OP asks (fighter who are) soft-spoken 'n well-mannered out of it (ring) Groping a young girl without any consent isn't well mannered. He was well mannered and soft spoken in interviews, but thats not the only time he is outside of the ring.
A great fighter,with a KO punch in either hand, 'n heart bigger than he was, but he wasn't a non-stop, brutal physical fighter. Aaron Pryor fits the description, relentless bombing from every direction.
i think we'll have to disagree on this, a pacquiao under 126 was a pure beast in my opinion, maybe not the more prime version but that version was surely a beast.
Ali was one of the greatest, most naturally-gifted fighters ever in the ring, but no beast, like frazier, who kept cranking that left hook ta kill you.