Who is the best technical fighter of all time?

Im not really sure about this type of subject. But Marquez is a good choice though, i cant really see any technical flaws personally. I can see some people maybe mentioning Ricardo Lopez and Tommy Loughran?? Like i say though, im not really that clued up in this department.

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Benny Leonard.

 

Harold Johnson.

 

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The greatest text book technician I have ever seen is Ricardo Lopez, a grossly underrated fighter who gets overlooked because of his dimiutive size. He could fight inside, outside, box, bang, counterpunch, go for the kayo when he needed, he had it all. An unconventional style but the best I've ever seen technically is Floyd Mayweather. He has more an old-school style.

No disrespect to fighters like Harold Johnson, Willie Pep and the other great technicians of the game.

 

I don't think Benny Leonard is a good choice.......for one he did not keep a high gaurd which is boxing 101 you learn when you first step foot in a gym

Harold Johnson is a great choice, so is Willie Pep, Oscar De La Hoya, archie moore, joe louis, floyd mayweather, alexis arguello are also great choices

 

For the time though you must consider Benny Leonard. He was ahead of his time and boxing has changed alot since his era. Alot of fighters back then fought with there hands much lower than today, one of the many nuances improved over time, but for his time no one else was really close to his mastery

 

Eder Jofre.

 

Pep Mayweather ,and Johnson were ,are great defensive fighters Pep the more versatile in that he could win by leading ,Johnson never lead in his life he was a counterpuncher who fed off his opponent,mayweather has great reflexes and defensive nous ,but again he isnt an offensive fighter.Leonard was stopped 4 times in his embryo career ,and then not for another 20 years when as an old fat welter Mclarnin tkod him in 1932.Leonard was the master of the strongest division boxing has seen ,and he was the Champ for 7 1/2 years he could do it all box ,move ,punch mix it,jab you to death and feint you out of your boots,and he had a wallop in his right .

 

Alexis Arguello.

 

Some others:

Napoles
Gato Gonzalez
Conteh
Canto
Pasqual Perez
Ohba
Alberto Davila
Eddie Gregory
Whitaker
Zapata
Starling
kalambay
McCallum
Marcel
Richie Kates

A good mix of pure finesse fighters and balanced boxer-punchers.

 

Just a few names spring to mind but not in any order
Carlos Ortiz
Gene Tunney
Ike Williams
Salvador Sanchez
Emile Griffith
Rodrigo Valdez
Barney Ross

 

Low hands, Chin high, doesnt punch with proper body torque/leverage??? thats not technical boxing.