What Fighters Could Do It All?

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    What fighters were truly jack of all trades?

    Was there ever a fighter who could literally do almost everything there is to do in the ring, and do it well?

    Master of all the punches? Techniques? Etc.
     
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  2. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Roberto Duran.
    SRR.
     
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  3. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    How good do you feel both their jabs were?
     
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  4. Mantequilla

    Mantequilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Conteh.
     
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  5. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    althoug there have been fighters with better jabs i think they were pretty good.
    a good example is Duran outjabbing Barkley who was much bigger than him.
     
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  6. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Henry Armstrong
    Muhammed Ali
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Jose Napoles
    All were great on Offense, Defense & Quality Chin's.
     
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  7. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duran had a popping Jab, which would be followed by a very accurate strait right hand.
     
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  8. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yes, but Ali couldn't in-terribly well.
     
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  9. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Roberto Duran and Ezzard Charles are probably the two most complete.

    Ray Robinson, Eder Jofre, Ray Leonard, and Ricardo Lopez all deserve to be mentioned as well.
     
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  10. Russell

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    Which one of those fighters had the best uppercut in your opinion?
     
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  11. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Eder Jofre's uppercut was probably superior to the others mentioned.
     
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  12. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Besides the names already mentioned Archie Moore and Jersey Joe Walcott could do it all.
     
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  13. heehoo

    heehoo TIMEXICAH! Full Member

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    Henry Armstrong
    Aaron Pryor
    Ricardo Lopez
    Jack Johnson
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Archie Moore
    Roberto Duran
    Joe Gans
     
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  14. lfsdan

    lfsdan Active Member Full Member

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    Besides those already mentioned I'd add:

    Carlos Monzon
    Wilfred Benitez
    Harry Greb
     
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  15. heehoo

    heehoo TIMEXICAH! Full Member

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    Oh, and I forgot to add Sam Langford to the list as well.
     
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