Who's the best headbutter of all time?

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  1. Lopetego

    Lopetego Guest

    I'm thinking on fighters that dominate the dirty but effective art of headbutting, not just punks that resort to blatant headbutting when they feel frustrated or something like that (see Victor Ortiz)

    A headbutting master knows how to fool the referees, he' knows how to disguise an intentional butt as accidental, or how to headbutt the **** outta his opponent in close quarters without the referee even noticing it, they succesfully incorporate headbutts into their arsenal sometimes with devastating effects. The outcome of many big fights and championship matches have been decided thanks to a headbutt alone (see Sosa vs Mayol for example)

    Imo, the HBGOAT was Holyfield, he was able to incorporate headbutts into his combos in a seamless, almost beautiful way, and they'd be so subtle that you'd hardly notice them without replay and slo-mo. He practically made Tyson lose his **** by headbutting him so many times (without the referee noticing it) that Tyson decided to ragequit by munching Holy's ear off

    Some people here say Ward is a headbutt master, but imo he's far from Holyfield level, I mean just look at the Kessler headbutt, that **** wasn't subtle at all, and I doubt he'd have gotten away with it in neutral ground, but luckily for him he was in Oakland with his judges and referees. Imo Bradley is a better, more subtle headbutter than him.

    Anyway, who's your pick?
     
    Lopetego, Mar 18, 2014
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  2. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Holyfield and Ward.................Bradly has done his share of butting also, but not as good as Holyfield and Ward. Ward will only fight in his home town, with his personal referee, judges and boxing commission. Ward beat Kessler by intentional illegal head butt, Ward's referee believe that intentional headbutts are legal, as long as it's Ward doing the butting...........
     
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  3. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Yeah must by Holyfield.

    He indeed made combos with it.
    I remember he managed to produce a lowblow, headbutt, kidneyshot combo once wich is ATG stuff in the fouling department.
     
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  4. First Round KO

    First Round KO Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Holyfield without a doubt.
     
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  5. madkillaz692000

    madkillaz692000 Fuerte y Abundante Full Member

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    Holyfield is THE all time great in that department.
     
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  6. The13thRound

    The13thRound Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holyfield Ward Bika Hopkins
     
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  7. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    I think it's pretty unanimous.

    Tyson was wrong to do what he did, but I'd say Holyfield deserved it for being so dirty.
     
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  8. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Holyfield. Dirty fighter to the bone.
     
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  9. Slick n Jewish

    Slick n Jewish Boxing Addict Full Member

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  10. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Didn't Holyfield have a steel plate inserted in his already solid bone head?
     
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  11. Spoorloos

    Spoorloos IfPacKOsTimImgone90days Full Member

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    That's like asking people who the greatest ****** of all time is.
     
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  12. Stuarty

    Stuarty Member Full Member

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    I'm thinking Hopkins.
     
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  13. boxing_master

    boxing_master Loyal Member banned

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    Bradley HE has a huge head
     
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  14. Kratos

    Kratos Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Holyfield, he was also a chest biter in the amateur's, Tyson learned from him.
     
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  15. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    The ironic thing is Holyfield keeps citing Jesus Christ, yet throughout his life he behaves like the devil himself.
     
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