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re: Heavyweight Boxers
Posted on 8/1/20 at 6:08 pm to gumbo2176
Posted on 8/1/20 at 6:08 pm to gumbo2176
quote:
Jab----Larry Holmes
Hook---Left hook by Gerry Cooney was deadly
Uppercut----Tyson all day long
Cross----Ernie Shavers
Defense----Ali
Intelligence---Ring IQ to Joe Louis
Heart---Marciano
Chin----Marciano again
Okay list but replace Marciano with Oliver McCall on "chin".
I don't believe believe McCall was ever knocked down in his entire career ( sparring /amateur/pros ) let alone ko'ed . McCall took the best from Hws & Super Heavyweights .
If there is a decent HW fighter with a better chin than Oliver McCall . .....give me a link.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 6:09 pm to JakeFromStateFarm
yeah, he fought Holyfield when Holy shouldn't have been fighting anymore. The real deal Holy in his prime would have knocked out a James Toney, but Toney mostly fought as a light-heavy and then cruiser before fighting at heavy towards the end of his career.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 7:34 pm to tubucoco
quote:
James Toney wasn't a heavyweight.
He knocked out Holyfield
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:01 pm to SLULions
quote:
Jab
Larry Holmes
quote:
Uppercut
Mike Tyson
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Defense
Ali
Posted on 8/2/20 at 12:07 am to sms151t
As unpopular as the klitchco bros were in terms of boxing history, I truly think you put them in a ring with anyone in boxing history and they have minimum 50/50 shot at winning. They had the size and the smarts to just be really hard to beat. Jab you to death until a window opens. I still think Lewis retired because he did not want a rematch after winning by TKO over Vlad.
Posted on 8/2/20 at 8:02 am to Palm Beach Tiger
The fact that Wilder isn't being mentioned for best Cross is laughable.
Dude has horizontaled EVERY fighter he's faced. He hits you with a clean right cross and you're going to sleep, period.
Dude has horizontaled EVERY fighter he's faced. He hits you with a clean right cross and you're going to sleep, period.
Posted on 8/2/20 at 9:31 am to SLULions
Sonny Liston-Jab, Joe Frazier-Hook Mike Tyson-Uppercut, Joe Louis- Cross, Muhammad Ali-Defense, Ali-Intelligence, Jerry Quarry-Heart, George Chuvalo-Chin.
Posted on 8/2/20 at 9:44 am to Bestbank Tiger
quote:
Have to be Marciano.
Posted on 8/2/20 at 1:59 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Tex Cobb is legendary for his chin. Another more familiar fighter known for their chin is Tommy Morrison. Joking! Really though, another iron chin according to everyone who fought him is Ray Mercer.
Ernie Shavers is a legend for his power. Considered the hardest hitter by almost everyone who ever fought him. There are a few names you can throw in this category.
Larry Holmes has the best jab and that isn’t debatable.
Ali has the best foot movement.
Ernie Shavers is a legend for his power. Considered the hardest hitter by almost everyone who ever fought him. There are a few names you can throw in this category.
Larry Holmes has the best jab and that isn’t debatable.
Ali has the best foot movement.
Posted on 8/2/20 at 3:28 pm to SLULions
I don't follow boxing close enough to contribute to OP. When I saw the title though, I thought about the name Luis Firpo. In 1986 I was in the 10th grade, and our history book had an artist rendering of Luis Firpo knocking Jack Dempsey out of the ring in their match in 1923. I always remembered that name. Fast forward to 2020 and youtube has video of the match. LINK (Dempsey goes out of the ring at 2:34 in the video)
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