Who was the best offensive fighter between these 5 fighters?

Holyfield or Chavez, they could break down a great defense better than someone like Pacquaio and technically much better and more complete. Steel and Jofre aren't up with those 3 for my money

 

I went with "The Lion of Culiacán" Chavez!!

I watched Chavez through out his entire career and he was vicious...

He would break you down, to the body and head..

He was lethal, tough to pick just one as that is quite a solid list..

But I settled on Chavez..

 

I´m not to familiar with Steele....
it´s between Chavez and Jofre in my opinion......
Chavez was an awesome counter-puncher (vs Ramirez), had a vicious right hand....Chavez had awesome punching technique....he was better than Jofre in that aspect......but in the other hand I think Jofre was as good as Chavez in body punching and combinations, or even better than JCC....

Jofre was a pressure guy that was very concerned about defense as well....
Well, I don´t know, really hard to pick......

 

Yeah, I agree....

 

Jofre or Steele.

 

I think him and Eder have the best combo of power, imagination and technical ability in their punching.

Chavez and Holyfield are lacking slightly in comparison re power and in holyfields case maybe imagination/finesse.

Pac is by far the most one-handed of them, but uses what he has really well and maybe has the most overwhelming(yet ultimately predictable)single shot available in terms of how his style is set up around cnsistent delivery of it.

Overall i prefer the more balanced and still very destructive styles the others have.Not that their is a huge gap between most of these..

Bantam Jofre
Middleweight Steele
130/135 Chavez
Cruiser Holy
126-135 Pac Mannaio
Heavy holy


140 slower Chavez
140-147 Pac

 

Pac is certainly more rounded since his pre-morales days which has ensured him able to beat these bigger men in the first place arguably, but compared to other elite or very good natural 140lbers or especially Welters i don't see an exceptional offensive fighter.not when taking him straight up at those weights and forgetting he's more of a 130-135 lber.More a good/very good intuitive unorthodox one, lucky(as Floyd was before him) to stumble into the worst welter half-decade of all-time.

I agree with you on Holyfield, to me he's more excellent basic fundamentals, balance and athleticism allowing for top-notch hard hitting volume punching.Great at throwing consistent combinations in his prime...not really a crafty or deceptive punchpicker.The most likely of the four to be reeling off pad routines in his head while punching.

Jofre looks like he's thinking more in there.

 

I think Pac get´s a bit sold short here. I´d put him at three, not the best technically and predictable but also the most overwhelming of the lot. His speed, southpaw stance and angles are a difficult puzzle to solve even for the greats. For me it´s Jofre or Chavez at the top, depending what you prefer Jofre was more methodical, Chavez was more relentless and his bodypunching is the best of the lot. All three guys I´d label as offensive fighters while I wouldn´t label Steele or Holyfield as such. They´ve got a good offense but it´s not the dominating, defining factor of their game.

 

Between Chavez and Pac.... Chavez could techinichally break a fighter down the best... But Mannys speed and ability to hit you with punches you dont see put him on par with JC.

Holyfield at HW was not a big puncher(although sharp) so i cant put him with those guys^^^... However at CW he was and he was unstoppable at that weight, so you could make an argument for him at that weight.

Jofre didnt put as much heat on his opponents those^^ 2.

Duran at LW or Prime Hearns get the nod over everyone here.

Im familiar with Steeles career and his impressive power, but to be honest have never watched him on film