Underrated attributes of ATG fighters

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  1. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How many can you name?
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

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    Jones Jr's power
    Young Foreman's hand-speed & ring IQ
    Pacquiao's skillset
    Charles' heart, power & chin
    Joe Louis' ring IQ & adjustment
    Chavez's distance manipulation
    Armstrong's strength
    Duran's speed
    Moore's calmness
    Jackson's chin & set up
     
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  3. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tysons chin
    Ali's power
     
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  4. Showstopper97

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    Chavez - Defense
    Liston - Boxing Skills
    Walcott - Power
    Holmes - Toughness
     
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  5. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Terry Norris’ chin
     
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  6. Bujia

    Bujia Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ha!
     
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  7. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    I know, but I’ve seen all his fights, he’s shrugged off plenty of big shots throughout his career. His chin is underrated
     
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  8. Greb & Papke 707

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    Marcianos defense
     
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  9. ETM

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    Joe Frazier's skills and quickness

    Joe Louis's Ring IQ

    Felix Trinidad's handspeed.

    Muhammad Ali's strength

    Sugar Ray Robinson's defense

    Lennox Lewis's chin

    Evander Holyfield's power

    Jack Johnson's skillset in modern boxing

    Jack Delaney (Everything) look him up
     
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    Duran’s defense

    Joey Maxim’s chin

    Dempsey’s defense and speed

    Liston’s footwork

    James Toney’s stamina
     
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  11. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Fraziers head movement and rt hand to the body
    Durans footwork
    Cuevas rt hand power
    Braxtons Jab
    Ken Buchanan's dogged toughness
     
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  12. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    James Toney punch output
     
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  13. Flo_Raiden

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    Manny Pacquiao's boxing skills (counter punching and defense)
    Pernell Whitaker's in-fighting skills and bodypunching
    Marvin Hagler's jab and footwork
    Miguel Canto's offense (counter punching, left hand, combinations)
     
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  14. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Everyone of these alleged all-time greats have the skill/attribute of immortality.


    No mere mortal can ever overrate that!
     
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  15. Bujia

    Bujia Well-Known Member Full Member

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    From whom did he shrug off these big shots, though?

    I’m not saying a stiff breeze would knock him over. He was a boxing champion and a dominant one in his division. You don’t make it that far without being able to take a punch to some extent.

    Among fighters of elite caliber, his chin was absolutely weak. One of the worst I’ve ever seen. Can you find another example of an “ATG” in his prime being knocked out by a smaller fighter that was past his prime?

    If it was Roberto Duran moving up and Norris was gradually beaten down over the course of a brutal fight, that would be one thing. This happened against Simon Brown, and it started in the first round when Norris was dropped and hurt by a JAB.
     
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