What Boxing style do you most appreciate?

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 01 Feb 2006, 21:06

Im curious to know what boxing style is most enjoyable to watch as a fan.Do you most appreciate ,The Boxer who is a slick stylist? The boxer puncher who moves good and has a good pop in either hand? The counterpuncher? The blood and guts brawler? The K.O artist? The defensive wizard? Which style do you most appreciate watching? Give an example with your pick.

theone · Post by **theone** » 01 Feb 2006, 21:41

Boxer/ puncher. Someone who displays great boxing skill but can really mix it up when he has to.

Sugar Ray Leonard is the perfect example.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 01 Feb 2006, 22:06

plain and simple joe louis

theone · Post by **theone** » 01 Feb 2006, 22:19

I should have said Leonard is a perfect example, not the perfect example.

plain and simple joe louis

Brock, I think of Louis as more of a puncher/boxer instead of a boxer/puncher. The differnce for me is that Louis went out with ko on his mind and didnt really have the movement or the mentality of a pure boxer.

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 01 Feb 2006, 22:25

Yes, What I was thinking is give us a style , and then an example of the style. Joe Louis was a machine no doubt Brock but what style do you think he fought Id say The one describes it well.

Grimm · Post by **Grimm** » 01 Feb 2006, 22:33

Someone who has a great defense/doesn't get hit alot, but not avoiding punches by running.

Winky Wright is a great example.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 01 Feb 2006, 22:38

well i agree with theone, however louis did have good boxing skills, no doubt about that. I think louis jab is underated by boxing fans, it ranks among the top in heavyweight history. his jab was like a pistol. louis was just such a devastating machine that he didnt need to box most of the time, but when he sat back and jabbed people to death and parried jabs and drew people in, he was very good boxer. he didnt need to move, legspeed is one thing u dont need in the heavyweight division. louis was a stalker like liston. louis could jab u to death on the outside, and bust u up on the inside with combinations. I would say louis had the perfect style. remember u dont need to box too much when ur the greatest all around puncher of all time!

mattyp151 · Post by **mattyp151** » 01 Feb 2006, 23:17

Hagler when he was pissed.

Basically, he'll get to you eventually, it was just a matter of time. Pressure fighter with a cast iron chin and missiles for fists.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 01 Feb 2006, 23:28

however I must say willie pep and sugar ray robinson rate up there along with louis. also one of my favorite styles to watch is jersey joe walcott. I love watching his unique style and cute tricks and not only that but he can punch very hard with both hands too.

heres my top 10 favorite styles

1. joe louis
2. sugar ray robinson
3. willie pep
4. henry armstrong
5. Archie Moore
6. PBF
7. Sugar Ray Leonard
8. Marvin Hagler
9. Mike Tyson
10. Jersey Joe Walcott

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 01 Feb 2006, 23:42

BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:however I must say willie pep and sugar ray robinson rate up there along with louis. also one of my favorite styles to watch is jersey joe walcott. I love watching his unique style and cute tricks and not only that but he can punch very hard with both hands too.

heres my top 10 favorite styles

1. joe louis
2. sugar ray robinson
3. willie pep
4. henry armstrong
5. Archie Moore
6. PBF
7. Sugar Ray Leonard
8. Marvin Hagler
9. Mike Tyson
10. Jersey Joe Walcott

how would you describe the styles of Armstrong, Walcot and Tyson Brock ?

Collins2000 · Post by **Collins2000** » 02 Feb 2006, 01:23

It's odd that no one has mentioned any of the very early champs as having styles they like. According to several people on here, the top blokes from the turn of the 20th century would have handled any of those that followed with ease. And it seems that the current fighters would have no chance with those lads from way back when.

Here's a question. If you took the 10 best fighters from say 1900 to 1910 do you think they would be superior in fighting skills to the 10 best fighters from 1990 to 2000?

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 02 Feb 2006, 02:40

thanx for mentioning billy conn, he tends to get underated nowadays. I rate conn top 5 Light-H and if it werent for the war, conn would prob be top 3 light-H as he would have had many more title defenses.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 02 Feb 2006, 03:05

Decagon wrote:
BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:thanx for mentioning billy conn, he tends to get underated nowadays. I rate conn top 5 Light-H and if it werent for the war, conn would prob be top 3 light-H as he would have had many more title defenses.
Um, he gave up the title in 1941 to campaign as a heavyweight.

well he would have regained the title and defended it during the war years. thats what i meant to say. but unfortunetley he missed because of the war years. i think conn would have gone back down to light-H

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 02 Feb 2006, 03:11

Decagon wrote:Why? He probably would have fought Louis again. The light heavyweight division back then simply wasn't much of a draw. He could make more money fighting guys like Jimmy Bivins, Melio Bettina and Tami Muriello at heavyweight.

ya but he could also make big money fighting bivins for the light-H title if both dropped down. but i agree for the most part. I cant see anyone but louis beating conn even at heavyweight at the time until elmer ray walcott and charles would come. bivins vs conn would have been one helluva fight though

Crease · Post by **Crease** » 02 Feb 2006, 07:03

I prefer the old couched position style, where damage is done becuase every punch has weight and convixction behind it!

Check out...

Rocky Marciano,
"Smokin" Joe Frazier +
Jack Dempsey

theone · Post by **theone** » 02 Feb 2006, 07:50

It's odd that no one has mentioned any of the very early champs as having styles they like. According to several people on here, the top blokes from the turn of the 20th century would have handled any of those that followed with ease. And it seems that the current fighters would have no chance with those lads from way back when.

Because deep down they know those old styles would look comical today.

Here's a question. If you took the 10 best fighters from say 1900 to 1910 do you think they would be superior in fighting skills to the 10 best fighters from 1990 to 2000?

Nope.

DoubleM · Post by **DoubleM** » 02 Feb 2006, 10:07

I like all styles. I love the deadly versatility of Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Never wasted a punch, did what he had to do to win. Accurate, fearless, out to do damage. Hagler, Sanchez, Louis, Charles - educated styles, textbook.
I also love watching the skilled brawlers like Roberto Duran and Henry Armstrong. Never giving their opponent time to rest, but combining their ferocity with cute elusive skills.
Then there's Carlos Monzon, with a style all his own. I enjoy watching him dismantle an opponent piece-by-piece, so relaxed but so cold and mean.

tiredoldngrey · Post by **tiredoldngrey** » 03 Feb 2006, 05:07

I love boers like Ricardo Lopez, and boxers like Gene Tunney and boxers like Marciano, and Billy Graham...I love watching fighters that are smart and ood t hat they do. hatever the style.
I am so sick of modern "boer-punchers" that I'd sell my soul to see a grab and jab southpaw or something besides stand there and trade

bill.lockhart · Post by **bill.lockhart** » 03 Feb 2006, 10:39

I liked Pattersons style, when he boxed, used his jab & the ring.
He fared much better, than when he tried to mix it up, which he often would.
I loved Jersey Joe as well. He & Floyd had the same trainer, Dan Florio.
Jersey Joe was great. He could make you look bad. For pure boxing though, it had to be Willie Pep.
He had to be the shiftiest, smartest fighter their ever was. After watching Willie Pep, everyone else was ant- climatic. What a marvel.

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 03 Mar 2006, 23:43

Now thats showing style....

http://www.boxingpress.de/fotos/louis.jpg

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 03 Mar 2006, 23:50

BoxBuzz wrote:Now thats showing style....

http://www.boxingpress.de/fotos/louis.jpg

Lee Savold is it Buzz?I know who the other guy is.

Ambling Alp · Post by **Ambling Alp** » 04 Mar 2006, 10:28

I like all different styles. That is one thing that makers boxing interesting; the variety of styles.The only style I really hate is the grabbers like John Ruiz. Also don't like fights between 2 defensive "wizards".

Some guys that I liked was obviously Ali, and also Matthew Saad Muhammad, Ray Robinson, Ray Leonard, Gene Fullmer, Alexis Arguello, Hagler, Hearns, Pryor, Sandy Saddler.

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 04 Mar 2006, 10:44

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Aren ... avold2.jpg

good call expug

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 04 Mar 2006, 10:48

BoxBuzz wrote:http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Aren ... avold2.jpg

good call expug

Thanks... It was a tough one , he looks a little different in the two pictures.

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 04 Mar 2006, 12:02

ya know, I think he was having a bit of struggle on that job site. He did look a bit under the weather.

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