Which dominant champs consistently took the safe route to victory

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  1. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    We've seen some dominant safety first champs, who were they?
     
  2. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Roy Jones, from the point of view of safety first opposition

    Virgil Hill

    Henry Maske

    Bernard Hopkins

    Muhammad Ali was in his second reign, except for one night in Quezon City
     
  3. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Jack Johnson.
    Sven Ottke
    Johnny Nelson
     
  4. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Well, Mayweather obviously.
     
  5. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What do you mean by dominant? Dominant and savety first in a fight or throughout their career?
     
  6. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    I cant think of too many fighters that became safety first and dominant after they won the title? Maybe Lennox Lewis. He could have probably stopped Tyson earlier, Tua earlier and possibly Holyfield had he turned it up. Who else?
     
  7. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Joe Loui.s :good:tong:lol::lol:
     
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    The Wanderer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    monzon to a degree. not in terms of opposition necessarily but he had a meticulous and methodical manner to his victories. he was safe in the sense that he controlled virtually every aspect of his fights and rarely took chances. when things did not go to plan (valdez, briscoe 1) he did not have an easy time
     
  10. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    quite true , i disagree about ali.
    put floyd instead.
     
  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Monzon did as little as necessary to win the second Griffith bout, but remember, it was his first bout since being shot..and he performed in a very different manner the previous year in defeating Bennie Briscoe..he could have just jabbed, held and boxed conservatively for the remainder of the fight and would have won, but he traded with Briscoe and upped his game to that of a great fighter in that one.
     
  12. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    the consistently tedious Serrano.
     
  13. ricardinho

    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    johnmaff36 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Having Lennox Lewis on this is a nonsense
     
  15. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Why? Could he not have upped his output and took Tyson out quicker? Tua at one point was looking to quit, yet he took the safer route to victory. Same with Holyfield. Had he pushed a little harder me might have been able to stop Holyfield, who had and went on to look like **** against lessor opposition. He took the safe route in most of his higher profile fights.