had a lot of success. Also consider Kyrone Davis who has a similar height/reach but fights as high as super middleweight. He's also a >.500 fighter but the ceiling is so much lower.

If, before their pro debuts, we took 20lbs out of Davis and put them into Crawford, how would their reputations be different?

Basically my solution here is to try to weight bully your way to the top. Hide the the crackers, live in the sauna, and hope for the best.

If they have absolutely nothing going for them it's impossible to succeed, I think the idea of "unathletic, uncoordinated, untalented" has to mean relative to their level of success.

I would put Old George Foreman in for consideration. He was big and strong but that's something that anyone who is big can be, the rest of his physical abilities were pretty crappy. He won by having a ton of experience and a name that intimidated opponents.

 

I immediately thought of Leon Spinks, Jess Willard, and James J. Braddock, all of whom won the big prize with limited (not non-existent) natural talents.

 

Fair examples,imo.

 

Though I think Braddock's chin must rank among the best ever