Thread: "Slick" Fighters?

What exactly does slick mean?

Hopkins?
Taylor? (Jermain)
Mosley?
Miranda?

Which can be described as slick?

Originally Posted by Fenster

What exactly does slick mean?

Hopkins?
Taylor? (Jermain)
Mosley?
Miranda?

Which can be described as slick?

My personal defination is a fighter whom exudes smoothness, moves and connects efffortlessly and has an excellent defence. The old science of hit without being hit. A fighter that all the above comes naturally, nothing they do seems forced, everything flows, slick. Mayweather, Guzman, Mosley are 3 for starters that I consider modern day slicksters.

Yeah Floyd and Guzman (although he wasn't so slick the last fight) are fighters I would consider the epitome of slick.

What about the guys I listed?

Is Hopkins slick?

I guess they'd be:

* Elusive
* Not erratic/ Composed
* Technically sound
* A bit of a dick



** Edit **
So in answer to your question Fen, yeah Hopkins is slick.

Originally Posted by Fenster

Yeah Floyd and Guzman (although he wasn't so slick the last fight) are fighters I would consider the epitome of slick.

What about the guys I listed?

Is Hopkins slick?

Same really as Jimmy mentioned, as for Hopkins, personally no. He is awkward, but not slick, he leaves himself in the pocket for his opponent to miss then counter with a headbutt or shoulder butt for example, maybe the odd punch, but imo he is plain dirty rather than slick.

I would place Lennox lewis in that mould of slick, rarely did he look troubled and most things he done looked effortless. Slick is getting in to range/ the pocket get ya shots off then get out without taking damage, Lewis opitomised this for me above all else, bar Mayweather.

Originally Posted by Fenster

What exactly does slick mean?

Hopkins?
Taylor? (Jermain)
Mosley?
Miranda?

Which can be described as slick?

I think a fighter like Pernell Whitaker, best describes what a slick fighter is.

Sergio Martinez is a slick fighter.

ALso, usually slick fighters have very good reflexes.

Originally Posted by Fenster

Yeah Floyd and Guzman (although he wasn't so slick the last fight) are fighters I would consider the epitome of slick.

What about the guys I listed?

Is Hopkins slick?

I'd say more 'cute' than slick personally, and I dont mean his looks.

Sweat-Pea, Willy Pepp are as slick as they ever come. RJJ and Meldrick Taylor you can also add to the list. Micheal Nunn was pretty slick at his peak.

Oi namesake!

Isn't 'cute' just a variation of 'slick'?

(now i'm getting technical!)

OK so we've had Martinez and Pepp named.

How about some other non-black fighters?

Collazo

Calvin Grove.
Perrnell Whittaker.
Herol Graham.
Ray Leonard.
Ray Robinson.

in his prime you couldnt hit SWEATPEA with a handful of gravel.

My definition of slick is a guy that's able to avoid punches and land his own. Plain and simple... Floyd is a perfect example of a current "slick" fighter... But here are a few that come to mind.

Ezzard Charles was a slick guy. Best shoulder rolls I've ever seen.
Floyd is a very slick fighter.
Roy could get in and out using his reflexes alone... Very slick
Pea was very slick... Hard to hit.
Hector Camacho...
Ray Leonard...
Sergio Martinez...
Joe Calzaghe...
Andre Ward...

Hell, Ali was slick for a HW. You won't here that too often at HW.

Kid Thunder is he slick ? or a human punch catcher ?

I wouldn't credit any fighter who displays any kind of nervous energy or any anything remotely herky-jerky as 'slick'.