Who are the great pressure fighters

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  1. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joe Frazier
    Henry Armstrong
    Fighting Harada
    Jeff Fenech

    Those are the four who jumped out to me.
     
  2. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    DM. He is not a great fighter but great at applying pressure.
    Obviously Chavez should be included in any list of pressure fighters.
     
  3. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Could you put Golovkin in this category?
    Now I know he isn’t one in the tradition of a Joe Frazier, but he invariably is on the front foot applying that steady methodical pressure and his opponents always seem to be fighting under duress.
     
  4. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Aaron Pryor rarely took a backward step.
    Bad Bennie sort of pressured, but in a slower more measured approach.
    keep well.
     
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  5. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Armstrong and Fenech were the two who immediately came to mind for me.

    Animal Fletcher and Curtis Parker are two great shouts on this thread too.
     
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  6. THE BLADE 2

    THE BLADE 2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes GGG is great pressure fighter. Obviously Frazier deserves to be the near the top of the list. He is the definition of a pressure fighter
     
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