What Is Your Favourite Type Of Boxer

[Scrap]

I like educated fighters with a big pair of balls.

[ICB]

Basically if i could create my ulimate fighter using 3 boxers....

Defence-Mayweather (defies logic imo)
Speed-Leonard (even in the 15th round he'd use insanely fast flurries)
Brawl-Dempsey (middleweight by todays standards and 9 times out of 10 went straight through the much bigger opponent with absolutely no fear)



Good thread ICB
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like i said guys tell me more options and ill add them.

[smashup]

you think been was better than hatton?or just more of a brawler?

I know he was mate
been in with superior opponents and smashed utter f*ck out of Barklay and G-Man (not like that folks ok)
Remember that the UK middles and Supers were running the show in those days which is why he beat those two but Lost to Eubank,Watson and Collins
Nigel was a Warrior and most dangerous when hurt (Logan fight anyone ) whereas Hatton will hold on and Wrestle when hurt.
Who's the guvnor

[smashup]

I like educated fighters with a big pair of balls.

Gene Tunney was supposed to be very well educated and even called "Bookish' at times




Whether he had big balls is something i want no part of

[Gandalf]

I dont have a favourite type of boxer. I like a range of styles and contrasts and enjoy seeing how they fare against each other....

[Taeth]

A good one

[ryanman]

smashup,im not arguing about benn being more of a brawler than hatton,no way,benn was slightly insane!i was just checking what you were saying.(i would argue that hatton is a 'smarter' fighter

[smashup]

maybe but we're talking about Brawlers

[Swashbuckling Gordy]

Sugar Ray against Hearns showed how to adapt and change tact one style wasnt going to beat Hearns but he figured it out .

[ryanman]

ok smashup,what about bradley pryce for a brawler?

[josef4334]

i like fighters who come to fight... im not the one to root for fighters who are all talent yet all they do is hit and run.. i like fighters who can box and brawl...thats what fighting is all about

[yoitsdan]

I like someone who can do it all, or at least 2 i.e floyd - speed and defense, or Duran, brawler and defense, or Pacquiao, a fast brawler. There are so many more categories, but really, I appreciate most boxers for being masters of what they're strongest at.

[The Boxer]

Combination of speed and defense.
There are different kinds of defensive fighters. For example, Hopkins and Wright are both great defensive fighters, but I wouldn't call them speed fighters. Hopkins shows great defense by slowing down the pace and giving opponents different looks. Winky's defense is based on forming a wall with his arms and blocking tons of punches. I respect these guys but I don't find their styles to be that exciting.

I prefer the fast defensive fighters, like Pep/Whitaker/Mayweather.

yeah i love defensive fighters. i like winky's style of catching puching with his glove but i prefer guys like PBF, byrd and spinks that make you miss with head movent and footwook.

[happytrip]

IMO,when i choose a boxer i like,i wont classify him as a speedster,brawler,defensive or any other type.Id rather chose a boxer in his totality,in his style of boxing.And another thing that i would consider is the total performance.In his performance i would take a look at his discipline,his heart,and credibility.

I dont care if he losses some fights for as long as he fits my perceived criteria,i will make him my man in boxing.

To this effect,i can say Bernard Hopkins,Klitchko,Miguel Cotto,Jorge Arce are my kind of boxers.

[amat]

Got a lot I enjoy. SweetPea hit the nail on the head of defensive fighters who get by on speed and slickness.

Phone booth brawlers who truly know how to cut off the ring, work to the body, stay active and counter with hooks. Rarely does a really good one come along. Chavez knew how to do it. Castillo is a very good one. And Hatton at his best is one of
the tops on the inside.

Then the guys who do nothing wrong. They don't drop their hands after they punch, they don't over extend with their punches, don't cross their feet ect. Carlos Baldomir is one of those guys who does that. Usually they don't have speed, or power so they get by just being solid. They were a lot more common pre 60's which is why you had a ton of text book boxing matches in the 40's.

And it goes without saying, Arce, Gatti, Ward, Freitas who are always in exciting fights.

I tend not to be excited by the guys with all the one punch power as much as others do. Especially since most one punch guys nowadays throw just 1 punch at a time. And there is nothing worse then a boxer who throws 1 punch at a time.