Who had the best ability to stay cool under fire?

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  1. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Salvador Sanchez immediately comes to mind.
     
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  2. heizenberg

    heizenberg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Old Foreman, Ali and James Toney come to mind.
     
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  3. WhyYouLittle

    WhyYouLittle Stand Still Full Member

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    Louis, Monzon, Argüello, Chavez & Ali are all good calls.

    I'll go for Tunney & Loughran.
     
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  4. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    NOBODY was as cool as Monzon.
     
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  5. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tunney and Sanchez come to mind too.
     
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  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yes to Old Foreman.
     
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  7. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    Most of the great defensive fighters and counterpunchers.

    tbh it would be a lot easier to pick out top fighters that seemed to sometimes struggle to stay poised under attack.

    Donald Curry, Shane Mosley, Mike Tyson, Tommy Hearns, Wlad Klitschko, Chan-Hee Park, Ken Norton etc all to varying degrees.
     
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  8. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mike McCallum v. Donald Curry
     
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  9. Hookandjab

    Hookandjab Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tunney and Marciano
     
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  10. Vince Voltage

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    I think the old Foreman did, actually.
     
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  11. Balder

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    JC Chavez tops my list, You could throw anything at him and he would continue to methodically chop away.

    Monzon was just cold, Toney was never in a rush either.
     
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