Who is the most skillful fighter in boxing history?

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  1. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    :think
     
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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Who do you think is more skilled out of Duran and Leonard?
     
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  3. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    The Fan man.. The way he maneuvered that schute into a square ring from high above is pure skill at its best. Of course he took a lot of shots while being carried out of the ring, so I can't give him points for defense.
     
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  4. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    I'll throw Kid McCoy's name into the mix. He invented the corkscrew punch.

    McCoy was noted for his "corkscrew punch"–a blow delivered with a twisting of the wrist. According to McCoy, he learned the punch one evening while resting in someone's barn after a day of riding the rails. He noticed a cat strike at a ball of string and imitated its actions. Whether true or not, McCoy was known as a fast, "scientific" fighter who would cut his opponents with sharp blows.
     
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  5. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    There are many others . Pep, Tunney, Ali, Robinson, Louis and Charles just to name a few. :think
     
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  6. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    elbows mc fadden

    he invented the crossarm defence
     
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  7. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    Is that the same defense George Foreman utilised? :think
     
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  8. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Young Griffo , his performances against Frank Erne and Gans were magical.The best I have seen.
     
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  9. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    William Sherriff invented the Burgermeister Half Hock Throw which revolutionized the game in the 1880's.
     
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  10. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Donald Curry...( before Honeyghan that is )
     
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  11. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    and norton...and archie moore.....and tina turner
     
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  12. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Canzoneri
     
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  13. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    ray seales
     
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  14. WhyYouLittle

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    Yeah pig wrestling was never the same.

    Right up there, no doubt.

    My shout is for Gans.
     
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  15. Meazy-E

    Meazy-E Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I second Gans, looked so advanced for his time to me, a true master of the game.
     
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