Which Style of Boxing Got You Into Boxing, and is it Still Your Favorite Style?

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  1. Doc

    Doc Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Barrera.. Marquez...

    I emulated them in my teens in amateurs and boxing gym.
    Love their style Barrera when I was younger Marquez soon after that.
     
    Doc, Mar 15, 2012
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  2. Flatlander

    Flatlander Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson, Floyd Patterson's style drew me in. Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard kept me there. I do however like the Boxer, Puncher style the best.
     
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  3. igor_otsky

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    Luisito Espinosa.

    Watching Manny Pacquiao on Blow by blow (Philippines) in 1996 (was 13 yo then), thinking he's the next Espinosa.
     
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  4. vnyc

    vnyc Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    jab and grab :yep
     
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  5. pound

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    As a Puerto Rican I grew up following boxing since I just naturally supported the islands fighters. Trinidad is where the love/passion grew. Erik Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera locked me into the sport. Till this day I nut hug the **** out of Trinidad and Morales. Amazing fighters.
     
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  6. Ricky42791

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    Always loved the puncher/slugger/brawler/swarmer types. Who dont care about scorecards and just go in there to knock people...Dempsey,Marciano,Basilio,Lamotta, Patterson,Liston,Fraizer, Foreman,DURAN,hagler,JCC, Tyson
     
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  7. Moses Hightower

    Moses Hightower We're related. Full Member

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    Technically proficient, but not afraid to mix it up when the need arises is my favorite style. JMM is a perfect example.
     
    Moses Hightower, Mar 15, 2012
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  8. Bogotazo

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    Exactly my sentiment.
     
    Bogotazo, Mar 15, 2012
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  9. timagen

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    Agree. As a kid, Larry Homes was the man to me...that silky smooth jab and could appear aggressive as he boxing off of the back foot...that's a rare quality. He could also square up and go toe-to-toe and make the match all about manliness.

    Hagler also fits the bill.

    They don't make em like that anymore.
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    timagen, Mar 15, 2012
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  10. PetethePrince

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    Fixed.
     
    PetethePrince, Mar 15, 2012
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  11. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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  12. Royal-T-Bag

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    My faves as a kid were a weird range....pernell, holyfield, tapia and rjj
     
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  13. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Julio C. Chavez Sr.'s style impressed me the most. He's the real brawler and warrior.
     
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  14. persianprince

    persianprince Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Carl Froch, and still the best style ;)
     
    persianprince, Mar 16, 2012
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  15. KO-KING

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    not style but fight - Lewis vs Tyson, boxed before that and did martial arts (forgot what it was)
     
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