geoshnas wrote:Im trying to update some personal fighter stat data on boxers and what kind of style they used- current and past boxers,problem is I don't know many of thier boxing styles, so I will please ask for some help from you all in this thread.
the options are simple
Speed
Balance
Power
I will now list the boxers I need help with,I would really like accurate information on each one of these,also if you know any of their strengths and weaknesses please post that also,like bad stamina,weak chin,slow hands ect.
I appreciate everyones help in helping me with these.
Thank you
here are the boxers
Jack Dempsey
Michael Grant
Joe Louis
Lennox Lewis
Archi Moore - Light Heavyweight
Vitali Klitschko
Calvin Brock
Hasim Rahman
Andrew Golota
Floyd Patterson
Earnie Shavers
Buster Douglas
Riddick Bowe
Larry Holmes
Frank Bruno
John Ruiz
Ruslan Chagaev
Kirk Johnson
Eddie Machen
Juan Carlos Gomez
Jerry Quarry
Ezzard Charles
Wladimir Klitschko
Ingemar Johansson
Nikolay Valuev
Lamon Brewster
Michael Moorer
Tony Tucker
Michael Spinks
Ike Ibeabuchi
Gerry Cooney
Ray Mercer
Tommy Morrison
Oliver McCall
Shannon Briggs
Jameel McCline
These are all Heavyweights,I have searched the net,but no sites have scouting reports.just records and bios.
I really could use some accurate help
Well, thats a lot of guys but I will put my two cents in.
Jack Dempsey - Very agrressive, power in each hand. Sometimes had trouble with slick boxers. Good but not great chin. An all time great.
Michael Grant - Good athlete, decent power. glass jaw. Bad defense.
Joe Louis - Great power, good techinical skills. Great finisher when he had an opponent hurt. Some times had trouble. An all time great.
Lennox Lewis - Great power,sometimes effective with jab, sometimes just pawed with it. All time great.
Archie Moore (as a lightheavyweight I bleieve you asked) - Great power, techinacal skills. An all time great lightheavy.
Vitaly Klitschko - Good power, great chin. Slow, not difficult to hit.
Calvin Brock - Seems to have good all around skills,not a hard puncher. Untested so far.
Hasim Rahman -Inconsistent. at times is aggressive, other times seems lethargic.
Andrew Golota - Good power, skills, slow. Always finds a way to lose in a big fight.
Floyd Patterson - Fast hands, good power, especially left hook. Weak chin.
Earnie Shavers - Probably the hardest puncher in boxing history. Not a great finsher, sometimes let opponent off the hook when they were hurt. Chin was average at best, and sometimes had stamina problems.
Buster Douglas. A lot of talent. Decent power, good jab, good hand speed for a big man. Most of the time was out of shape and didn't perform as well as he could have. didn't show a lot of heart in some of his fights.
Riddick Bowe - Good power, had boxing skills and speed for a big man. Also was good at fighting inside. Didn't like to train which resulted in his carreer ending too early. Although he didn't have as great a career as he could have, still is arguably an all time great.
Larry Holmes -Fantastic jab,. Great chin. Could punch, but wan't a big puncher. Occasionally showed good foot speed. An all time great.
Frank Bruno- Hard puncher. Weak chin. Stamina problems. Slow, mechanical.
John Ruiz -Actually showed respectable boxing skills and decent power early in his career. Then became a holder as started fighting opponents who were better. His whole strategy became throw a punch and clinch before his opponent could doing anything effective. This was effective when the referee let him get away with it. When the referee didn't he was in trouble.
Ruslan Chagaev - I have never seem him fight.
Kirk Johnson - Good all around boxing skills. Often wasn't shape. In his too biggest fights, he fought stupid and was disqualified against Ruiz, and was way out of shape against Klitschko and got crushed.
Eddie Machen - great boxing skills, not much of a puncher. Legitimate contender for many years.
Juan Carlos Gomez. Ok ability. Not a legitimate heavyweight contender, even in this weak era.
Jerry Quarry - Aggressive, decent power. Good chin. Easy to hit and cut easily. Top 10 contender for several years.
Wladimir Klitschko - Great power. Good jab and boxing skills. Glass jaw. Sometimes has stamina problems.
Ingemar Johansson - Great right hand. Aggressive fighter. Wasn't good defensively, and didn't have a great chin.
Nickolay Valuev - Have never seen him fight.
Lamon Brewster - Didn't seem to be anything special early, but has been impressive lately. Fairly quick, agrressive, good chin.
Tony Tucker - good power, great chin. For some reason spent most of career fighting nobodies instead of fighting the top guys.
Michael Spinks (As a heavyweight) Only had 5 fights as a heavyweight. Smart fighter, good skills, was awkward but that seem to help him. Wans't an all time great heavyweight, but was better than some heavyweight champions.
Ike Ibeabuchi -Hard to rate him since he only fought two decent opponents. Good power, agrressive.
Gerrie Cooney - Hard puncher, especially with his left hook. At his best, wasn't as slow and clumsy as people think. Retired and came back several times. Should have had a better career.
Ray Mercer. Inconsistent. At his best, effective jab, good workrate. Great chin. Great chin. Could compete with anyone. at his worst... was lacksidasical, capable of losing or atleast having trouble with fighters of much lower ability.
Tommy Morrison - Good power, very agrressive. Weak defense, not a good chin.
Oliver McCall - Great chin. decent power. At his best, showed good allround skills. At his worst... Mental meltdown against Lewis, somehow managed to lose his paper title by decision to Bruno.
Hope this helps. Sorry, I haven't seen Ruslan or Valuev. Maybe someone else has and could describe them.
