Who were the best fighters who were the best, or worst, fight strategists?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Jersey Joe, Sep 5, 2010.


  1. Jersey Joe

    Jersey Joe Well-Known Member Full Member

    1,820
    7
    Mar 8, 2005
    By fight strategy I mean the ability to change your normal style and approach to a fight because it is going to work horribly against a given opponent, or because a different style would work amazingly well. A good example is Leonard vs Duran I and Ii. The results of those fights were 100% down to the ring strategy chosen by Leonard.

    Good

    Gene Tunney
    Ray Leonard (after Duran I)

    Bad

    Joe Louis
    Roberto Duran
    Jose Napoles

    One interesting thing is that the vast majority of even great fighters had no real fight strategy at all, they fought the same way in almost every fight.
     
    Jersey Joe, Sep 5, 2010
    Jersey Joe, Sep 5, 2010
    #1
  2. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

    10,744
    78
    Apr 4, 2010
    Pretty terrible post.
     
    El Bujia, Sep 5, 2010
    El Bujia, Sep 5, 2010
    #2
  3. itrymariti

    itrymariti Cañas! Full Member

    13,728
    47
    Sep 6, 2008
    Is this a wind-up?
     
    itrymariti, Sep 5, 2010
    itrymariti, Sep 5, 2010
    #3
  4. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

    14,241
    157
    Mar 4, 2009
    Worst

    Jersey Joe Walcott. Had brilliant skills, he just decided to walk into punches in the midst of a fight and get knocked out.

    You do know that in case certain people notice this thread, it's going to spawn another Duran-Leonard debate that will last (p)ages? Is that what you really want?
     
    TheGreatA, Sep 5, 2010
    TheGreatA, Sep 5, 2010
    #4
  5. di tullio

    di tullio Guest

    So Leonard and Duran both had bad strategies in their first fight???
     
    di tullio, Sep 5, 2010
    di tullio, Sep 5, 2010
    #5
  6. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

    14,241
    157
    Mar 4, 2009
    There was no strategy involved, it was just two guys brawling it out, comparable to Gatti-Ward I.
     
    TheGreatA, Sep 5, 2010
    TheGreatA, Sep 5, 2010
    #6
  7. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

    18,318
    57
    Dec 26, 2009
    :lol:
     
    Kalasinn, Sep 5, 2010
    Kalasinn, Sep 5, 2010
    #7